Current Assets
Restricted Cash
Best Buy Restricted Cash increased by 5.4% to $271.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 8.1%, from $295.00M to $271.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Restricted Cash shows an upward trend with a 22.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Assets
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ2 2017
Last reportedQ3 2026Dec 5, 2025
How to read this metric
An increase may signal higher debt service requirements or increased collateral obligations, while a decrease may indicate the release of restricted funds.
Detailed definition
Cash balances that are legally or contractually set aside for specific purposes, such as debt service reserves, collater...
Peer comparison
Common in capital-intensive industries like energy where project financing requires specific reserve accounts.
Metric ID:
restricted_cashHistorical Data
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $115.00M | $134.00M | $173.00M | $269.00M | $320.00M | $312.00M | $361.00M | $379.00M | $402.00M | $398.00M | $423.00M | $346.00M | $313.00M | $311.00M | $295.00M | $290.00M | $288.00M | $257.00M | $271.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +16.5% | +29.1% | +55.5% | +19.0% | -2.5% | +15.7% | +5.0% | +6.1% | -1.0% | +6.3% | -18.2% | -9.5% | -0.6% | -5.1% | -1.7% | -0.7% | -10.8% | +5.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +178.3% | +132.8% | +108.7% | +40.9% | +25.6% | +27.6% | +17.2% | -8.7% | -22.1% | -21.9% | -30.3% | -16.2% | -8.0% | -17.4% | -8.1% |
Range$115.00M – $423.00M
CAGR+21.0%
Avg YoY Growth+26.6%
Median YoY Growth-8.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Best Buy's restricted cash?
- Best Buy (BBY) reported restricted cash of $271.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Best Buy's restricted cash changed year-over-year?
- Best Buy's restricted cash decreased by 8.1% year-over-year, from $295.00M to $271.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Best Buy's restricted cash?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Best Buy's restricted cash has grown at a 22.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $131.00M to $290.00M.
- What does restricted cash mean?
- Cash that is legally tied up and cannot be used for day-to-day operations.