Best Buy (BBY) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

For the quarter ended January 2025, Best Buy (BBY) reported revenue of $13.95 billion, down 4.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.58, compared to $2.72 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $13.66 billion, representing a surprise of +2.08%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +7.50%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.40.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Best Buy performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

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Shares of Best Buy have returned +3.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.