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Best Buy (BBY) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Best Buy has reported Operating Expenses over the past 18 years, most recently at $2.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 2.92% to $2.2 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $7.8 billion through Jan 2026, up 2.16% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $7.8 billion for FY2026, 2.16% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $2.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Best Buy, up from $1.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $2.5 billion in Q1 2022 and troughed at $1.8 billion in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.9 billion (2022), against an average of $2.0 billion.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 7.76% in 2025 against a maximum downside of 8.77% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $2.0 billion in 2022, then fell by 4.58% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then decreased by 0.53% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then rose by 0.64% to $1.9 billion in 2025, then rose by 15.01% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BBY's Operating Expenses are $2.2 billion (Q1 2026), $1.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.9 billion (Q3 2025).