Best Buy (BBY) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.94 for Q2 2026, up 161.4% year-over-year from 0.36 in Q2 2025, and up 420.76% quarter-over-quarter from 0.18 in Q1 2026.
Best Buy (BBY) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.94 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 161.4% year-over-year to 0.94; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 0.5 (down 22.33% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.64, up 9.83% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.94 in Q2 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from 0.18 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 50.5 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 1.86 in Q4 2023.
- Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 2.75 across 5 years, with a median of 0.16 in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 425.22% — and 2024, when it soared 13475.0%.
- Best Buy's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.57 in 2022, then slumped by 425.22% to 1.86 in 2023, then surged by 75.83% to 0.45 in 2024, then slumped by 54.12% to 0.69 in 2025, then jumped by 235.5% to 0.94 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBY's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.94 in Q2 2026, 0.18 in Q1 2026, and 0.69 in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 30.86 Bn | 30.34 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 0.10 |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 28.83 Bn | 27.81 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.15 |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 22.86 Bn | 22.64 Bn | 1.27 Bn | - |
| 4 | Tractor Supply | 18.25 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 0.38 |
| 5 | Best Buy | 18.12 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 0.94 |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 16.18 Bn | 15.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -1.35 |
| 7 | Five Below | 13.82 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 478.64 Mn | - |
| 8 | Murphy USA | 10.46 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 746.50 Mn | 0.10 |
| 9 | Bath & Body Works | 4.03 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 0.05 |
| 10 | MINISO Group Holding | 3.38 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 414.86 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 0.94 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -0.69 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 0.35 |
| May 3, 2025 | -1.53 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -0.45 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 0.42 |
| May 4, 2024 | 50.50 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 0.20 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -1.86 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 0.62 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -0.38 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 0.57 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -0.12 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -6.14 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 0.29 |