Best Buy (BBY) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.18 for Q1 2026, up 22.59% year-over-year from 0.15 in Q1 2025, and up 126.02% quarter-over-quarter from 0.69 in Q4 2025.
Best Buy (BBY) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.18 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.18, up 22.59% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.64 (up 9.83% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 0.64, up 9.83% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.18 in Q1 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from 0.69 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 50.5 in Q2 2024 and troughed at 1.86 in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 2.86 and a median of 0.15 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 425.22% in 2023, then soared 13475.0% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.57 in 2022, then sank by 425.22% to 1.86 in 2023, then jumped by 75.83% to 0.45 in 2024, then sank by 54.12% to 0.69 in 2025, then jumped by 126.02% to 0.18 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBY's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.18 in Q1 2026, 0.69 in Q4 2025, and 0.35 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 27.84 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -0.18 |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 24.59 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.10 |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 20.75 Bn | 20.25 Bn | 1.48 Bn | - |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 17.81 Bn | 16.45 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.49 |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 15.90 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -1.13 |
| 6 | Best Buy | 15.61 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 0.94 |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.72 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.27 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 696.98 Mn | - |
| 9 | Murphy USA | 10.20 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 0.05 |
| 10 | GameStop | 9.92 Bn | 905.02 Mn | 386.80 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 |