All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
BBY total return snapshot: BBY returned +28.33% over the past year and +34.14% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 18, 1985, BBY is up +97,408.38% in nominal total return, or +18.12%/yr, and is currently −20.94% below its total-return high on Nov. 22, 2021.
Data ending Tue Aug. 18, 2026
| Thu 1985-04-18💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBY × |
+97,408.38%
+18.12%/yr |
+17.13%/yr
R2=0.841 |
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| Best Buy Co. Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 1985-04-18💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| BBY × |
$10,000.00
1985-04-18 |
$9,750,837.99
2026-08-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| BBY × | +34.14% | +28.33% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| BBY × |
−20.94%
on 2026-08-18 from 2021-11-22 peak |
−80.90%
on 1997-02-07 from 1994-11-29 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBY × | +28.33% |
+13.25% +6.42%/yr |
+28.83% +8.81%/yr |
−0.28% −0.06%/yr |
+276.94% +14.19%/yr |
| Year | BBY |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +34.14% |
| 2025 | −17.80% |
| 2024 | +14.37% |
| 2023 | +2.51% |
| 2022 | −17.49% |
| 2021 | +4.44% |
| 2020 | +16.71% |
| 2019 | +70.50% |
| 2018 | −20.63% |
| 2017 | +64.48% |
| 2016 | +46.55% |
| 2015 | −18.83% |
| 2014 | +0.08% |
| 2013 | +244.20% |
| 2012 | −47.29% |
| 2011 | −30.24% |
| 2010 | −11.76% |
| 2009 | +43.18% |
| 2008 | −45.91% |
| 2007 | +7.77% |
| 2006 | +13.90% |
| 2005 | +10.80% |
| 2004 | +14.64% |
| 2003 | +117.43% |
| 2002 | −51.36% |
| 2001 | +151.94% |
| 2000 | −41.17% |
| 1999 | +63.75% |
| 1998 | +232.88% |
| 1997 | +247.06% |
| 1996 | −34.62% |
| 1995 | −48.00% |
| 1994 | +34.41% |
| 1993 | +78.84% |
| 1992 | +136.38% |
| 1991 | +193.29% |
| 1990 | −6.21% |
| 1989 | −28.41% |
| 1988 | +1.52% |
| 1987 | −47.89% |
| 1986 | +63.82% |
| 1985 | +114.64% |
