Best Buy Cash Flow Statement
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Best Buy free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, Best Buy generated $1.96 billion of operating cash flow and spent $704.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.26 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 3.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 9.6% from the prior year's $1.39 billion.
Best Buy returned $1.07 billion to shareholders: $801.0 million in dividends and $273.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 85% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 1.6 times.
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Best Buy cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-01-31 | FY 20252025-02-01 | FY 20242024-02-03 | FY 20232023-01-28 | FY 20222022-01-29 | FY 20202021-01-30 | FY 20202020-02-01 | FY 20192019-02-02 | FY 20182018-02-03 | FY 20172017-01-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.07B | 927.00M | 1.24B | 1.42B | 2.45B | 1.80B | 1.54B | 1.46B | 1.00B | 1.23B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +15.32% | -25.30% | -12.54% | -42.18% | +36.48% | +16.68% | +5.26% | +46.40% | -18.57% | +36.90% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 831.00M | 866.00M | 923.00M | 918.00M | 869.00M | 839.00M | 812.00M | 770.00M | 683.00M | 654.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 139.00M | 139.00M | 145.00M | 138.00M | 141.00M | 135.00M | 143.00M | 123.00M | 129.00M | 108.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -333.00M | 103.00M | -661.00M | -414.00M | -526.00M | 1.26B | 169.00M | 232.00M | -120.00M | 557.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.96B | 2.10B | 1.47B | 1.82B | 3.25B | 4.93B | 2.56B | 2.41B | 2.14B | 2.56B |
| Capital Expenditures | -704.00M | -706.00M | -795.00M | -930.00M | -737.00M | -713.00M | -743.00M | -819.00M | -688.00M | -580.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -730.00M | -704.00M | -781.00M | -962.00M | -1.37B | -788.00M | -895.00M | 508.00M | -1.00B | -877.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -801.00M | -807.00M | -801.00M | -789.00M | -688.00M | -568.00M | -527.00M | -497.00M | -409.00M | -505.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -273.00M | -500.00M | -340.00M | -1.01B | -3.50B | -312.00M | -1.00B | -1.50B | -2.00B | -698.00M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | — | — | 1.89B | — | 498.00M | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -13.00M | -17.00M | -19.00M | -19.00M | -133.00M | -1.92B | -15.00M | -546.00M | -46.00M | -394.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.08B | -1.31B | -1.14B | -1.81B | -4.30B | -876.00M | -1.50B | -2.02B | -2.30B | -1.42B |
| Net Change in Cash | 155.00M | 75.00M | -460.00M | -952.00M | -2.42B | 3.27B | 171.00M | 884.00M | -1.13B | 272.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.26B | 1.39B | 675.00M | 894.00M | 2.52B | 4.21B | 1.82B | 1.59B | 1.45B | 1.98B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Best Buy's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2017, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow BBY's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?