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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |