Best Buy BBY
NYSE BBY
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Best Buy (BBY) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$160.0 million for Q2 2026, up 3.61% year-over-year from -$154.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 8.57% quarter-over-quarter from -$175.0 million in Q1 2026.

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 -$160.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 3.61% year-over-year to -$160.0 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$724.0 million (down 2.99% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$730.0 million, down 3.69% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities advanced to -$160.0 million in Q2 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from -$175.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$160.0 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at -$665.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$222.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$185.5 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Investing Activities plunged 282.19% — and 2023, when it jumped 66.02%.
  • Best Buy's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$252.0 million in 2022, then increased by 13.1% to -$219.0 million in 2023, then gained by 22.37% to -$170.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 9.41% to -$186.0 million in 2025, then gained by 13.98% to -$160.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BBY's Cash from Investing Activities at -$160.0 million in Q2 2026, -$175.0 million in Q1 2026, and -$186.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 30.86 Bn 30.34 Bn 1.08 Bn -242.49 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 28.83 Bn 27.81 Bn 1.10 Bn -80.90 Mn
3 Ulta Beauty 22.86 Bn 22.64 Bn 1.27 Bn -48.23 Mn
4 Tractor Supply 18.25 Bn 18.02 Bn 1.68 Bn -324.28 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.12 Bn 16.37 Bn 2.10 Bn -160.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.18 Bn 15.18 Bn 1.68 Bn -360.78 Mn
7 Five Below 13.82 Bn 12.71 Bn 478.64 Mn -303.05 Mn
8 Murphy USA 10.46 Bn 10.28 Bn 746.50 Mn -101.30 Mn
9 Bath & Body Works 4.03 Bn 3.08 Bn 1.24 Bn -60.00 Mn
10 MINISO Group Holding 3.38 Bn 2.41 Bn 414.86 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 -160.00 Mn
May 2, 2026 -160.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -175.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -175.00 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -186.00 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -186.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -203.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -203.00 Mn
May 3, 2025 -166.00 Mn
May 3, 2025 -166.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -182.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -182.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -170.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -170.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -185.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -185.00 Mn
May 4, 2024 -167.00 Mn
May 4, 2024 -167.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -181.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -181.00 Mn