Best Buy (BBY) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) posted Net Cash Flow of $501 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 80.9% from $277 million a year earlier.
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Best Buy (BBY) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Net Cash Flow at Best Buy was $823 million; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was $149 million, up 75.3% from FY2025.
- Annual Net Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -46.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Best Buy's Net Cash Flow was $85 million in FY2025, -$455 million in FY2024, -$944 million in FY2023 and -$2.42 billion in FY2022.
- Quarterly Net Cash Flow has run from a low of -$2.25 billion in fiscal Q1 2023 to a high of $958 million in fiscal Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Cash Flow increased in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 40.0%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Cash Flow in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2025, with growth of 205.4%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a decline of 71.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow for the three prior fiscal quarters was $13 million (Q1 2027), $828 million (Q4 2026) and -$519 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | NCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,828.15 Bn | 2,344.85 Bn | 104.83 Bn | -23.71 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.02 Bn | 305.26 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 500.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 160.78 Bn | 138.32 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 450.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.83 Bn | 102.79 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 2.39 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.49 Bn | 57.42 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 157.76 Mn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.51 Bn | 72.60 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 8.87 Mn |
| 7 | Target | 69.38 Bn | 63.97 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 1.88 Bn |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.02 Bn | 50.92 Bn | 2.52 Bn | -31.26 Mn |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.62 Bn | 33.11 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 231.00 Mn |
| 10 | Best Buy | 19.91 Bn | 13.24 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 501.00 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 |
API Access
Best Buy Net Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-cash-flow&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-cash-flow", "ticker": "BBY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-cash-flow&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();