Best Buy (BBY) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Cash & Equivalents came in at $2.3 billion in Q3 2026, up 54.88% year-over-year from $1.5 billion in Q3 2025, and up 28.93% quarter-over-quarter from $1.7 billion in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported Cash & Equivalents for 18 consecutive years, with $2.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Cash & Equivalents rose 54.88% year-over-year to $2.3 billion in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $2.3 billion, a 54.88% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $1.7 billion, up 10.14% from the prior year.
- Cash & Equivalents was $2.3 billion for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Cash & Equivalents peaked at $2.9 billion in Q1 2022 and troughed at $636.0 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $1.3 billion and a median of $1.2 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash & Equivalents.
- Across the five-year window, Cash & Equivalents sank 85.04% in 2022 and soared 60.94% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Cash & Equivalents stood at $932.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 31.76% to $636.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 1.1% to $643.0 million in 2024, then soared by 43.55% to $923.0 million in 2025, then soared by 144.31% to $2.3 billion in 2026.
- The last three Cash & Equivalents figures came in at $2.3 billion (Q3 2026), $1.7 billion (Q2 2026), and $1.7 billion (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.16 Bn | 22.94 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 158.45 Mn |
| 2 | Best Buy | 19.53 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 2.26 Bn |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 10.76 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 913.74 Mn |
| 4 | GameStop | 10.16 Bn | 5.10 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 4.85 Bn |
| 5 | Signet Jewelers | 3.88 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 602.40 Mn | 526.80 Mn |
| 6 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.00 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 665.90 Mn | 298.21 Mn |
| 7 | National Vision Holdings | 1.33 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 36.00 Mn |
| 8 | Gold.com | 1.32 Bn | 490.26 Mn | 110.30 Mn | 577.98 Mn |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.02 Bn | 997.85 Mn | 21.15 Mn | 25.83 Mn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 369.06 Mn | 361.25 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 7.81 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.26 Bn |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.75 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.74 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 923.00 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 1.46 Bn |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.15 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.58 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 643.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 1.39 Bn |
| May 4, 2024 | 1.21 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 1.45 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 636.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1.87 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 932.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 840.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 640.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 2.94 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 3.47 Bn |