Best Buy BBY
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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