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FCF Margin for Best Buy Co. (BBY)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

3.8%

YoY change

−0.33pp

Trough year (1994)

-7.6%

Peak year (2021)

8.9%

FCF Margin history chart for Best Buy Co. (BBY) from 1990 to 2026

Latest: 3.0%

FCF Margin change chart for Best Buy Co. (BBY) from 1990 to 2026

Latest: −0.33pp

FCF Margin history table for Best Buy Co. (BBY) from 1990 to 2026

  • 20263.0%-0.33pp
  • 20253.4%+1.80pp
  • 20241.6%-0.38pp
  • 20231.9%-2.93pp
  • 20224.9%-4.06pp
  • 20218.9%+4.74pp
  • 20204.2%+0.47pp
  • 20193.7%+0.26pp
  • 20183.4%-1.53pp
  • 20175.0%+3.28pp
  • 20161.7%-1.70pp
  • 20153.4%+2.06pp
  • 20141.3%-0.61pp
  • 20132.0%-3.60pp
  • 20125.6%+4.67pp
  • 20110.9%-2.31pp
  • 20103.2%+1.93pp
  • 20091.3%-1.79pp
  • 20083.1%+0.20pp
  • 20072.9%-0.53pp
  • 20063.4%-1.49pp
  • 20054.9%+1.56pp
  • 20043.3%+3.60pp
  • 2003-0.3%-5.65pp
  • 20025.4%+4.38pp
  • 20011.0%-2.20pp
  • 20003.2%-1.73pp
  • 19994.9%-0.70pp
  • 19985.6%+7.02pp
  • 1997-1.4%-1.02pp
  • 1996-0.4%+2.69pp
  • 1995-3.1%+4.51pp
  • 1994-7.6%-1.03pp
  • 1993-6.5%-4.49pp
  • 1992-2.0%-2.24pp
  • 19910.2%-4.58pp
  • 19904.8%—

FCF Margin values are taken from Best Buy Co.'s reported income statements (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 FCF Margin at Best Buy Co. (BBY)

According to Best Buy Co.'s latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported free cash flow margin is 3.8%. Free cash flow margin is free cash flow divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar that converts into cash after capital expenditures. Because free cash flow cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting, FCF margin is a clean read on how efficiently a business turns revenue into deployable cash.

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

As of the 2026 fiscal year, Best Buy Co. (BBY) reported free cash flow margin of 3.02% – contracted 0.3 percentage points year-over-year.

The record annual free cash flow margin stands at 8.92%, reached in 2021; the historical low of -7.57% was recorded in 1994.

Best Buy Co. FCF Margin by Year

Best Buy Co. FCF Margin 2026: 3.0%

Best Buy Co. free cash flow margin in 2026 was 3.02%, contracted 0.3 percentage points from 2025.

Best Buy Co. FCF Margin 2025: 3.4%

2025's free cash flow margin for Best Buy Co. came in at 3.35%, expanded 1.8 percentage points from 2024.

Best Buy Co. FCF Margin 2024: 1.6%

Best Buy Co. posted free cash flow margin of 1.55% in 2024, contracted 0.4 percentage points from 2023.

Best Buy Co. FCF Margin 2023: 1.9%

In 2023, Best Buy Co. reported free cash flow margin of 1.93%, contracted 2.9 percentage points from 2022.

Best Buy Co. FCF Margin 2022: 4.9%

Best Buy Co. free cash flow margin in 2022 was 4.86%.

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