Best Buy (BBY) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) reported Inventory of $5.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 2.85% year-over-year from $5.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 34.57% quarter-over-quarter from $8.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Best Buy (BBY) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has 18 years of Inventory data on file, last reported at $5.2 billion in Q1 2026.
- Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at $5.2 billion, up 2.85% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $5.2 billion (up 2.85% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $5.2 billion, up 2.85% from the prior year.
- Inventory retreated to $5.2 billion in Q1 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from $8.0 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Inventory climbed 9.39% in 2022, then slipped 16.6% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Inventory shows it stood at $7.3 billion in 2022, then increased by 3.67% to $7.6 billion in 2023, then grew by 3.23% to $7.8 billion in 2024, then gained by 2.4% to $8.0 billion in 2025, then plunged by 34.57% to $5.2 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBY's Inventory at $5.2 billion in Q1 2026, $8.0 billion in Q4 2025, and $5.8 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 27.84 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 440.83 Mn |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 24.59 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 20.75 Bn | 20.25 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 44.38 Mn |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 17.81 Bn | 16.45 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 4.91 Bn |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 15.90 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.58 Bn |
| 6 | Best Buy | 15.61 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 5.60 Bn |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.72 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - | 2,396.87 |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.27 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 846.61 Mn |
| 9 | Murphy USA | 10.20 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 363.30 Mn |
| 10 | GameStop | 9.92 Bn | 905.02 Mn | 386.80 Mn | 403.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 6.42 Bn |