Best Buy (BBY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $737.0 million in Q3 2026, up 28.4% year-over-year from $574.0 million in Q3 2025, and up 242.79% quarter-over-quarter from $215.0 million in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $737.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 28.4% year-over-year to $737.0 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $1.8 billion, a 30.77% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $1.3 billion, down 9.63% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $737.0 million for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from $215.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $2.0 billion in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$1.6 billion in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $377.5 million and a median of $346.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow soared 1335.71% in 2022 and sank 3400.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $346.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 131.21% to -$108.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 315.74% to -$449.0 million in 2024, then soared by 36.08% to -$287.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 356.79% to $737.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $737.0 million (Q3 2026), $215.0 million (Q2 2026), and $1.1 billion (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.16 Bn | 22.94 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 38.44 Mn |
| 2 | Best Buy | 19.53 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 737.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 10.76 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 133.03 Mn |
| 4 | GameStop | 10.16 Bn | 5.10 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 60.70 Mn |
| 5 | Signet Jewelers | 3.88 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 602.40 Mn | 30.80 Mn |
| 6 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.00 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 665.90 Mn | 116.06 Mn |
| 7 | National Vision Holdings | 1.33 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 290.43 Mn | - |
| 8 | Gold.com | 1.32 Bn | 490.26 Mn | 110.30 Mn | 1.07 Bn |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.02 Bn | 997.85 Mn | 21.15 Mn | 8.53 Mn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 369.06 Mn | 361.25 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -56.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 737.00 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 215.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.10 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -287.00 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 574.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | -132.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.36 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -449.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 478.00 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 4.00 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 997.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -108.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 321.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -535.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1.70 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 346.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 449.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -1.60 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 2.00 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -28.00 Mn |