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Best Buy cash flow statement

In fiscal 2026, Best Buy's operations generated $1.96bn of cash; it spent $704m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.26bn. It returned $801m in dividends and $273m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Feb 20092011Feb 20102012Jan 20122013Feb 20132014Feb 20142015Jan 20152016Jan 20162017Jan 20172018Feb 20182019Feb 20192020Feb 20202021Jan 20212022Jan 20222023Jan 20232024Feb 20242025Feb 20252026Jan 2026LTMAug 2026
Cash from operations1,8772,2063,0971,4541,0941,9351,3432,5572,1412,4082,5654,9273,2521,8241,4702,0981,9622,475
Depreciation and amortisation730838811794701656657654683770812839869918923866831798
Stock-based pay1101181101079087104108129123143135141138145139139138
Capital spending1,303615709705547561649580688819743713737930795706704707
Free cash flow5741,5912,3887495471,3746941,9771,4531,5891,8224,2142,5158946751,3921,2581,768
Free cash flow after stock pay4641,4732,2786424571,2875901,8691,3241,4661,6794,0792,3747565301,2531,1191,630
Dividends paid223234228224233251499505409497527568688789801807801803
Share buybacks—01,368122001,0006982,0041,5051,0033123,5021,014340500273144
Shares issued———————171163384828291619175—

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Best Buy's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Best Buy.