Best Buy (BBY): FY27 Q2 earnings call, Aug 27, 2026
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- Polymarket: anyone
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| Word | Result | Our count | All speakers | Agrees | Probability | Clip | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter 15+ times | Yes | 46 | 46 | ✓ | 82%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 0:04, Quarter 15+ times | – |
| Marketplace 5+ times | Yes | 18 | 18 | ✓ | 79%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 4:30, Marketplace 5+ times | – |
| Deliver / Delivered | Yes | 7 | 7 | ✓ | 93%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 3:57, Deliver / Delivered | – |
| Home Theater | Yes | 7 | 7 | ✓ | 85%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 5:03, Home Theater | – |
| Gaming | Yes | 4 | 4 | ✓ | 95%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 6:06, Gaming | – |
| International | Yes | 4 | 4 | ✓ | 81%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 9:16, International | – |
| Mobile | Yes | 3 | 3 | ✓ | 91%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 5:33, Mobile | – |
| Online | Yes | 2 | 2 | ✓ | 92%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 13:50, Online | – |
| Vendor 20+ times | No | 16 | 16 | ✓ | 51%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 7:14, Vendor 20+ times | – |
| Fiscal 10+ times | No | 3 | 3 | ✓ | 53%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 0:04, Fiscal 10+ times | – |
| PC | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 62%transcripts from the transcript model | – | |
| Desktop | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 51%transcripts from the transcript model | – | |
| Amazon | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 29%transcripts from the transcript model | – | |
| Gemini | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 26%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
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Transcript
quotes of at most 25 wordsSpeaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.
7 matches for “Home Theater”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.
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…
…been particularly focused on elevating the Best Buy experience. I'll start with home theater. We are seeing tangible results from our efforts. In the second…
…our categories, with the largest drivers on a weighted basis being computing, home theater, and a collection of emerging categories such as AI glasses and…
…that the way to think about it is we do see that home theater, mobile phones, and that collection of emerging categories will continue to…
…in key categories and the price of key categories like appliances and home theater. What are you seeing in terms of the competitive reaction and…
Where the listed words were said
…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…
…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…
…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…
…is also about experience. It is about delivering faster. It is about in-home theater, having the full ability to replace what you have. Those are…
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…
…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…
…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…
…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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