Best Buy Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Best Buy free cash flow
In the quarter ended Aug 1, 2026, Best Buy generated $921.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $184.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $737.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 7.5% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 28.4% from the prior year's $574.0 million.
Best Buy returned $239.0 million to shareholders: $203.0 million in dividends and $36.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 32% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.6 times.
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Best Buy cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20272026-08-01 | Q1 20272026-05-02 | Q4 20262026-01-31 | Q3 20262025-11-01 | Q2 20262025-08-02 | Q1 20262025-05-03 | Q4 20252025-02-01 | Q3 20252024-11-02 | Q2 20252024-08-03 | Q1 20252024-05-04 | Q4 20242024-02-03 | Q3 20242023-10-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 315.00M | 276.00M | 541.00M | 140.00M | 186.00M | 202.00M | 117.00M | 273.00M | 291.00M | 246.00M | 460.00M | 263.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +69.35% | +36.63% | +362.39% | -48.72% | -36.08% | -17.89% | -74.57% | +3.80% | +6.20% | +0.82% | -7.07% | -5.05% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 195.00M | 194.00M | 203.00M | 206.00M | 211.00M | 211.00M | 216.00M | 213.00M | 218.00M | 219.00M | 221.00M | 229.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 34.00M | 40.00M | 33.00M | 31.00M | 35.00M | 40.00M | 31.00M | 34.00M | 36.00M | 38.00M | 35.00M | 35.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 186.00M | 132.00M | 229.00M | -637.00M | 195.00M | -120.00M | 501.00M | -596.00M | 268.00M | -70.00M | 92.00M | -296.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 921.00M | 375.00M | 1.28B | -99.00M | 749.00M | 34.00M | 1.54B | -256.00M | 661.00M | 156.00M | 1.18B | 109.00M |
| Capital Expenditures | -184.00M | -160.00M | -175.00M | -188.00M | -175.00M | -166.00M | -178.00M | -193.00M | -183.00M | -152.00M | -183.00M | -217.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -179.00M | -160.00M | -175.00M | -186.00M | -203.00M | -166.00M | -182.00M | -170.00M | -185.00M | -167.00M | -181.00M | -219.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -203.00M | -202.00M | -199.00M | -199.00M | -201.00M | -202.00M | -200.00M | -202.00M | -203.00M | -202.00M | -198.00M | -201.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -36.00M | 0 | -73.00M | -35.00M | -65.00M | -100.00M | -215.00M | -137.00M | -98.00M | -50.00M | -70.00M | -112.00M |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | -3.00M | — | — | — | -4.00M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -241.00M | -202.00M | -275.00M | -234.00M | -269.00M | -305.00M | -417.00M | -335.00M | -305.00M | -252.00M | -272.00M | -312.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | 498.00M | 13.00M | 829.00M | -519.00M | 278.00M | -433.00M | 930.00M | -760.00M | 171.00M | -266.00M | 734.00M | -432.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 737.00M | 215.00M | 1.10B | -287.00M | 574.00M | -132.00M | 1.36B | -449.00M | 478.00M | 4.00M | 997.00M | -108.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Best Buy's cash flow statement, from Q2 2027 back to Q3 2024, 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?