Best Buy (BBY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Best Buy (BBY) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $215.0 million for Q2 2026, up 262.88% YoY from $59.2 million in Q2 2025, and down 80.51% sequentially from $1.1 billion in Q1 2026.

Best Buy (BBY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Best Buy has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $215.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 262.88% year-over-year to $215.0 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 27.79% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $1.3 billion, down 9.63% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to $215.0 million in Q2 2026, from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for BBY reached as high as $2.0 billion in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$1.6 billion in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $333.5 million (2022), against an average of $357.6 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow jumped 1335.71% — and 2025, when it slumped 3400.0%.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $346.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 131.21% to -$108.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 315.74% to -$449.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 36.08% to -$287.0 million in 2025, then surged by 174.91% to $215.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $215.0 million, $1.1 billion, and -$287.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 NaaS Technology 29.20 Bn 29.20 Bn - -
2 Caseys General Stores 28.94 Bn 28.48 Bn 1.08 Bn -179.33 Mn
3 Williams Sonoma 27.71 Bn 26.69 Bn 1.10 Bn 772.38 Mn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 19.10 Bn 17.75 Bn 1.77 Bn 72.63 Mn
5 Tractor Supply 16.98 Bn 16.76 Bn 1.30 Bn -111.49 Mn
6 Best Buy 16.25 Bn 14.50 Bn 2.10 Bn 215.00 Mn
7 Murphy USA 10.35 Bn 10.23 Bn 3.98 Bn 221.70 Mn
8 Five Below 10.07 Bn 9.13 Bn 696.98 Mn 400.11 Mn
9 Winmark 8.93 Bn 8.93 Bn 20.23 Mn 11.86 Mn
10 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.04 Bn 2.71 Bn 479.35 Mn 139.72 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 215.00 Mn
May 2, 2026 215.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 1.10 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 1.10 Bn
Nov 1, 2025 -287.00 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -287.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 574.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 574.00 Mn
May 3, 2025 -132.00 Mn
May 3, 2025 -132.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 1.36 Bn
Feb 1, 2025 1.36 Bn
Nov 2, 2024 -449.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -449.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 478.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 478.00 Mn
May 4, 2024 4.00 Mn
May 4, 2024 4.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 997.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 997.00 Mn