Best Buy (BBY) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Inventory came in at $6.3 billion in Q3 2026, up 8.25% year-over-year from $5.8 billion in Q3 2025, and up 12.47% quarter-over-quarter from $5.6 billion in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported Inventory for 18 consecutive years, with $6.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Inventory rose 8.25% year-over-year to $6.3 billion in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $6.3 billion, a 8.25% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $5.2 billion, up 2.85% from the prior year.
- Inventory was $6.3 billion for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from $5.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Inventory peaked at $8.0 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $5.0 billion in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $6.0 billion and a median of $5.7 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Inventory.
- Across the five-year window, Inventory advanced 9.39% in 2022 and decreased 16.6% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Inventory stood at $7.3 billion in 2022, then grew by 3.67% to $7.6 billion in 2023, then climbed by 3.23% to $7.8 billion in 2024, then rose by 2.4% to $8.0 billion in 2025, then retreated by 21.23% to $6.3 billion in 2026.
- The last three Inventory figures came in at $6.3 billion (Q3 2026), $5.6 billion (Q2 2026), and $5.2 billion (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 24.15 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 1.19 Bn | - |
| 2 | Best Buy | 18.99 Bn | 16.74 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 6.30 Bn |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 12.36 Bn | 11.45 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 5.57 Bn |
| 4 | Signet Jewelers | 3.39 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 556.50 Mn | 1.99 Bn |
| 5 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 2.85 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 1.65 Bn |
| 6 | National Vision Holdings | 1.32 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 122.59 Mn |
| 7 | GameStop | 1.32 Bn | -7.05 Bn | 340.30 Mn | 423.30 Mn |
| 8 | Gold.com | 1.31 Bn | 795.52 Mn | 176.58 Mn | 2.77 Bn |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.14 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 21.15 Mn | 656,900.00 |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 441.20 Mn | 433.40 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 366.30 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 6.30 Bn |
| May 2, 2026 | 5.60 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.23 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 7.99 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 5.82 Bn |
| May 3, 2025 | 5.19 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 5.09 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 7.81 Bn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 5.71 Bn |
| May 4, 2024 | 5.23 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 4.96 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 7.56 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 5.65 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 5.22 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 5.14 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 7.29 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 6.04 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 6.26 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 5.97 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 8.55 Bn |