Best Buy (BBY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) posted FCF Margin of 7.54% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 1.45 percentage points from 6.08% a year earlier and up 5.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Best Buy (BBY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, FCF Margin at Best Buy was 4.19%, up 0.94 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 3.02%, down 0.33 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -5.90 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Best Buy's FCF Margin was 3.35% in FY2025 (+1.80 pp), 1.55% in FY2024 (-0.38 pp), 1.93% in FY2023 (-2.93 pp) and 4.86% in FY2022 (-4.06 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -15.02% in fiscal Q1 2023 to a high of 12.23% in fiscal Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.51 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2024, with a gain of 9.37 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2023, with a drop of 14.54 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 2.41% (Q1 2027), 7.98% (Q4 2026) and -2.97% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,828.15 Bn | 2,344.85 Bn | 104.83 Bn | -4.40% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.02 Bn | 305.26 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 9.42% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 160.78 Bn | 138.32 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 11.39% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.83 Bn | 102.79 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.01% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.49 Bn | 57.42 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 9.97% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.51 Bn | 72.60 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 14.29% |
| 7 | Target | 69.38 Bn | 63.97 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.17% |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.02 Bn | 50.92 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 9.43% |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.62 Bn | 33.11 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 2.54% |
| 10 | Best Buy | 19.91 Bn | 13.24 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 7.54% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 7.54% |
| May 2, 2026 | 2.41% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 7.98% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -2.97% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 6.08% |
| May 3, 2025 | -1.51% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 9.74% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -4.75% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 5.15% |
| May 4, 2024 | 0.05% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 6.81% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -1.11% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 3.35% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -5.65% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 11.52% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 3.27% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 4.35% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -15.02% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 12.23% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -0.24% |
Best Buy FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();