Best Buy BBY
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Best Buy (BBY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.9 billion in Q3 2026, down 1.34% year-over-year from $1.9 billion in Q3 2025, and up 10.68% quarter-over-quarter from $1.7 billion in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Best Buy (BBY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Best Buy (BBY) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $1.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 1.34% year-over-year to $1.9 billion in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $7.7 billion, a 2.25% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $7.8 billion, up 2.16% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $1.9 billion for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $2.5 billion in Q1 2022 and troughed at $1.7 billion in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $2.0 billion and a median of $1.9 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses dropped 14.7% in 2022 and grew 7.76% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $2.0 billion in 2022, then declined by 4.58% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then dropped by 0.53% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then increased by 0.64% to $1.9 billion in 2025, then gained by 2.02% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.9 billion (Q3 2026), $1.7 billion (Q2 2026), and $2.2 billion (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Ulta Beauty 24.15 Bn 23.93 Bn 1.19 Bn 807.31 Mn
2 Best Buy 18.99 Bn 16.74 Bn 2.34 Bn 1.92 Bn
3 Dick'S Sporting Goods 12.36 Bn 11.45 Bn 1.94 Bn 1.48 Bn
4 Signet Jewelers 3.39 Bn 2.78 Bn 556.50 Mn 509.60 Mn
5 Academy Sports & Outdoors 2.85 Bn 2.52 Bn 479.35 Mn 404.69 Mn
6 National Vision Holdings 1.32 Bn 1.29 Bn 290.43 Mn 269.13 Mn
7 GameStop 1.32 Bn -7.05 Bn 340.30 Mn 201.60 Mn
8 Gold.com 1.31 Bn 795.52 Mn 176.58 Mn 78.04 Mn
9 Winmark 1.14 Bn 1.12 Bn 21.15 Mn 7.51 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 441.20 Mn 433.40 Mn 57.05 Mn 66.15 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 1.92 Bn
May 2, 2026 1.73 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 2.16 Bn
Nov 1, 2025 1.88 Bn
Aug 2, 2025 1.94 Bn
May 3, 2025 1.83 Bn
Feb 1, 2025 2.23 Bn
Nov 2, 2024 1.87 Bn
Aug 3, 2024 1.80 Bn
May 4, 2024 1.75 Bn
Feb 3, 2024 2.44 Bn
Oct 28, 2023 1.88 Bn
Jul 29, 2023 1.87 Bn
Apr 29, 2023 1.84 Bn
Jan 28, 2023 2.45 Bn
Oct 29, 2022 1.97 Bn
Jul 30, 2022 1.92 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 1.89 Bn
Jan 29, 2022 2.51 Bn
Oct 30, 2021 2.13 Bn