Best Buy BBY
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Best Buy (BBY) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$179.0 million in Q3 2026, up 11.82% year-over-year from -$160.1 million in Q3 2025, and down 11.88% quarter-over-quarter from -$160.0 million in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Best Buy (BBY) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Best Buy (BBY) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 consecutive years, with -$179.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities rose 11.82% year-over-year to -$179.0 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was -$700.0 million, a 2.91% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$730.0 million, down 3.69% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$179.0 million for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, down from -$160.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at -$160.0 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at -$665.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$220.1 million and a median of -$185.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities sank 282.19% in 2022 and soared 66.02% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$252.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 13.1% to -$219.0 million in 2023, then increased by 22.37% to -$170.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 9.41% to -$186.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 3.76% to -$179.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$179.0 million (Q3 2026), -$160.0 million (Q2 2026), and -$175.0 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Ulta Beauty 23.16 Bn 22.94 Bn 1.19 Bn -85.76 Mn
2 Best Buy 19.53 Bn 17.27 Bn 2.34 Bn -179.00 Mn
3 Dick'S Sporting Goods 10.76 Bn 9.84 Bn 1.94 Bn -393.09 Mn
4 GameStop 10.16 Bn 5.10 Bn 345.00 Mn -2.61 Bn
5 Signet Jewelers 3.88 Bn 3.35 Bn 602.40 Mn -42.20 Mn
6 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.00 Bn 2.70 Bn 665.90 Mn -72.47 Mn
7 National Vision Holdings 1.33 Bn 1.30 Bn 290.43 Mn -
8 Gold.com 1.32 Bn 490.26 Mn 110.30 Mn -26.43 Mn
9 Winmark 1.02 Bn 997.85 Mn 21.15 Mn -2.25 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 369.06 Mn 361.25 Mn 57.05 Mn -3.53 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 -179.00 Mn
May 2, 2026 -160.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -175.00 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -186.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -203.00 Mn
May 3, 2025 -166.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -182.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -170.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -185.00 Mn
May 4, 2024 -167.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -181.00 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -219.00 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -177.00 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 -204.00 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -226.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 -252.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -271.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -213.00 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -665.00 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 -349.00 Mn