Operating Cash Flow
Best Buy Operating Cash Flow decreased by 70.7% to $375.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1002.9%, from $34.00M to $375.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Operating Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -20.4% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates strong operational efficiency and cash generation, while a decrease may signal operational challenges or issues with working capital management.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total cash generated or consumed by a company's core business operations during a specific pe...
Peer comparison
Standard across all industries; peers in the medical device and diagnostics sector typically maintain high conversion ratios of net income to operating cash flow.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q4 '26 | Q1 '27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $105.00M | $759.00M | $197.00M | $2.19B | -$1.38B | $1.93B | -$331.00M | $512.00M | $109.00M | $1.18B | $156.00M | $661.00M | $1.54B | $34.00M | $749.00M | $0.00 | $1.28B | $375.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +622.9% | -74.0% | >999% | -163.2% | +239.6% | -117.1% | +254.7% | -78.7% | +982.6% | -86.8% | +323.7% | +132.5% | -97.8% | >999% | -100.0% | — | -70.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | <-999% | -11.8% | +76.1% | — | — | -38.9% | +147.1% | +29.1% | +30.3% | -78.2% | +13.3% | — | -16.9% | >999% |
Operating Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Best Buy's operating cash flow?
- Best Buy (BBY) reported operating cash flow of $375.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Best Buy's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Best Buy's operating cash flow increased by 1002.9% year-over-year, from $34.00M to $375.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Best Buy's operating cash flow?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2026), Best Buy's operating cash flow has grown at a -20.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.25B to $2.06B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The amount of cash a company generates from its regular business activities.