Other Income & Expense
Change in AP
Best Buy Change in AP decreased by 257.4% to -$2.55B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther Income & Expense
CategoryLiquidity
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ4 2026Mar 18, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is effectively using supplier credit to manage cash flow, while a decrease indicates faster payment of liabilities.
Detailed definition
Represents the net change in obligations to suppliers for goods and services received but not yet paid for. It is a crit...
Peer comparison
Standard working capital metric; compared against days payable outstanding (DPO) at peer firms.
Metric ID:
ms_change_in_accounts_payableHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q4 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$630.00M | $1.45B | -$1.59B | -$1.30B | -$138.00M | $1.66B | -$1.32B | -$790.00M | $1.67B | -$2.49B | $43.00M | $861.00M | $1.58B | -$330.00M | $1.02B | $1.62B | -$2.55B |
| QoQ Change | — | +329.4% | -209.9% | +18.4% | +89.4% | >999% | -179.8% | +40.3% | +311.9% | -248.9% | +101.7% | >999% | +83.4% | -120.9% | +410.0% | +58.6% | -257.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -105.7% | — | +14.7% | +16.7% | +39.0% | +1.0% | -88.4% | +105.4% | — | -5.7% | -867.4% | +18.8% | +2.7% | — |
Range-$2.55B – $1.67B
CAGR+41.9%
Avg YoY Growth-79.0%
Median YoY Growth+2.7%
Change in AP at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Best Buy's change in ap?
- Best Buy (BBY) reported change in ap of -$2.55B in Q4 2025.
- What does change in ap mean?
- The change in money the company owes to its suppliers.