Best Buy vs Magna International
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The short version
- Magna International is the larger business, with $42.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $41.7B for Best Buy.
- Best Buy grew revenue faster (0.4%, against −1.9%).
- Magna International turned more of its sales into free cash flow (5.4% FCF margin, against 3.0%).
- Best Buy earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (43.9%, against 6.7%).
| Latest fiscal year | BBY · FY26 | MGA · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $21.2B | $18.1B |
| Revenue | $41.7B | $42.0B |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $2.3B |
| Net income | $1.1B | $829M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 0.4% | −1.9% |
| 5-year growth | −2.5% | 5.2% |
| Share count change | −2.1% | −1.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 22.5% | 14.3% |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | — |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 2.0% |
| FCF margin | 3.0% | 5.4% |
| Return on capital | 43.9% | 6.7% |
| Return on equity | 37.0% | 6.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$562M | $3.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.3x | 0.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.1B | $681M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.6x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 |
Revenue
FY17
BBY $39.4B
MGA $36.6B
FY18
BBY $42.2B
MGA $40.8B
FY19
BBY $42.9B
MGA $39.4B
FY20
BBY $43.6B
MGA $32.6B
FY21
BBY $47.3B
MGA $36.2B
FY22
BBY $51.8B
MGA $37.8B
FY23
BBY $46.3B
MGA $42.8B
FY24
BBY $43.5B
MGA $42.8B
FY25
BBY $41.5B
MGA $42.0B
FY26
BBY $41.7B
MGA —
BBY
MGA
Operating margin
FY17
BBY 4.7%
MGA —
FY18
BBY 4.4%
MGA —
FY19
BBY 4.4%
MGA —
FY20
BBY 4.6%
MGA —
FY21
BBY 5.1%
MGA —
FY22
BBY 5.9%
MGA —
FY23
BBY 3.9%
MGA —
FY24
BBY 3.6%
MGA —
FY25
BBY 3.0%
MGA —
FY26
BBY 3.3%
MGA —
BBY
MGA
Free cash flow
FY17
BBY $2.0B
MGA $1.5B
FY18
BBY $1.5B
MGA $2.1B
FY19
BBY $1.6B
MGA $2.5B
FY20
BBY $1.8B
MGA $2.1B
FY21
BBY $4.2B
MGA $1.6B
FY22
BBY $2.5B
MGA $414M
FY23
BBY $894M
MGA $649M
FY24
BBY $675M
MGA $1.5B
FY25
BBY $1.4B
MGA $2.3B
FY26
BBY $1.3B
MGA —
BBY
MGA
Return on capital
FY17
BBY 53.9%
MGA 17.2%
FY18
BBY 53.5%
MGA 16.5%
FY19
BBY 64.8%
MGA 12.3%
FY20
BBY 58.9%
MGA 5.9%
FY21
BBY —
MGA 12.8%
FY22
BBY —
MGA 5.5%
FY23
BBY 81.5%
MGA 9.8%
FY24
BBY 48.7%
MGA 8.1%
FY25
BBY 34.5%
MGA 6.7%
FY26
BBY 43.9%
MGA —
BBY
MGA
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.