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Payments of Dividends
Best Buy Payments of Dividends remained flat by 0.0% to $199.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.5%, from $200.00M to $199.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Payments of Dividends shows an upward trend with a 3.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ4 2026Mar 18, 2026
How to read this metric
Consistent or growing payments signal financial health and stable cash flow, while a sudden decrease may signal liquidity constraints.
Detailed definition
Cash outflows representing the distribution of earnings to shareholders. This metric is a key indicator of the company's...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for dividend-paying companies; highly comparable across all sectors.
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other_payments_of_dividendsHistorical Data
20 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 | Q4 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $175.00M | $175.00M | $172.00M | $166.00M | $199.00M | $198.00M | $198.00M | $194.00M | $202.00M | $200.00M | $201.00M | $198.00M | $202.00M | $203.00M | $202.00M | $200.00M | $202.00M | $201.00M | $199.00M | $199.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | -1.7% | -3.5% | +19.9% | -0.5% | +0.0% | -2.0% | +4.1% | -1.0% | +0.5% | -1.5% | +2.0% | +0.5% | -0.5% | -1.0% | +1.0% | -0.5% | -1.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.7% | +13.1% | +15.1% | +16.9% | +1.5% | +1.0% | +1.5% | +2.1% | +0.0% | +1.5% | +0.5% | +1.0% | +0.0% | -1.0% | -1.5% | -0.5% |
Range$166.00M – $203.00M
CAGR+2.7%
Avg YoY Growth+4.1%
Median YoY Growth+1.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Best Buy's payments of dividends?
- Best Buy (BBY) reported payments of dividends of $199.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Best Buy's payments of dividends changed year-over-year?
- Best Buy's payments of dividends decreased by 0.5% year-over-year, from $200.00M to $199.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Best Buy's payments of dividends?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Best Buy's payments of dividends has grown at a 3.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $688.00M to $801.00M.
- What does payments of dividends mean?
- Cash paid out to shareholders as dividends.