# Best Buy (BBY) — Dividends

BBY · NYSE · Stock

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## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $3.83 |
| Forward yield | 4.07% |
| Growth streak | 5 years |

Best Buy pays a quarterly dividend of $0.96 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of September 17, 2026 and is payable on October 8, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $3.83 per share, a yield of about 4.4% at a share price of $87.97.

Best Buy has raised its dividend once a year, each time with the payment that goes ex-dividend in March and is paid in April. The rate went from $0.70 to $0.88 in 2022, a raise of about 25.7%. Raises since then have been much smaller. The rate moved to $0.92 in 2023, $0.94 in 2024, $0.95 in 2025 and $0.96 in 2026. The last two raises were one cent each, or about 1.1%. Since late 2021, the quarterly rate has grown about 37%, and since the 2022 raise about 9%. Payments by calendar year rose from $3.52 in 2022 to $3.80 in 2025. The company has now increased its dividend for five consecutive years.

If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in mid-December 2026 and be paid in early January 2027. Past raises have come with the payment that goes ex-dividend in March.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 | $0.96 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 | $0.96 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Apr 14, 2026 | $0.96 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Jan 6, 2026 | $0.95 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Oct 9, 2025 | $0.95 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 | $0.95 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Apr 15, 2025 | $0.95 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Jan 7, 2025 | $0.94 |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | $0.94 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Jul 11, 2024 | $0.94 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Apr 11, 2024 | $0.94 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Jan 2, 2024 | $0.92 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Oct 10, 2023 | $0.92 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Jul 6, 2023 | $0.92 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Apr 13, 2023 | $0.92 |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Jan 3, 2023 | $0.88 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Oct 11, 2022 | $0.88 |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Jul 5, 2022 | $0.88 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Apr 14, 2022 | $0.88 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Jan 4, 2022 | $0.70 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Best Buy (BBY) pay a dividend?

Yes. Best Buy pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.96 per share.

### What is BBY's dividend yield?

Best Buy paid $3.83 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 4.07% at the last price of $94.17. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is BBY's most recent ex-dividend date?

Best Buy's most recent ex-dividend date is Sep 17, 2026, payable on Oct 8, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has BBY been raising its dividend?

Yes — Best Buy has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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