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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Best Buy Co., Inc. is engaged in personalizing and humanizing technology solutions. Co. operates through two segments: Domestic and International. Domestic segment is comprised of its operations in all states, districts and territories of the U.S. and its Best Buy Health business, and includes the brand names Best Buy, Best Buy Ads, Best Buy Business, Best Buy Health, CST, Current Health, Geek Squad, Lively, Magnolia, Pacific Kitchen and Home, TechLiquidators and Yardbird and the domain names bestbuy.com, currenthealth.com, lively.com, techliquidators.com and yardbird.com. According to our Best Buy stock split history records, Best Buy has had 8 splits. | |
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Best Buy (BBY) has 8 splits in our Best Buy stock split history database. The first split for BBY took place on April 01, 1986. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of BBY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 2000 share position following the split. BBY's second split took place on February 23, 1987. This was a 3 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of BBY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 2000 share position pre-split, became a 3000 share position following the split. BBY's third split took place on September 02, 1993. This was a 3 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of BBY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 3000 share position pre-split, became a 4500 share position following the split. BBY's 4th split took place on April 29, 1994. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of BBY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 4500 share position pre-split, became a 9000 share position following the split. BBY's 5th split took place on May 27, 1998. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of BBY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 9000 share position pre-split, became a 18000 share position following the split. BBY's 6th split took place on March 19, 1999. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of BBY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 18000 share position pre-split, became a 36000 share position following the split. BBY's 7th split took place on May 13, 2002. This was a 3 for 2 split, meaning for each 2 shares of BBY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 36000 share position pre-split, became a 54000 share position following the split. BBY's 8th split took place on August 04, 2005. This was a 3 for 2 split, meaning for each 2 shares of BBY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 54000 share position pre-split, became a 81000 share position following the split.
When a company such as Best Buy splits its shares, the market capitalization before and after the split takes place remains stable, meaning the shareholder now owns more shares but each are valued at a lower price per share. Often, however, a lower priced stock on a per-share basis can attract a wider range of buyers. If that increased demand causes the share price to appreciate, then the total market capitalization rises post-split. This does not always happen, however, often depending on the underlying fundamentals of the business.
Looking at the Best Buy stock split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 81000 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Best Buy shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of BBY, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete Best Buy stock split history.

Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
02/18/2015 |
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End date: |
02/14/2025 |
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Start price/share: |
$39.12 |
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End price/share: |
$91.10 |
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Starting shares: |
255.62 |
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Ending shares: |
363.31 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$24.12 |
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Total return: |
230.98% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
12.72% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$33,103.00 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
02/18/2015 |
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End date: |
02/14/2025 |
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Start price/share: |
$39.12 |
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End price/share: |
$91.10 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$24.12 |
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Total return: |
194.53% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
11.41% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$29,451.89 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Ratio |
04/01/1986 | 2 for 1
| 02/23/1987 | 3 for 2
| 09/02/1993 | 3 for 2
| 04/29/1994 | 2 for 1
| 05/27/1998 | 2 for 1
| 03/19/1999 | 2 for 1
| 05/13/2002 | 3 for 2 | 08/04/2005 | 3 for 2 |
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