Best Buy (BBY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) reported FCF Margin of 7.98% for Q1 2026, down 176.0% year-over-year from 10.51% in Q1 2025, and up 369.09% quarter-over-quarter from 2.97% in Q4 2025.
Best Buy (BBY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 7.98% in Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.98%, down 176.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 3.02% (down 33.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 3.02%, down 33.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin improved to 7.98% in Q1 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from 2.97% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 12.23% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 15.02% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 2.33% and a median of 3.35% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin plunged 1454 bps in 2022, then jumped 937 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 3.27% in 2022, then sank by 134 bps to 1.11% in 2023, then plunged by 329 bps to 4.75% in 2024, then soared by 38 bps to 2.97% in 2025, then soared by 369 bps to 7.98% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBY's FCF Margin at 7.98% in Q1 2026, 2.97% in Q4 2025, and 6.08% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 27.84 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -2.99% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 24.59 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 32.77% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 20.75 Bn | 20.25 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 35.64% |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 17.81 Bn | 16.45 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.17% |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 15.90 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -3.10% |
| 6 | Best Buy | 15.61 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 2.41% |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.72 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.27 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 23.15% |
| 9 | Murphy USA | 10.20 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 4.60% |
| 10 | GameStop | 9.92 Bn | 905.02 Mn | 386.80 Mn | 16.97% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 5.04% |