Best Buy (BBY) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) reported Change in Inventory of $712 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 14.5% from $622 million a year earlier and up 94.0% from the prior quarter.
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Best Buy (BBY) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Best Buy's Change in Inventory came in at $488 million, up 339.6% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $126 million, down 18.7% from FY2025.
- Change in Inventory has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -21.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Change in Inventory came in at $155 million in FY2025, -$178 million in FY2024, -$809 million in FY2023 and $328 million in FY2022 (-24.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Change in Inventory spans a low of -$2.78 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 and a high of $2.19 billion in fiscal Q3 2026.
- Year over year, Change in Inventory gained in five of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 45.9%.
- The high point for year-over-year Change in Inventory in five years was fiscal Q1 2027 (growth of 286.3%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2024 (a decline of 71.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $367 million (Q1 2027), -$2.78 billion (Q4 2026) and $2.19 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,828.15 Bn | 2,344.85 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 1.82 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.02 Bn | 305.26 Bn | 16.12 Bn | -604.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 160.78 Bn | 138.32 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 221.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.83 Bn | 102.79 Bn | 8.58 Bn | -709.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.49 Bn | 57.42 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 110.41 Mn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.51 Bn | 72.60 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 160.24 Mn |
| 7 | Target | 69.38 Bn | 63.97 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 932.00 Mn |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.02 Bn | 50.92 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 104.14 Mn |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.62 Bn | 33.11 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 586.00 Mn |
| 10 | Best Buy | 19.91 Bn | 13.24 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 712.00 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 |
API Access
Best Buy Change in Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-inventory&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "ticker": "BBY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-inventory&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();