Best Buy BBY
NYSE BBY
$85.89 +0.16 (+0.19%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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% year-over-year from $59.2 million in Q2 2025, and down 80.51% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q1 2026.

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

Best Buy (BBY) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $215.0 million the latest figure, recorded in 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 fell to $215.0 million in Q2 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $2.0 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$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.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow jumped 1335.71% — and 2025, when it plunged 3400.0%.
  • Best Buy's 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 surged by 36.08% to -$287.0 million in 2025, then soared by 174.91% to $215.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BBY's Free Cash Flow at $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 30.86 Bn 30.34 Bn 1.08 Bn 207.43 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 28.83 Bn 27.81 Bn 1.10 Bn 515.99 Mn
3 Ulta Beauty 22.86 Bn 22.64 Bn 1.27 Bn 203.62 Mn
4 Tractor Supply 18.25 Bn 18.02 Bn 1.68 Bn 328.91 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.12 Bn 16.37 Bn 2.10 Bn 215.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.18 Bn 15.18 Bn 1.68 Bn -84.23 Mn
7 Five Below 13.82 Bn 12.71 Bn 478.64 Mn 190.04 Mn
8 Murphy USA 10.46 Bn 10.28 Bn 746.50 Mn 123.30 Mn
9 Bath & Body Works 4.03 Bn 3.08 Bn 1.24 Bn 814.00 Mn
10 MINISO Group Holding 3.38 Bn 2.41 Bn 414.86 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