Best Buy Co Inc vs Unilever plc — how do they compare? Best Buy Co Inc trades at $83.5 (market cap $17.55B), while Unilever plc trades at $61.88 (market cap $134.06B). The key difference: Unilever plc is far larger — about 7.6× Best Buy Co Inc's market cap, and Best Buy Co Inc pays the higher dividend (4.61%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BBY | UL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $17.55B | $134.06B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $90.17 | $74.59 |
52-Week Low | $55.52 | $55.05 |
Enterprise Value | $19.93B | $159.86B |
Dividend Yield | 4.61% | 3.65% |
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With $51.8 billion in fiscal 2022 sales, Best Buy is the largest pure-play consumer electronics retailer in the U.S., with roughly 10.6% share of the aggregate market and north of 40% share of offline sales, per our calculations, CTA industry, and Euromonitor data. The firm generates the bulk of its sales in-store, with mobile phones and tablets, computers, and appliances representing its three largest categories. Recent investments in e-commerce fulfillment, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, have seen the U.S. e-commerce channel roughly double from prepandemic levels, with management estimating that it will represent a mid-30% proportion of sales moving forward.
Read more on BBY →Unilever is a diversified personal product (42% of 2021 sales by value), home care (20%), and packaged food (38%) company. Its brands include Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Lipton teas, Axe and Dove skin products, and the TRESemme haircare brand. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years
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