Best Buy (BBY) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at $116.0 million in Q3 2026, up 70.59% year-over-year from $68.0 million in Q3 2025, and up 13.73% quarter-over-quarter from $102.0 million in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported Tax Provisions for 18 consecutive years, with $116.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Provisions rose 70.59% year-over-year to $116.0 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $468.0 million, a 68.35% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $337.0 million, down 9.41% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions was $116.0 million for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from $102.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Provisions peaked at $233.0 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at $19.0 million in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of $100.9 million and a median of $96.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Provisions tumbled 76.25% in 2025 and surged 436.84% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Tax Provisions stood at $84.0 million in 2022, then rose by 2.38% to $86.0 million in 2023, then declined by 1.16% to $85.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 24.71% to $64.0 million in 2025, then surged by 81.25% to $116.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $116.0 million (Q3 2026), $102.0 million (Q2 2026), and $186.0 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.16 Bn | 22.94 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 91.88 Mn |
| 2 | Best Buy | 19.53 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 116.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 10.76 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 122.95 Mn |
| 4 | GameStop | 10.16 Bn | 5.10 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 121.50 Mn |
| 5 | Signet Jewelers | 3.88 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 602.40 Mn | 20.80 Mn |
| 6 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.00 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 665.90 Mn | 40.50 Mn |
| 7 | National Vision Holdings | 1.33 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 5.55 Mn |
| 8 | Gold.com | 1.32 Bn | 490.26 Mn | 110.30 Mn | 8.25 Mn |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.02 Bn | 997.85 Mn | 21.15 Mn | 2.79 Mn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 369.06 Mn | 361.25 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -7.06 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 116.00 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 102.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 186.00 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 64.00 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 68.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 19.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 106.00 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 85.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 101.00 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 80.00 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 124.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 86.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 96.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 75.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 124.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 84.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 58.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 110.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 233.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 166.00 Mn |