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Best Buy (BBY) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Best Buy (BBY) has disclosed Change in Inventory for 18 consecutive years, with -$2.8 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory fell 2.32% to -$2.8 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $126.0 million through Jan 2026, down 18.71% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $126.0 million for FY2026, 18.71% down from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 was -$2.8 billion at Best Buy, down from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $2.2 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$2.8 billion in Q1 2026.
  • Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is -$194.2 million, with a median of $273.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Change in Inventory plummeted 130.97% in 2022, then soared 293.58% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Change in Inventory stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then skyrocketed by 50.54% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then grew by 8.88% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then rose by 3.7% to $2.2 billion in 2025, then plummeted by 227.04% to -$2.8 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods came in at -$2.8 billion, $2.2 billion, and $622.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.