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

Best Buy (BBY) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.18 as the latest value 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 for Q1 2026 was 0.18 at Best Buy, up from 0.69 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 50.5 in Q2 2024, with the low at 1.86 in Q4 2023.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 2.86, with a median of 0.15 recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio plummeted 425.22% in 2023, then skyrocketed 13475.0% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.57 in 2022, then tumbled by 425.22% to 1.86 in 2023, then soared by 75.83% to 0.45 in 2024, then crashed by 54.12% to 0.69 in 2025, then soared by 126.02% to 0.18 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.18, 0.69, and 0.35 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.