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

Best Buy (BBY) posted quarterly Change in Inventory of $367.0 million for Q2 2026, up 286.32% YoY from $95.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 113.22% sequentially from -$2.8 billion in Q1 2026.

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

Best Buy has disclosed Change in Inventory across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $367.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Change in Inventory rose 286.32% year-over-year to $367.0 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $398.0 million (up 1830.43% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $126.0 million, down 18.71% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory advanced to $367.0 million in Q2 2026, from -$2.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for BBY reached as high as $2.2 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$2.8 billion in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $285.0 million (2022), against an average of -$163.1 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory sank 130.97% — and 2023, when it surged 293.58%.
  • 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 83.21% to $367.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered $367.0 million, -$2.8 billion, and $2.2 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 NaaS Technology 29.20 Bn 29.20 Bn - -
2 Caseys General Stores 28.94 Bn 28.48 Bn 1.08 Bn 115.02 Mn
3 Williams Sonoma 27.71 Bn 26.69 Bn 1.10 Bn -70.19 Mn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 19.10 Bn 17.75 Bn 1.77 Bn -752.33 Mn
5 Tractor Supply 16.98 Bn 16.76 Bn 1.30 Bn 499.52 Mn
6 Best Buy 16.25 Bn 14.50 Bn 2.10 Bn 367.00 Mn
7 Murphy USA 10.35 Bn 10.23 Bn 3.98 Bn -
8 Five Below 10.07 Bn 9.13 Bn 696.98 Mn -265.65 Mn
9 Winmark 8.93 Bn 8.93 Bn 20.23 Mn 58,900.00
10 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.04 Bn 2.71 Bn 479.35 Mn 150.67 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