Smart Traders Use This Unusual Metric to Instantly Decide if Any Stock Is a Buy or Sell

Most investors look at earnings or sales - but Buffett says value "all relates to [this one metric]." Branson calls it "the lifeblood of business," and experts say if you can predict it, you can predict the stock price. This exposé reveals the metric - plus details on 3 stocks that are buys right now.

Best Buy Co. Inc
NYSE:BBY
$76.39

Financials

Curr Year EPS Estimate6.19
Profit Margin1.87%
Operating Margin4.14
Return on Assets0.07
Return on Equity0.27
Revenue41.6B
Earnings Per Share3.63
Revenue Per Share195.25
Gross Profit9,377,999,872
Quarterly Revenue Growth0.02

General

NameBest Buy Co. Inc
TickerBBY
ExchangeNYSE
SectorConsumer Cyclical
IndustrySpecialty Retail
CurrencyUSD
CountryUSA
Fiscal Year EndJanuary
Full Time Employees85,000

About Best Buy Co. Inc

Best Buy Co., Inc. offers technology products and solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It provides computing and mobile phone products, such as desktops, notebooks, and peripherals; mobile phones comprising related mobile network carrier commissions; networking products; tablets covering e-readers; smartwatches; and consumer electronics consisting of digital imaging, health and fitness products, portable audio comprising headphones and portable speakers, and smart home products, as well as home theaters that includes home theater accessories, soundbars, and televisions. The company's stores also offer appliances, such as dishwashers, laundry, ovens, refrigerators, blenders, coffee makers, vacuums, and personal care; entertainment products consisting of drones, peripherals, movies, and toys, as well as hardware and software, and virtual reality and other software products; and other products, such as baby, food and beverage, luggage, and outdoor living products. In addition, it provides delivery, installation, memberships, repair, set-up, technical support, health-related, and warranty-related services. The company offers its products through stores and websites under the Best Buy, Best Buy Ads, Best Buy Business, Best Buy Essentials, Best Buy Health, Current Health, Geek Squad, Imagine That, Insignia, Lively, My Best Buy, My Best Buy Memberships, Pacific Kitchen, Home, TechLiquidators, and Yardbird brand names, as well as domain names comprising bestbuy.com, currenthealth.com, lively.com, techliquidators.com, yardbird.com, bestbuy.ca, and techliquidators.ca. The company was formerly known as Sound of Music, Inc. Best Buy Co., Inc. was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.

Dividend

Best Buy Co. Inc pays out a dividend of $3.83 per share, with a dividend yield of 5.02%.

BBY's next dividend payment will be made to shareholders on October 9, 2025.

They pay out 87.85% of their earnings out as a dividend.

Recent Dividends

Oct 9, 2025$0.95
Jul 10, 2025$0.95
Apr 15, 2025$0.95
Jan 7, 2025$0.94
Oct 10, 2024$0.94
Jul 11, 2024$0.94
Apr 11, 2024$0.94
Jan 2, 2024$0.92
Oct 10, 2023$0.92
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