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Side-by-side financial comparison of Best Buy (BBY) and Southern Company (SO). Click either name above to swap in a different company.
Best Buy is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($13.8B vs $8.4B, roughly 1.6× Southern Company). Southern Company runs the higher net margin — 15.9% vs 3.9%, a 12.0% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Southern Company posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (8.0% vs -1.0%). Over the past eight quarters, Best Buy's revenue compounded faster (25.0% CAGR vs 14.0%).
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American multinational consumer electronics retailer headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota. Originally founded by Richard M. Schulze and James Wheeler in 1966 as an audio specialty store called Sound of Music, it was rebranded under its current name with an emphasis on consumer electronics in 1983.
Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the Southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices located in Birmingham, Alabama. As of 2021 it is the second largest utility company in the U.S. in terms of customer base. Through its subsidiaries it serves 9 million gas and electric utility customers in 6 states. Southern Company's regulated regional electric utilities serve a 120,000-square-mile (310,000 km2) territor...
BBY vs SO — Head-to-Head
Income Statement — Q4 FY2027 vs Q1 FY2026
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.8B | $8.4B |
| Net Profit | $541.0M | $1.3B |
| Gross Margin | 20.9% | — |
| Operating Margin | 5.2% | 24.0% |
| Net Margin | 3.9% | 15.9% |
| Revenue YoY | -1.0% | 8.0% |
| Net Profit YoY | 362.4% | 5.4% |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.56 | — |
Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.
8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend
Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.
| Q4 26 | $13.8B | — | ||
| Q1 26 | — | $8.4B | ||
| Q4 25 | $9.7B | $7.0B | ||
| Q3 25 | $9.4B | $7.8B | ||
| Q2 25 | $8.8B | $7.0B | ||
| Q1 25 | $13.9B | $7.8B | ||
| Q4 24 | $9.4B | $6.3B | ||
| Q3 24 | $9.3B | $7.3B |
| Q4 26 | $541.0M | — | ||
| Q1 26 | — | $1.3B | ||
| Q4 25 | $140.0M | $341.0M | ||
| Q3 25 | $186.0M | $1.7B | ||
| Q2 25 | $202.0M | $880.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | $117.0M | $1.3B | ||
| Q4 24 | $273.0M | $466.0M | ||
| Q3 24 | $291.0M | $1.5B |
| Q4 26 | 20.9% | — | ||
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | 23.2% | — | ||
| Q3 25 | 23.2% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 23.4% | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 20.9% | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 23.5% | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 23.5% | — |
| Q4 26 | 5.2% | — | ||
| Q1 26 | — | 24.0% | ||
| Q4 25 | 2.0% | 13.1% | ||
| Q3 25 | 2.7% | 33.2% | ||
| Q2 25 | 2.5% | 25.3% | ||
| Q1 25 | 1.6% | 25.9% | ||
| Q4 24 | 3.7% | 16.7% | ||
| Q3 24 | 4.1% | 32.6% |
| Q4 26 | 3.9% | — | ||
| Q1 26 | — | 15.9% | ||
| Q4 25 | 1.4% | 4.9% | ||
| Q3 25 | 2.0% | 21.9% | ||
| Q2 25 | 2.3% | 12.6% | ||
| Q1 25 | 0.8% | 16.3% | ||
| Q4 24 | 2.9% | 7.3% | ||
| Q3 24 | 3.1% | 21.1% |
| Q4 26 | $2.56 | — | ||
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $0.66 | $0.38 | ||
| Q3 25 | $0.87 | $1.54 | ||
| Q2 25 | $0.95 | $0.79 | ||
| Q1 25 | $0.55 | $1.21 | ||
| Q4 24 | $1.26 | $0.48 | ||
| Q3 24 | $1.34 | $1.39 |
Balance Sheet & Financial Strength
Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand | $1.7B | — |
| Total DebtLower is stronger | $1.2B | — |
| Stockholders' EquityBook value | $3.0B | — |
| Total Assets | $14.7B | — |
| Debt / EquityLower = less leverage | 0.40× | — |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q4 26 | $1.7B | — | ||
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $923.0M | $1.6B | ||
| Q3 25 | $1.5B | $3.3B | ||
| Q2 25 | $1.1B | $1.3B | ||
| Q1 25 | $1.6B | $2.3B | ||
| Q4 24 | $643.0M | $1.1B | ||
| Q3 24 | $1.4B | $1.0B |
| Q4 26 | $1.2B | — | ||
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $1.2B | $65.6B | ||
| Q3 25 | $1.2B | $64.6B | ||
| Q2 25 | $1.2B | $63.0B | ||
| Q1 25 | $1.2B | $62.9B | ||
| Q4 24 | $1.2B | $58.8B | ||
| Q3 24 | $1.2B | $61.3B |
| Q4 26 | $3.0B | — | ||
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $2.7B | $36.0B | ||
| Q3 25 | $2.7B | $38.3B | ||
| Q2 25 | $2.8B | $37.3B | ||
| Q1 25 | $2.8B | $37.2B | ||
| Q4 24 | $3.1B | $33.2B | ||
| Q3 24 | $3.1B | $36.9B |
| Q4 26 | $14.7B | — | ||
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $16.8B | $155.7B | ||
| Q3 25 | $15.3B | $153.2B | ||
| Q2 25 | $14.1B | $148.9B | ||
| Q1 25 | $14.8B | $148.1B | ||
| Q4 24 | $17.0B | $145.2B | ||
| Q3 24 | $15.6B | $144.0B |
| Q4 26 | 0.40× | — | ||
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | 0.44× | 1.82× | ||
| Q3 25 | 0.43× | 1.69× | ||
| Q2 25 | 0.42× | 1.69× | ||
| Q1 25 | 0.41× | 1.69× | ||
| Q4 24 | 0.38× | 1.77× | ||
| Q3 24 | 0.38× | 1.66× |
Financial Flow Comparison
Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.
Revenue Breakdown by Segment
BBY
| Results Domestic Revenue Domestic | $12.6B | 91% |
| Results International Revenue International | $1.2B | 9% |
SO
Segment breakdown not available.
