Best Buy (BBY) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026)

Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $5.4 billion in Q2 2026, up 5.34% year-on-year from $5.1 billion in Q2 2025, and down 18.11% on a QoQ basis from $6.6 billion in Q1 2026.

Best Buy (BBY) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Best Buy (BBY) has 18 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $5.4 billion in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Inventory Average rose 5.34% year-over-year to $5.4 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $5.4 billion, a 5.34% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $5.2 billion, up 2.71% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average for Q2 2026 stood at $5.4 billion, down from $6.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Inventory Average for BBY reached as high as $7.3 billion in Q1 2022 and fell as low as $5.1 billion in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Inventory Average has averaged $6.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $6.2 billion in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Inventory Average increased 11.07% in 2022 and dropped 15.25% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Inventory Average stood at $6.7 billion in 2022, then decreased by 0.93% to $6.6 billion in 2023, then climbed by 2.26% to $6.8 billion in 2024, then grew by 2.2% to $6.9 billion in 2025, then retreated by 21.59% to $5.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Inventory Average figures were $5.4 billion in Q2 2026, $6.6 billion in Q1 2026, and $6.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 498.99 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - 5,698.44
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.50 Bn
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn -
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn 5.41 Bn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn 5.27 Bn
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn 491.13 Mn
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn 3.33 Bn
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn 979.44 Mn
10 Murphy USA 11.42 Bn 11.30 Bn -3.64 Bn 388.15 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 5.41 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 6.61 Bn
Nov 1, 2025 6.90 Bn
Aug 2, 2025 5.51 Bn
May 3, 2025 5.14 Bn
Feb 1, 2025 6.45 Bn
Nov 2, 2024 6.76 Bn
Aug 3, 2024 5.47 Bn
May 4, 2024 5.09 Bn
Feb 3, 2024 6.26 Bn
Oct 28, 2023 6.61 Bn
Jul 29, 2023 5.44 Bn
Apr 29, 2023 5.18 Bn
Jan 28, 2023 6.22 Bn
Oct 29, 2022 6.67 Bn
Jul 30, 2022 6.15 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 6.11 Bn
Jan 29, 2022 7.26 Bn
Oct 30, 2021 7.49 Bn
Jul 31, 2021 6.07 Bn