Best Buy (BBY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) reported Free Cash Flow of $1.1 billion for Q1 2026, down 18.84% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 484.32% quarter-over-quarter from -$287.0 million in Q4 2025.
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 $1.1 billion in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $1.1 billion, down 18.84% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $1.3 billion (down 9.63% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $1.3 billion, down 9.63% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow climbed to $1.1 billion in Q1 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from -$287.0 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 $365.9 million and a median of $346.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Free Cash Flow jumped 1335.71% in 2022, then plunged 3400.0% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $346.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 131.21% to -$108.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 315.74% to -$449.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 36.08% to -$287.0 million in 2025, then surged by 484.32% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBY's Free Cash Flow at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, -$287.0 million in Q4 2025, and $574.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 27.84 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -117.16 Mn |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 24.59 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 772.38 Mn |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 20.75 Bn | 20.25 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 1.39 Bn |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 17.81 Bn | 16.45 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 72.63 Mn |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 15.90 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -111.49 Mn |
| 6 | Best Buy | 15.61 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 215.00 Mn |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.72 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.27 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 400.11 Mn |
| 9 | Murphy USA | 10.20 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 221.70 Mn |
| 10 | GameStop | 9.92 Bn | 905.02 Mn | 386.80 Mn | 187.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |