Best Buy (BBY) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $5.9 billion in Q3 2026, up 8.03% year-over-year from $5.5 billion in Q3 2025, and up 9.84% quarter-over-quarter from $5.4 billion in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported Inventory Average for 18 consecutive years, with $5.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Inventory Average rose 8.03% year-over-year to $5.9 billion in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $5.9 billion, a 8.03% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $5.2 billion, up 2.71% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average was $5.9 billion for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from $5.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Inventory Average peaked at $7.3 billion in Q1 2022 and troughed at $5.1 billion in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of $6.1 billion and a median of $6.2 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
- Across the five-year window, Inventory Average rose 11.07% in 2022 and declined 15.25% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Inventory Average stood at $6.7 billion in 2022, then dropped by 0.93% to $6.6 billion in 2023, then increased by 2.26% to $6.8 billion in 2024, then rose by 2.2% to $6.9 billion in 2025, then declined by 13.87% to $5.9 billion in 2026.
- The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $5.9 billion (Q3 2026), $5.4 billion (Q2 2026), and $6.6 billion (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.29 Bn | 23.08 Bn | 1.19 Bn | - |
| 2 | Best Buy | 18.60 Bn | 16.35 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 5.95 Bn |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 11.90 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 5.49 Bn |
| 4 | Signet Jewelers | 4.10 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 556.50 Mn | 1.97 Bn |
| 5 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.27 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 1.58 Bn |
| 6 | National Vision Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 105.96 Mn |
| 7 | Gold.com | 1.36 Bn | 778.11 Mn | 176.58 Mn | 2.15 Bn |
| 8 | GameStop | 1.27 Bn | -7.10 Bn | 340.30 Mn | 413.30 Mn |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.11 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 21.15 Mn | 539,150.00 |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 371.22 Mn | 363.41 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 332.32 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 5.95 Bn |
| 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 |