30 years of historical data (1996–2025) · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
Percentile shows where the current value sits in 30-year historical distribution. Sparklines show 5-year trend.
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. currently has a negative P/E ratio, indicating the company is operating at a loss on a trailing-twelve-month basis.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $367M | $328M | $229M | $1.3B | $880M | $2.3B | $2.8B | $225M | $631M | $1.5B | $461M |
| Enterprise Value | $214M | $175M | $103M | $953M | $551M | $1.9B | $2.4B | $138M | $1.6B | $2.7B | $1.5B |
| P/E Ratio → | -3.78 | — | — | — | — | 21.69 | 54.26 | — | — | — | 37.04 |
| P/S Ratio | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.16 | 0.80 | 0.46 | 0.85 | 1.12 | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.87 | 0.26 |
| P/B Ratio | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.41 | 3.49 | 1.36 | 3.14 | 6.41 | 1.27 | 0.25 | 0.52 | 0.17 |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.39 | — | 1.06 | 3.13 | 0.69 |
| P/OCF | — | — | — | — | — | 131.01 | 14.22 | — | 0.69 | 1.76 | 0.44 |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.61 | 0.29 | 0.68 | 0.95 | 0.09 | 0.88 | 1.53 | 0.81 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | 11.25 | 14.02 | 19.11 | — | — | — | 78.56 |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | — | 15.27 | 22.02 | — | — | — | 68.36 |
| EV / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.98 | — | 2.72 | 5.50 | 2.19 |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. earns an operating margin of -5.9%, below the Consumer Cyclical sector average of 2.4%. Operating margins have expanded from -7.6% to -5.9% over the past 3 years, signaling improving operational efficiency. A negative ROE of -44.5% indicates the company is currently destroying shareholder equity.
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 24.7% | 24.7% | 19.5% | 19.0% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 22.1% | 18.1% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 16.7% |
| Operating Margin | -5.9% | -5.9% | -13.7% | -7.6% | 1.4% | 4.0% | 3.9% | -8.6% | -11.8% | -2.7% | -0.7% |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.1% | -8.1% | -18.6% | -19.7% | -1.8% | 3.9% | 2.1% | -8.2% | -11.4% | -6.5% | 0.7% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -44.5% | -44.5% | -99.2% | -61.3% | -5.1% | 18.4% | 17.0% | -8.8% | -7.6% | -4.0% | 0.5% |
| ROA | -20.5% | -20.5% | -49.9% | -40.7% | -3.6% | 11.4% | 8.4% | -3.4% | -3.0% | -1.6% | 0.2% |
| ROIC | -91.0% | -91.0% | -296.8% | -46.9% | 6.6% | 57.1% | 160.3% | -5.2% | -4.3% | -0.9% | -0.3% |
| ROCE | -29.8% | -29.8% | -65.8% | -21.7% | 3.6% | 17.1% | 27.5% | -5.3% | -4.6% | -1.0% | -0.3% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
The company holds a net cash position — cash of $175M exceeds total debt of $22M, providing substantial financial flexibility for buybacks, acquisitions, or weathering downturns.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.55 |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | 0.87 | 0.38 | 0.48 | — | — | — | 80.00 |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | -0.70 | -0.78 | -0.83 | -0.51 | -0.61 | -1.00 | -0.49 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.37 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | -6.71 | -3.36 | -3.54 | — | — | — | 53.81 |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.41 | — | 1.65 | 2.37 | 1.50 |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | -86.69 | -67.03 | — | 199.77 | 115.41 | -365.51 | -146.51 | -15.88 | -14.29 |
Net cash position: cash ($175M) exceeds total debt ($22M)
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
A current ratio of 1.25x means Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. can comfortably meet its short-term obligations, though there is limited excess liquidity. The current ratio has declined from 1.51x to 1.25x over the past 3 years.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.01 | 1.51 | 2.17 | 2.03 | 1.78 | 0.82 | 1.86 | 1.83 | 1.87 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.22 | 1.22 | 0.96 | 1.45 | 2.13 | 2.01 | 1.76 | 0.79 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.45 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.71 | 1.30 | 1.94 | 1.85 | 1.52 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.33 | 0.24 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 2.46 | 3.47 | 2.46 | 2.20 | 2.59 | 3.00 | 3.49 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.26 |
| Inventory Turnover | 152.48 | 152.48 | 97.21 | 97.03 | 230.15 | 418.61 | 311.32 | 204.66 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.52 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 7.28 | 4.15 | 4.54 | 3.35 | 2.81 | 3.35 | 6.96 | — | — | — |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. does not currently pay a dividend and has no material buyback yield, reinvesting earnings back into the business.
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 13.7% | 5.3% | 12.1% |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7% | — | — | — | — | 444.1% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | — | — | 4.6% | 1.8% | — | — | — | 2.7% |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.5% | — | 93.9% | 31.9% | 144.8% |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 25.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 23.5% | 16.6% | 100.0% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.3% | 25.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 37.1% | 22.0% | 100.0% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $60M | $47M | $45M | $44M | $43M | $42M | $35M | $30M | $25M | $25M |
Compare BBBY with 6 similar companies in its peer group
| Company | Market Cap | P/E | EV/EBITDA | P/FCF | Gross Margin | Op Margin | ROE | ROIC | Debt/EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBBYYou | $367M | -3.8 | — | — | 24.7% | -5.9% | -44.5% | -91.0% | — |
| WSM | $25B | 23.4 | 15.3 | 22.2 | 46.5% | 18.5% | 52.7% | 47.3% | 0.8 |
| W | $10B | -31.5 | 38.9 | 21.4 | 30.2% | 0.1% | — | — | 12.6 |
| RH | $3B | 45.8 | 15.5 | — | 44.5% | 10.1% | — | 6.9% | 8.7 |
| BWMX | $618M | 15.0 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 67.9% | 12.0% | 54.0% | 20.3% | 2.5 |
| DIBS | $176M | -9.8 | — | — | 71.9% | -29.7% | -16.0% | -18.3% | — |
| TBHC | $24M | -0.6 | — | — | 27.6% | -3.2% | — | -6.1% | — |
| Consumer Cyclical Median | — | 18.8 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 38.6% | 2.4% | 6.5% | 5.6% | 4.2 |
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Start ComparisonBed Bath & Beyond Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -3.8x. The historical average is 39.1x.
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -44.5%. The historical average is 1.1%.
Based on historical data, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is trading at a P/E of -3.8x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has 24.7% gross margin and -5.9% operating margin.