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Cash on Hand for Best Buy Co. (BBY)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$1.75B

YoY change

+10.1%

5Y CAGR

-20.6%

Peak year (2021)

$5.49B

Cash on Hand history chart for Best Buy Co. (BBY) from 1986 to 2026

Latest: $1.74B

Cash on Hand growth chart for Best Buy Co. (BBY) from 1986 to 2026

Latest: +10.1%

Cash on Hand history table for Best Buy Co. (BBY) from 1986 to 2026

  • 2026$1.74B+10.1%
  • 2025$1.58B+9.1%
  • 2024$1.45B-22.8%
  • 2023$1.87B-36.2%
  • 2022$2.94B-46.6%
  • 2021$5.49B+146.5%
  • 2020$2.23B+12.6%
  • 2019$1.98B-36.8%
  • 2018$3.13B-20.1%
  • 2017$3.92B+19.5%
  • 2016$3.28B-15.6%
  • 2015$3.89B+34.0%
  • 2014$2.90B+58.9%
  • 2013$1.83B+52.3%
  • 2012$1.20B+6.6%
  • 2011$1.13B-41.3%
  • 2010$1.92B+276.4%
  • 2009$509.00M-66.1%
  • 2008$1.50B-60.4%
  • 2007$3.79B-0.2%
  • 2006$3.80B+13.5%
  • 2005$3.35B+28.8%
  • 2004$2.60B+35.8%
  • 2003$1.91B+2.8%
  • 2002$1.86B+149.1%
  • 2001$747.00M-0.5%
  • 2000$750.72M-4.5%
  • 1999$785.78M+51.1%
  • 1998$520.10M+479.2%
  • 1997$89.80M+3.9%
  • 1996$86.40M-40.3%
  • 1995$144.70M+141.6%
  • 1994$59.90M+743.7%
  • 1993$7.10M-93.7%
  • 1992$112.80M+316.2%
  • 1991$27.10M+13.9%
  • 1990$23.80M+2875.0%
  • 1989$800.00K+33.3%
  • 1988$600.00K-76.9%
  • 1987$2.60M+2500.0%
  • 1986$100.00K—

Cash on Hand values are taken from Best Buy Co.'s reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at Best Buy Co. (BBY)

According to Best Buy Co.'s latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $1.75B. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

Best Buy Co. (BBY) most recent annual cash and short-term investments stands at $1.74B (2026) – grew 10.1% year-over-year.

Over 2021–2026 (5 years), Best Buy Co. cash and short-term investments expanded at a -20.6% compound annual rate, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.

Best Buy Co. cash and short-term investments plunged from $5.49B in 2021 to $1.74B in 2026, a 68.4% drawdown.

2021 marks the peak cash and short-term investments at $5.49B, with the historical low of $100.00K recorded in 1986.

Best Buy Co. Cash on Hand by Year

Best Buy Co. Cash on Hand 2026: $1.74B

In 2026, Best Buy Co. reported cash and short-term investments of $1.74B, grew 10.1% from 2025.

Best Buy Co. Cash on Hand 2025: $1.58B

Best Buy Co. cash and short-term investments in 2025 was $1.58B, grew 9.1% from 2024.

Best Buy Co. Cash on Hand 2024: $1.45B

2024's cash and short-term investments for Best Buy Co. came in at $1.45B, declined 22.8% below 2023.

Best Buy Co. Cash on Hand 2023: $1.87B

Best Buy Co. posted cash and short-term investments of $1.87B in 2023, plunged 36.2% below 2022.

Best Buy Co. Cash on Hand 2022: $2.94B

Best Buy Co. cash and short-term investments in 2022 was $2.94B.

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