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Best Buy (BBY) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Best Buy has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.18 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 22.59% to 0.18 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.64 through Jan 2026, up 9.83% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.64 for FY2026, 9.83% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.18 for Q1 2026 at Best Buy, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.15 (2025), against an average of 2.86.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio crashed 425.22% in 2023 and then soared 13475.0% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.57 in 2022, then crashed by 425.22% to 1.86 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 75.83% to 0.45 in 2024, then plummeted by 54.12% to 0.69 in 2025, then skyrocketed by 126.02% to 0.18 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BBY's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.18 (Q1 2026), 0.69 (Q4 2025), and 0.35 (Q3 2025).