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

Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $215.0 million in Q2 2026, up 262.88% year-on-year from $59.2 million in Q2 2025, and down 80.51% on a QoQ basis from $1.1 billion in Q1 2026.

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

Best Buy (BBY) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $215.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 262.88% year-over-year to $215.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $1.6 billion, a 27.79% 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 for Q2 2026 stood at $215.0 million, down 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.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $357.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $333.5 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 1335.71% in 2022 and slumped 3400.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, 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 jumped by 36.08% to -$287.0 million in 2025, then surged by 174.91% to $215.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $215.0 million in Q2 2026, $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, and -$287.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 385.98 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 772.38 Mn
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn 834.24 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn 215.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.65 Bn
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn -
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn -111.49 Mn
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn 400.11 Mn
10 Murphy USA 11.42 Bn 11.30 Bn -3.64 Bn 221.70 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