Accrued liabilities — Contract with Customer, Liability, Current
Best Buy Accrued liabilities — Contract with Customer, Liability, Current increased by 12.3% to $64M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.5%, from $59M to $64M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Accrued liabilities — Contract with Customer, Liability, Current shows a downward trend with a -7.3% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests growing customer prepayments or deferred service obligations, indicating strong future revenue potential, while a decrease may signal faster fulfillment or reduced sales of prepaid products like gift cards.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the current portion of obligations arising from contracts with customers where payment has been r...
Peer comparison
Retailers with significant gift card programs or extended service plans typically report similar deferred revenue liabilities, which are often compared as a percentage of total current liabilities or annual revenue.
bby_segment_accrued_liabilities_contract_with_customer_liability_currentHistorical Data
| 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 | Q1 '27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $79M | $79M | $88M | $83M | $82M | $78M | $77M | $66M | $68M | $64M | $59M | $53M | $57M | $64M | $58M | $50M | $59M | $60M | $67M | $57M | $64M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +11.4% | -5.7% | -1.2% | -4.9% | -1.3% | -14.3% | +3.0% | -5.9% | -7.8% | -10.2% | +7.5% | +12.3% | -9.4% | -13.8% | +18.0% | +1.7% | +11.7% | -14.9% | +12.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.8% | -1.3% | -12.5% | -20.5% | -17.1% | -17.9% | -23.4% | -19.7% | -16.2% | +0.0% | -1.7% | -5.7% | +3.5% | -6.3% | +15.5% | +14.0% | +8.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Best Buy's accrued liabilities — contract with customer, liability, current?
- Best Buy (BBY) reported accrued liabilities — contract with customer, liability, current of $64M in Q1 2026.
- How has Best Buy's accrued liabilities — contract with customer, liability, current changed year-over-year?
- Best Buy's accrued liabilities — contract with customer, liability, current increased by 8.5% year-over-year, from $59M to $64M.
- What is the long-term trend for Best Buy's accrued liabilities — contract with customer, liability, current?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Best Buy's accrued liabilities — contract with customer, liability, current has grown at a -7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $329M to $243M.
- What does accrued liabilities — contract with customer, liability, current mean?
- This is the value of goods or services that customers have paid for but the company has not yet delivered.