Best Buy (BBY) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Best Buy (BBY) reported Change in Inventory of -$2.8 billion for Q1 2026, down 2.32% year-over-year from -$2.8 billion in Q1 2025, and down 227.04% quarter-over-quarter from $2.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Best Buy (BBY) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Best Buy (BBY) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$2.8 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at -$2.8 billion, down 2.32% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $126.0 million (down 18.71% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $126.0 million, down 18.71% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory eased to -$2.8 billion in Q1 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $2.2 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$2.8 billion in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of -$194.2 million and a median of $273.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Change in Inventory tumbled 130.97% in 2022, then surged 293.58% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then surged by 50.54% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then advanced by 8.88% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then grew by 3.7% to $2.2 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 227.04% to -$2.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BBY's Change in Inventory at -$2.8 billion in Q1 2026, $2.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $622.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change Inventory (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 27.84 Bn 27.38 Bn 1.01 Bn -9.52 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 24.59 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.10 Bn -70.19 Mn
3 Ulta Beauty 20.75 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.48 Bn -566.88 Mn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 17.81 Bn 16.45 Bn 1.77 Bn -752.33 Mn
5 Tractor Supply 15.90 Bn 15.67 Bn 1.30 Bn 499.52 Mn
6 Best Buy 15.61 Bn 13.87 Bn 2.10 Bn 367.00 Mn
7 NaaS Technology 14.72 Bn 14.70 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.27 Bn 9.34 Bn 696.98 Mn -265.65 Mn
9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn -
10 GameStop 9.92 Bn 905.02 Mn 386.80 Mn -229.20 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 367.00 Mn
May 2, 2026 367.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -2.78 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 -2.78 Bn
Nov 1, 2025 2.19 Bn
Nov 1, 2025 2.19 Bn
Aug 2, 2025 622.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 622.00 Mn
May 3, 2025 95.00 Mn
May 3, 2025 95.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -2.71 Bn
Feb 1, 2025 -2.71 Bn
Nov 2, 2024 2.11 Bn
Nov 2, 2024 2.11 Bn
Aug 3, 2024 488.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 488.00 Mn
May 4, 2024 273.00 Mn
May 4, 2024 273.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -2.62 Bn
Feb 3, 2024 -2.62 Bn