BBY - Best Buy Co., Inc.
Best Buy Co. , Inc. retails technology products in the United States and Canada.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $56.37, ATM IV 55.1%, max pain $60.00, net GEX -$3.0M.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Specialty Retail
- Market Cap
- $11.61B
- P/E Ratio
- 10.96
- Beta
- 1.25
- 52-Week Range
- 55.1-84.99
- Dividend Yield
- $3.81
- CEO
- Corie Sue Barry
- Employees
- 85,000
- IPO Date
- Apr 18, 1985
- Exchange
- NYSE
What BBY Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 91.9% signals elevated pricing relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-selling structures (credit spreads, iron condors, covered calls); negative net gamma exposure (-$3.0M) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (-0.066) prices puts richer than calls, the typical equity downside-protection skew.
What This Page Covers
The BBY overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked BBY overview questions
- What is BBY?
- BBY is the ticker symbol for Best Buy Co., Inc., a listed security. Best Buy Co. , Inc. Listed on NYSE. BBY is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the BBY options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the BBY options snapshot shows spot at $56.37, ATM IV 55.1%, IV rank 91.9%, max pain $60.00, net GEX -$3.0M, expected move 15.80%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are BBY's key statistics?
- Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) carries a market capitalization of $11.61B, trailing P/E ratio of 10.96, beta of 1.25 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 55.1-84.99. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does BBY belong to?
- Best Buy Co., Inc. operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, in the Specialty Retail industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare BBY's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the BBY data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).