Best Buy (BBY) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) posted Cash from Operations of $921 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 23.0% from $749 million a year earlier and up 145.6% from the prior quarter.
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Best Buy (BBY) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Cash from Operations at Best Buy was $2.48 billion, up 19.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was $1.96 billion, down 6.5% from FY2025.
- Annual Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -16.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Best Buy's Cash from Operations was $2.1 billion in FY2025 (+42.7%), $1.47 billion in FY2024 (-19.4%), $1.82 billion in FY2023 (-43.9%) and $3.25 billion in FY2022 (-34.0%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has run from a low of -$1.38 billion in fiscal Q1 2023 to a high of $2.19 billion in fiscal Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations increased in three of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 5.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2023, with growth of 205.1%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2024, with a decline of 81.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior fiscal quarters was $375 million (Q1 2027), $1.28 billion (Q4 2026) and -$99 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,828.15 Bn | 2,344.85 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 45.39 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.02 Bn | 305.26 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 5.39 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 160.78 Bn | 138.32 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.83 Bn | 102.79 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 3.66 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.49 Bn | 57.42 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 875.76 Mn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.51 Bn | 72.60 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 7 | Target | 69.38 Bn | 63.97 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.02 Bn | 50.92 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 801.99 Mn |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.62 Bn | 33.11 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 238.00 Mn |
| 10 | Best Buy | 19.91 Bn | 13.24 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 921.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 921.00 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 375.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.28 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -99.00 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 749.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 34.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.54 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -256.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 661.00 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 156.00 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 1.18 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 109.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 512.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -331.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1.93 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 601.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 675.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -1.38 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 2.19 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 197.00 Mn |
API Access
Best Buy Cash from Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "BBY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();