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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended February 1, 2025

OR

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-9595


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BEST BUY CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota41-0907483
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
7601 Penn Avenue South Richfield**,** Minnesota55423 (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

(612) 291-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading SymbolName of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value per shareBBYNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YesNo

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. YesNo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YesNo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). YesNo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer Non-accelerated Filer 
Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YesNo

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of August 2, 2024 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $15.8 billion, computed by reference to the price of $82.36 per share, the price at which the common equity was last sold on August 2, 2024, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange-Composite Index. (For purposes of this calculation, all of the registrant’s directors and executive officers are deemed affiliates of the registrant.)

As of March 17, 2025, the registrant had 211,369,657 shares of its common stock, $0.10 par value per share, issued and outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement relating to its 2025 Regular Meeting of Shareholders ("Proxy Statement") are incorporated by reference into Part III. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO THE

PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), provide a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their companies. With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are forward-looking statements and may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “appear,” “approximate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “foresee,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “possible,” “project” “seek,” “should,” “would,” and other words and terms of similar meaning or the negatives thereof. Such statements reflect our current view with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. A variety of factors could cause our future results to differ materially from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Readers should review Item 1A, Risk Factors, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of important factors that could cause our future results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update our forward-looking statements.

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BEST BUY FISCAL 2025 FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I4
Item 1.Business.4
Item 1A.Risk Factors.8
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments.18
Item 1C.Cybersecurity.18
Item 2.Properties.19
Item 3.Legal Proceedings.20
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.20
Information about our Executive Officers.20
PART II21
Item 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.21
Item 6.[Reserved].22
Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.23
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.33
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.34
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.62
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures.62
Item 9B.Other Information.63
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.63
PART III63
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.63
Item 11.Executive Compensation.63
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.63
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.63
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services.64
PART IV64
Item 15.Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules.64
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary.66
Signatures.67

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PART I

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