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Best Buy CO Executive Compensation (FY26)

BBY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Corie Barry
Median of the other named officers
$3,970,093
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 12, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Corie Barry: $16,150,300 → $17,346,126 (7.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 518:1 → 542:1 (4.6% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Best Buy CO's chief executive and what were they paid?
Corie Barry was paid $17,346,126 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026. Barry's total moved 7.4% higher from the $16,150,300 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Best Buy CO's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 88.6% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 12, 2026.
Which companies are in Best Buy CO's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Amazon.com, Inc., CarMax, Inc., CDW Corporation, CVS Health Corporation and eBay Inc., among others.
What is Best Buy CO's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 542:1, against median employee compensation of $32,018.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Corie Barry
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matt Bilunas
Senior Executive Vice President Enterprise Strategy and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Damien Harmon
Senior Executive Vice President Customer, Channel Experiences & Enterprise Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kamy Scarlett
Senior Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs, Human Resources & Best Buy Canada
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Hartman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Corie Barry
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matt Bilunas
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Enterprise Strategy
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kamy Scarlett
Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Human Resources
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Hartman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Damien Harmon
Senior Executive Vice President, Channel & Customer Experiences & Enterprise Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Corie Barry
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matt Bilunas
Senior Executive Vice President Enterprise Strategy and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kamy Scarlett
Senior Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs, Human Resources & Best Buy Canada
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Hartman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Damien Harmon
Senior Executive Vice President Customer, Channel Experiences & Enterprise Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Corie Barry
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matt Bilunas
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Enterprise Strategy
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kamy Scarlett
Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Human Resources
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Bonfig
Senior Executive Vice President, Customer Offering, Fulfillment and Best Buy Canada
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Damien Harmon
Former Senior Executive Vice President, Channel and Customer Experiences and Enterprise Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Hartman
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Risk Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Corie Barry
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matt Bilunas
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Enterprise Strategy
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kamy Scarlett
Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Human Resources
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Damien Harmon
Former Senior Executive Vice President, Channel and Customer Experiences and Enterprise Services
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Jason Bonfig
Senior Executive Vice President, Customer Offering, Fulfillment and Best Buy Canada
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Hartman
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Risk Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Corie BarryPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Corie BarryPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Corie BarryRSU◇——◇——◇
Damien HarmonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Damien HarmonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Damien HarmonRSU◇——◇——◇
Jason BonfigPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jason BonfigPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jason BonfigRSU◇——◇——◇
Kamy ScarlettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kamy ScarlettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kamy ScarlettRSU◇——◇——◇
Matt BilunasPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matt BilunasPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matt BilunasRSU◇——◇——◇
Todd HartmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Todd HartmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Todd HartmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2024, 2025 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Corie BarryRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Matt BilunasRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Kamy ScarlettRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Jason BonfigRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Todd HartmanRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Damien HarmonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David W. Kenny
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Mario J. Marte
◇◇————◇
Lisa M. Caputo
◇◇————◇
Karen A. McLoughlin
◇◇————◇
David C. Kimbell
◇◇————◇
Richelle P. Parham
◇◇————◇
Steven E. Rendle
◇◇————◇
Sima D. Sistani
◇◇————◇
Claudia F. Munce
◇◇————◇
Melinda D. Whittington
◇◇————◇
Meghan C. Frank
◇◇————◇
A. Dylan Jadeja
◇◇————◇
Corie S. Barry served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN
  • CarMax, Inc. KMX
  • CDW Corporation CDW
  • CVS Health Corporation CVS
  • eBay Inc. EBAY
  • Kohl's Corporation KSS
  • Lowe's Companies Inc. LOW
  • Macy's, Inc. M
  • Nike, Inc. NKE
  • Nordstrom, Inc. JWN
  • Target Corporation TGT
  • The Home Depot, Inc. HD
  • Wal-Mart, Inc. WMT
  • Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. WBA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026June 12, 2026=◇◇◇
2025June 13, 2025=◇◇◇
2024June 12, 2024=◇◇◇
2023June 14, 2023=◇◇◇
2022June 9, 2022=◇◇◇
2021June 16, 2021=◇◇◇
2020June 11, 2020=◇◇◇
2019June 11, 2019=◇◇◇
2018June 12, 2018=◇◇◇
2017June 13, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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376 figures on this page: 366 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
366 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000764478-26-000024
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-26-018265
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  3. 0000764478-25-000023
  4. 0001140361-25-016935
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000764478-24-000024
  6. 0001140361-24-023237
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000764478-23-000027
  8. 0001140361-23-022482
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000764478-22-000021
  10. 0000764478-21-000046
  11. 0000764478-20-000040
  12. 0000764478-19-000030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0000764478-18-000029
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0000764478-17-000020
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Best Buy CO discloses

The companies named in BBY's own disclosed peer group.

Amazon.com, Inc.CarMax, Inc.CDW CorporationCVS Health CorporationeBay Inc.Kohl's CorporationLowe's Companies Inc.Macy's, Inc.Nike, Inc.Nordstrom, Inc.Target CorporationThe Home Depot, Inc.Wal-Mart, Inc.Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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