Best Buy (BBY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 7.54% in Q3 2026, up 145.0% year-over-year from 3.08% in Q3 2025, and up 213.24% quarter-over-quarter from 2.41% in Q2 2026.
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Best Buy (BBY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 7.54% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 145.0% year-over-year to 7.54% in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 4.19%, a 94.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 3.02%, down 33.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin was 7.54% for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from 2.41% 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 2.6% and a median of 3.35% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin sank 1454 bps in 2022 and soared 937 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 3.27% in 2022, then slumped by 134 bps to 1.11% in 2023, then sank by 329 bps to 4.75% in 2024, then surged by 38 bps to 2.97% in 2025, then soared by 354 bps to 7.54% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 7.54% (Q3 2026), 2.41% (Q2 2026), and 7.98% (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.26 Bn | 23.05 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 1.27% |
| 2 | Best Buy | 18.83 Bn | 16.57 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 7.54% |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 11.87 Bn | 10.96 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 2.38% |
| 4 | Signet Jewelers | 3.91 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 556.50 Mn | -10.89% |
| 5 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.42 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 8.44% |
| 6 | National Vision Holdings | 1.38 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 290.43 Mn | - |
| 7 | GameStop | 1.25 Bn | -7.12 Bn | 340.30 Mn | 39.85% |
| 8 | Gold.com | 1.24 Bn | 665.94 Mn | 176.58 Mn | -0.03% |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.11 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 21.15 Mn | 38.85% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 384.68 Mn | 376.88 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -19.41% |
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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% |