Best Buy Co. IncBest Buy reported strong Q1 earnings with operating income up 69% and reaffirmed guidance, while its high-margin Ads and Marketplace businesses are driving a bullish thesis.

A bullish thesis on Best Buy highlights the retailer's transformation into an omnichannel platform with growing high-margin revenue streams from Best Buy Ads and its third-party Marketplace. First-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue rose 1.9% year over year to $8.9 billion, with comparable sales up 2.0%, while operating income jumped to $370 million from $219 million a year earlier and adjusted earnings per share reached $1.28. The company reaffirmed fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS guidance of $6.30 to $6.60, with Best Buy Ads projected to approach $1 billion in collections and Marketplace gross merchandise volume expected to exceed $1.2 billion. Shareholders benefit from a 5.08% dividend yield, a $3.84 annual dividend, and a 22-year streak of dividend increases.
Best Buy Co. IncBest Buy reported strong Q1 earnings with operating income up 69% and reaffirmed guidance, while its high-margin Ads and Marketplace businesses are driving a bullish thesis.
Costco Wholesale Corp