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Best Buy (BBY) Inventory Average (2016 - 2026)

Best Buy has reported Inventory Average over the past 18 years, most recently at $6.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Inventory Average rose 2.58% to $6.6 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $6.6 billion through Jan 2026, up 2.58% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $5.2 billion for FY2026, 2.71% up from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average was $6.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Best Buy, down from $6.9 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.
  • The 5-year median for Inventory Average is $6.2 billion (2023), against an average of $6.1 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Inventory Average grew 11.07% in 2022 and then fell 15.25% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Inventory Average shows it stood at $6.7 billion in 2022, then decreased by 0.93% to $6.6 billion in 2023, then rose by 2.26% to $6.8 billion in 2024, then grew by 2.2% to $6.9 billion in 2025, then dropped by 4.24% to $6.6 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BBY's Inventory Average are $6.6 billion (Q1 2026), $6.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $5.5 billion (Q3 2025).