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Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
Best Buy Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock increased by 108.6% to $73.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 66.0%, from $215.00M to $73.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock shows a downward trend with a -47.2% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ4 2026Mar 18, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates a commitment to returning capital to shareholders or offsetting dilution from stock-based compensation.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company's repurchase of its own common shares from the open market. This is a prima...
Peer comparison
Standard capital return metric for mature public companies.
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other_payments_for_repurchase_of_common_stockHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q4 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $927.00M | $396.00M | $405.00M | $1.77B | $455.00M | $10.00M | $0.00 | $549.00M | $79.00M | $79.00M | $112.00M | $70.00M | $50.00M | $98.00M | $137.00M | $215.00M | $100.00M | $65.00M | $35.00M | $73.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -57.3% | +2.3% | +338.0% | -74.4% | -97.8% | -100.0% | — | -85.6% | +0.0% | +41.8% | -37.5% | -28.6% | +96.0% | +39.8% | +56.9% | -53.5% | -35.0% | -46.2% | +108.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -50.9% | -97.5% | -100.0% | -69.1% | -82.6% | +690.0% | — | -87.2% | -36.7% | +24.1% | +22.3% | +207.1% | +100.0% | -33.7% | -74.5% | -66.0% |
Range$0.00 – $1.77B
CAGR-41.4%
Avg YoY Growth+23.0%
Median YoY Growth-50.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Best Buy's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Best Buy (BBY) reported payments for repurchase of common stock of $73.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Best Buy's payments for repurchase of common stock changed year-over-year?
- Best Buy's payments for repurchase of common stock decreased by 66.0% year-over-year, from $215.00M to $73.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Best Buy's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Best Buy's payments for repurchase of common stock has grown at a -47.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.50B to $273.00M.
- What does payments for repurchase of common stock mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own common stock.