Best Buy (BBY) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Payables came in at $6.0 billion in Q3 2026, up 6.05% year-over-year from $5.7 billion in Q3 2025, and up 17.74% quarter-over-quarter from $5.1 billion in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported Payables for 18 consecutive years, with $6.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payables rose 6.05% year-over-year to $6.0 billion in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $6.0 billion, a 6.05% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $4.7 billion, down 4.72% from the prior year.
- Payables was $6.0 billion for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from $5.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Payables peaked at $7.3 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $4.6 billion in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $5.7 billion and a median of $5.5 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Payables.
- Across the five-year window, Payables retreated 23.38% in 2022 and gained 9.59% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Payables stood at $7.1 billion in 2022, then climbed by 1.09% to $7.1 billion in 2023, then rose by 0.17% to $7.1 billion in 2024, then grew by 2.44% to $7.3 billion in 2025, then fell by 17.67% to $6.0 billion in 2026.
- The last three Payables figures came in at $6.0 billion (Q3 2026), $5.1 billion (Q2 2026), and $4.7 billion (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.25 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 985.78 Mn |
| 2 | Best Buy | 18.82 Bn | 16.56 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 6.03 Bn |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 11.82 Bn | 10.90 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 4 | Signet Jewelers | 3.93 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 556.50 Mn | 693.20 Mn |
| 5 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.47 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 826.34 Mn |
| 6 | National Vision Holdings | 1.38 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 76.73 Mn |
| 7 | Gold.com | 1.23 Bn | 654.58 Mn | 176.58 Mn | 133.74 Mn |
| 8 | GameStop | 1.21 Bn | -7.16 Bn | 340.30 Mn | 263.40 Mn |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.11 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 21.15 Mn | 2.11 Mn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 384.86 Mn | 377.05 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 211.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 6.03 Bn |
| May 2, 2026 | 5.12 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 4.75 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 7.32 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 5.68 Bn |
| May 3, 2025 | 4.67 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 4.98 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 7.15 Bn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 5.54 Bn |
| May 4, 2024 | 4.66 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 4.64 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 7.13 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 5.47 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 4.87 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 5.69 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 7.06 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 5.41 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 5.49 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 6.80 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 8.41 Bn |