Best Buy (BBY) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at $501.0 million in Q3 2026, up 80.87% year-over-year from $277.0 million in Q3 2025, and up 3753.85% quarter-over-quarter from $13.0 million in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported Net Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $501.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Cash Flow rose 80.87% year-over-year to $501.0 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $823.0 million, a 4741.18% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $149.0 million, up 75.29% from the prior year.
- Net Cash Flow was $501.0 million for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from $13.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $958.0 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at -$2.2 billion in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$56.6 million and a median of $56.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
- The widest YoY moves for Net Cash Flow: up 325.94% in 2023, down 377.63% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Net Cash Flow stood at $152.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 377.63% to -$422.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 80.33% to -$761.0 million in 2024, then soared by 31.8% to -$519.0 million in 2025, then soared by 196.53% to $501.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at $501.0 million (Q3 2026), $13.0 million (Q2 2026), and $828.0 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.01 Bn | 22.80 Bn | 1.19 Bn | -7.55 Mn |
| 2 | Best Buy | 18.63 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 501.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 11.84 Bn | 10.93 Bn | 1.94 Bn | -82.52 Mn |
| 4 | Signet Jewelers | 3.91 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 556.50 Mn | -271.20 Mn |
| 5 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.50 Bn | 3.16 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 7.49 Mn |
| 6 | National Vision Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 290.43 Mn | - |
| 7 | Gold.com | 1.26 Bn | 677.41 Mn | 176.58 Mn | -8.44 Mn |
| 8 | Winmark | 1.11 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 21.15 Mn | 6.06 Mn |
| 9 | GameStop | 1.04 Bn | -7.33 Bn | 340.30 Mn | 1.08 Bn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 377.78 Mn | 369.97 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -6.67 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 501.00 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 13.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 828.00 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -519.00 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 277.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | -437.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 938.00 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -761.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 171.00 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | -263.00 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 727.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -422.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 56.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -816.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 958.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 152.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 193.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -2.25 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -424.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -837.00 Mn |