What is Best Buy's operating cash flow?

Best Buy (BBY) reported operating cash flow of $375M in Q1 2026.

How has Best Buy's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Best Buy's operating cash flow increased by 1002.9% year-over-year, from $34M to $375M.

What is the long-term trend for Best Buy's operating cash flow?

Over 2 years (2022 to 2026), Best Buy's operating cash flow has grown at a -20.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.25B to $2.06B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Best Buy BBY Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$8.9B+1.9%

Gross profit$2.1B+2.6%

Operating income$370.0M+68.9%

Net income$276.0M+36.6%

EPS (diluted)$1.31+37.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.0B+41.9%

Total debt$4.2B+2.0%

Total equity$3.1B+11.6%

Total assets$14.9B+5.4%

Cash flow

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CapEx$160.0M-3.6%

Free cash flow$215.0M+263%

Valuation

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Market cap$16.21B+13.6%

Enterprise value$18.34B+8.4%

P/E14.2×-2.0×

P/S0.4×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin22.5%-0.1pp

Operating margin3.7%+0.9pp

Net margin2.7%+0.6pp

FCF margin3.2%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity39.1%+8.9pp

Debt / equity1.4×-0.1×

Current ratio1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Best Buy in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Best Buy’s 10-Q, filed June 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Best Buy's operating cash flow?: Best Buy (BBY) reported operating cash flow of $375M in Q1 2026.
How has Best Buy's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Best Buy's operating cash flow increased by 1002.9% year-over-year, from $34M to $375M.
What is the long-term trend for Best Buy's operating cash flow?: Over 2 years (2022 to 2026), Best Buy's operating cash flow has grown at a -20.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.25B to $2.06B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.