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
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 |