Best Buy (BBY) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at $921.0 million in Q3 2026, up 22.96% year-over-year from $749.0 million in Q3 2025, and up 145.6% quarter-over-quarter from $375.0 million in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported Cash from Operations for 18 consecutive years, with $921.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Cash from Operations rose 22.96% year-over-year to $921.0 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $2.5 billion, a 19.91% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $2.0 billion, down 6.48% from the prior year.
- Cash from Operations was $921.0 million for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from $375.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Cash from Operations peaked at $2.2 billion in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$1.4 billion in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $570.6 million and a median of $601.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash from Operations.
- Across the five-year window, Cash from Operations slumped 1418.1% in 2022 and soared 1002.94% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Cash from Operations stood at $601.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 81.86% to $109.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 334.86% to -$256.0 million in 2024, then soared by 61.33% to -$99.0 million in 2025, then soared by 1030.3% to $921.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at $921.0 million (Q3 2026), $375.0 million (Q2 2026), and $1.3 billion (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Operations (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.16 Bn | 22.94 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 119.70 Mn |
| 2 | Best Buy | 19.53 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 921.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 10.76 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 515.76 Mn |
| 4 | GameStop | 10.16 Bn | 5.10 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 62.40 Mn |
| 5 | Signet Jewelers | 3.88 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 602.40 Mn | 71.20 Mn |
| 6 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.00 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 665.90 Mn | 188.42 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 | 1.07 Bn |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.02 Bn | 997.85 Mn | 21.15 Mn | 10.73 Mn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 369.06 Mn | 361.25 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -52.87 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 |