Best Buy (BBY) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $712.0 million in Q3 2026, up 14.47% year-over-year from $622.0 million in Q3 2025, and up 94.01% quarter-over-quarter from $367.0 million in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported Change in Inventory for 18 consecutive years, with $712.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory rose 14.47% year-over-year to $712.0 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $488.0 million, a 339.64% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $126.0 million, down 18.71% from the prior year.
- Change in Inventory was $712.0 million for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from $367.0 million 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 -$117.0 million and a median of $297.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory plunged 130.97% in 2022 and jumped 293.58% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Change in Inventory stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then jumped by 50.54% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then gained by 8.88% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then climbed by 3.7% to $2.2 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 67.43% to $712.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $712.0 million (Q3 2026), $367.0 million (Q2 2026), and -$2.8 billion (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.16 Bn | 22.94 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 20.78 Mn |
| 2 | Best Buy | 19.53 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 712.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 10.76 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 148.46 Mn |
| 4 | GameStop | 10.16 Bn | 5.10 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 19.20 Mn |
| 5 | Signet Jewelers | 3.88 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 602.40 Mn | -30.60 Mn |
| 6 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.00 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 665.90 Mn | 3.01 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 | -456.62 Mn |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.02 Bn | 997.85 Mn | 21.15 Mn | 235,500.00 |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 369.06 Mn | 361.25 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 67.95 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 712.00 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 367.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -2.78 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 2.19 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 622.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 95.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -2.71 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 2.11 Bn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 488.00 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 273.00 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -2.62 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.94 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 422.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 86.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -2.17 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 1.29 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -218.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 297.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -2.60 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 2.13 Bn |