Best Buy logged stronger-than-expected fiscal second-quarter earnings and hiked its fiscal-year outlook, though shares slid in Thursday's premarket session following a strong run-up in 2026.
The electronics retailer posted adjusted earnings of $1.47 a share for its second quarter, ahead of forecasts for $1.39. Revenue climbed to nearly $9.8 billion from $9.4 billion a year earlier while comparable sales rose 4.1%, doubling the growth rate from last year.
Outgoing CEO Corie Barry, who is set to depart in the fall, noted that Best Buy reported growth across nearly all product categories. She flagged particularly strong performance in its Best Buy Ads and Marketplace advertising initiatives.
Management guided for fiscal-year adjusted earnings in the range of $6.70 to $6.90 a share, up from a prior range of $6.30 to $6.60 and above the consensus estimate of $6.62 among analysts tracked by FactSet. The company now sees $42.3 billion to $42.8 billion in revenue, up from $41.2 billion to $42.1 billion previously. Comparable sales are expected to rise 1.9% to 3%, compared with an earlier forecast calling for a 1% drop to 1% increase.
Shares fell 2.2% in premarket trading. Heading into earnings, the stock had risen nearly 31% in 2026, outpacing a 12% gain for the S&P 500.
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Best Buy stock has been one of the best buys in retail in 2026. Bulls are looking for that momentum to continue in its fiscal second quarter.
Consensus calls for Best Buy to earn $1.39 a share on revenue of $9.6 billion when it reports results on Thursday. That comes after an upbeat first-quarter report in May, in which the company said that its second quarter was off to a strong start.
Although the sluggish housing market has hurt Best Buy's appliance sales, the company has seen strong demand for other products, including gaming consoles and cell phones. Placer.ai data shows positive traffic trends, and it could get a boost from being the only national retailer selling new RGB TVs, which use individual red, green, and blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), an improvement on traditional TV filters.
Moreover, Wall Street has a generally positive view on its new chief executive and chief financial officers.
That said, ongoing inflationary pressures could mean fewer sales of big-ticket items, and expectations are high following the stock's double-digit rally since its last report. Only four of the 28 analysts tracked by FactSet (normally an optimistic bunch) are bullish on the shares, with an average price target below where Best Buy stock currently trades.
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