Best Buy (BBY): FY27 Q2 earnings call, Aug 27, 2026

Thu, Aug 27Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptBest Buy

On its Aug 27, 2026 earnings call (FY27 Q2), Best Buy said 8 of the 14 words Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 14 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.

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14 words · 8 settled yes · our count agreed on 14 of 14

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityClipMarket
Quarter 15+ timesYes4646✓82%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 0:04, Quarter 15+ times–
Marketplace 5+ timesYes1818✓79%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 4:30, Marketplace 5+ times–
Deliver / Delivered Yes77✓93%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 3:57, Deliver / Delivered–
Home Theater Yes77✓85%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 5:03, Home Theater–
Gaming Yes44✓95%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 6:06, Gaming–
International Yes44✓81%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 9:16, International–
Mobile Yes33✓91%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 5:33, Mobile–
Online Yes22✓92%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 13:50, Online–
Vendor 20+ timesNo1616✓51%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 7:14, Vendor 20+ times–
Fiscal 10+ timesNo33✓53%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 0:04, Fiscal 10+ times–
PC No00✓62%transcripts from the transcript model–
Desktop No00✓51%transcripts from the transcript model–
Amazon No00✓29%transcripts from the transcript model–
Gemini No00✓26%transcripts from the transcript model–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 21, 2026 04:22 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Speaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

Where the listed words were said

Operatoroperator“Quarter (15+)” · prepared · 0:06Hear it 0:03, Operator

…and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to Best Buy's second quarter fiscal 2027 earnings call. At this time, all participants are in a…

Corie Barrycompany“Marketplace (5+)” · prepared · 4:32Hear it 4:31, Corie Barry

…expect to provide considerable benefit over time. Our Best Buy Ads and marketplace initiatives continued to hit their performance targets and contributed to our gross…

Corie Barrycompany“Deliver / Delivered” · prepared · 3:59Hear it 3:56, Corie Barry

…rate expansion and EPS growth. Specifically, on revenue of $9.8 billion, we delivered an adjusted operating income rate of 4.3%, an adjusted diluted EPS of…

Corie Barrycompany“Home Theater” · prepared · 5:05Hear it 5:03, Corie Barry

We are excited to announce that home theater was the second biggest weighted comp driver this quarter, with the highest sales growth since Q2 of…

Corie Barrycompany“Gaming” · prepared · 6:08Hear it 6:04, Corie Barry

As expected, we saw comparable sales decline in our traditional gaming category as we lacked the successful launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 in June…

Jason Bonfigcompany“International” · prepared · 9:18Hear it 9:17, Jason Bonfig

…year, driven by a stronger than anticipated performance. We will begin adding international sellers later this quarter, which opens us up to a materially new…

Corie Barrycompany“Mobile” · prepared · 5:35Hear it 5:34, Corie Barry

…group of categories in Q2 more than doubled versus last year. In mobile phones, we delivered our sixth consecutive quarter of growth, driven by our…

Jason Bonfigcompany“Online” · prepared · 13:52Hear it 13:52, Jason Bonfig

…it easier and more convenient to complete these complex purchases. Speaking of online experiences, I am excited to announce the launch of Ask Blue, our…

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