Finite-Lived Intangible Assets - Expected Amortization Expense (Year One)
Best Buy Finite-Lived Intangible Assets - Expected Amortization Expense (Year One) decreased by 16.7% to $5.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 37.5%, from $8.00M to $5.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Finite-Lived Intangible Assets - Expected Amortization Expense (Year One) shows a downward trend with a -11.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher values indicate a larger near-term drag on reported earnings due to previous acquisition activity.
Detailed definition
This represents the projected non-cash expense related to the amortization of finite-lived intangible assets for the upc...
Peer comparison
Companies with high M&A activity in the medical device space typically report significant annual amortization expenses.
finite_lived_intangible_assets_amortization_year_1Historical 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $16.00M | $16.00M | $16.00M | $21.00M | $18.00M | $18.00M | $18.00M | $18.00M | $12.00M | $12.00M | $12.00M | $12.00M | $11.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $10.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $5.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +31.3% | -14.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -33.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -8.3% | -27.3% | +0.0% | +25.0% | -40.0% | +0.0% | -16.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +12.5% | +12.5% | +12.5% | -14.3% | -33.3% | -33.3% | -33.3% | -33.3% | -8.3% | -33.3% | -33.3% | -16.7% | -45.5% | -25.0% | -37.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Best Buy's finite-lived intangible assets - expected amortization expense (year one)?
- Best Buy (BBY) reported finite-lived intangible assets - expected amortization expense (year one) of $5.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Best Buy's finite-lived intangible assets - expected amortization expense (year one) changed year-over-year?
- Best Buy's finite-lived intangible assets - expected amortization expense (year one) decreased by 37.5% year-over-year, from $8.00M to $5.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Best Buy's finite-lived intangible assets - expected amortization expense (year one)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Best Buy's finite-lived intangible assets - expected amortization expense (year one) has grown at a -11.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16.00M to $10.00M.
- What does finite-lived intangible assets - expected amortization expense (year one) mean?
- The expected non-cash expense for amortizing intangible assets over the next twelve months.