Best Buy (BBY) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) reported Inventory Average of $6.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 2.58% year-over-year from $6.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 4.24% quarter-over-quarter from $6.9 billion in Q4 2025.
Best Buy (BBY) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has 18 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $6.6 billion in Q1 2026.
- Inventory Average for Q1 2026 came in at $6.6 billion, up 2.58% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $6.6 billion (up 2.58% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $5.2 billion, up 2.71% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average fell to $6.6 billion in Q1 2026 per BBY's latest filing, 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.
- A 5-year average of $6.1 billion and a median of $6.2 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Inventory Average gained 11.07% in 2022, then fell 15.25% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Inventory Average shows it stood at $6.7 billion in 2022, then declined by 0.93% to $6.6 billion in 2023, then rose by 2.26% to $6.8 billion in 2024, then gained by 2.2% to $6.9 billion in 2025, then retreated by 4.24% to $6.6 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBY's Inventory Average at $6.6 billion in Q1 2026, $6.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $5.5 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 27.84 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 446.45 Mn |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 24.59 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 20.75 Bn | 20.25 Bn | 1.48 Bn | - |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 17.81 Bn | 16.45 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 5.27 Bn |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 15.90 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.33 Bn |
| 6 | Best Buy | 15.61 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 5.41 Bn |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.72 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - | 5,698.44 |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.27 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 979.44 Mn |
| 9 | Murphy USA | 10.20 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 388.15 Mn |
| 10 | GameStop | 9.92 Bn | 905.02 Mn | 386.80 Mn | 489.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |