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Best Buy (BBY) Net Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Best Buy has reported Net Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $828.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 11.73% to $828.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $149.0 million through Jan 2026, up 75.29% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $149.0 million for FY2026, 75.29% up from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was $828.0 million for Q1 2026 at Best Buy, up from -$519.0 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.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $56.0 million (2023), against an average of -$93.5 million.
  • The largest YoY upside for Net Cash Flow was 325.94% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 377.63% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $152.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 377.63% to -$422.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 80.33% to -$761.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 31.8% to -$519.0 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 259.54% to $828.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BBY's Net Cash Flow are $828.0 million (Q1 2026), -$519.0 million (Q4 2025), and $277.0 million (Q3 2025).