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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) pays a $3.82 annual dividend ($0.96 quarterly), yielding 4.15% at $92.63/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-17. 8 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.15%
Annual Dividend: $3.82 per share
Payout Ratio: 63.6%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-17
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Years of Dividend History: 24
Best Buy Co., Inc. dividend investors are looking at a retailer that sells everything from televisions and laptops to appliances and Geek Squad services across the U.S., Canada, and internationally. The current yield sits at 4.41%, paid quarterly, with trailing twelve-month payments totaling $3.82 per share. The next ex-dividend date is September 17, 2026, with the last declared payment at $0.96 per share. BBY's beta of 1.282 means the stock moves more than the broader market, so this yield comes with price volatility that income-focused investors should weigh carefully.
Best Buy Co., Inc. pays out 63.6% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as elevated (60–75%). That level is supported by a business with multiple recurring revenue streams, including Geek Squad repair and technical support, My Best Buy Memberships, and warranty-related services, which provide demand beyond one-time product sales. Best Buy Co., Inc. dividend safety faces its clearest pressure from the Consumer Cyclical sector: when consumers pull back on big-ticket electronics, appliances, and home theater purchases, earnings can compress quickly, leaving less room to sustain a payout at this ratio.
Best Buy Co., Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 13.8% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.62 to $3.80 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the rate calculation). The largest single-year jump was 98.6% in 2015, but the data also includes at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, specifically 2017, when the annual total fell from $1.57 to $1.36.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +2.6% | $3.52 (2022) | $3.80 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +11.6% | $2.20 (2020) | $3.80 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +10.3% | $1.43 (2015) | $3.80 (2025) |
BBY fits dividend investors who want a high (above 4%) yield from a well-known consumer technology retailer and can accept meaningful price swings. At 4.41%, the current yield sits just above the 5-year average of 4.34%, so there is no dramatic premium baked in right now. Eight consecutive years of dividend increases show a commitment to growing the payout, but the 63.6% payout ratio leaves a narrower cushion than lower-ratio peers, and the Consumer Cyclical sector means earnings, and therefore the dividend, are exposed to shifts in consumer spending. The trade-off is straightforward: above-average income today, with a payout structure that has less room to absorb a revenue downturn.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | $0.9600 |
| 2026-06-18 | $0.9600 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.9600 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.9500 |
| 2025-09-18 | $0.9500 |
| 2025-06-18 | $0.9500 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.9500 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.9400 |
| 2024-09-19 | $0.9400 |
| 2024-06-20 | $0.9400 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.8800 |
| 2025 | $3.8000 |
| 2024 | $3.7600 |
| 2023 | $3.6800 |
| 2022 | $3.5200 |
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