Best Buy BBY
NYSE BBY
$88.00 -1.33 (-1.49%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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