Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY) — Defensive Interval Ratio

Latest as of October 2025: 76 days

Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY) has a Defensive Interval Ratio of 76 days as of October 2025. Defensive assets of $2.10 Billion (cash $923.00 Million, short-term investments $162.00 Million, receivables $1.02 Billion) cover 76 days of daily cash needs of $27.71 Million/day. Check BBY tangible net worth ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Defensive Interval Ratio

76 days
Days of operational coverage

Defensive Assets

$2.10 Billion
Cash + ST Investments + Receivables

Daily Cash Need

$27.71 Million
Current Liabilities ÷ 365

Current Liabilities

$10.11 Billion
USD

Best Buy Co. Inc Defensive Interval Ratio (1986–2025)

This chart shows how Best Buy Co. Inc's Defensive Interval Ratio has evolved across 40 annual periods from 1986 to 2025. As of October 2025, the ratio stands at 76 days, meaning defensive assets of $2.10 Billion can fund 76 days of operations without new revenue. Also explore net asset growth rate of Best Buy Co. Inc to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Annual Defensive Interval Ratio for Best Buy Co. Inc (1986–2025)

The table below presents the year-by-year Defensive Interval Ratio for Best Buy Co. Inc from 1986 to 2025, covering 40 annual filings. Each row shows defensive assets, daily cash need, the DIR in days, and the change in days compared to the prior year. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY) market capitalisation.

Year DIR (days) Defensive Assets (USD) Daily Cash Need Cash ST Investments Change (days)
2025 128 days $2.81 Billion $21.96 Million/day $1.58 Billion $190.00 Million ▲ +18 days
2024 110 days $2.39 Billion $21.67 Million/day $1.45 Billion $- ▼ -20 days
2023 130 days $3.19 Billion $24.60 Million/day $1.87 Billion $178.00 Million ▼ -6 days
2022 136 days $3.98 Billion $29.24 Million/day $2.94 Billion $- ▼ -94 days
2021 230 days $6.62 Billion $28.82 Million/day $5.49 Billion $65.00 Million ▲ +71 days
2020 158 days $3.50 Billion $22.08 Million/day $2.23 Billion $117.00 Million ▲ +4 days
2019 154 days $3.18 Billion $20.58 Million/day $1.98 Billion $183.00 Million ▼ -41 days
2018 195 days $4.18 Billion $21.42 Million/day $1.10 Billion $2.03 Billion ▼ -75 days
2017 270 days $5.27 Billion $19.51 Million/day $2.24 Billion $1.68 Billion ▲ +140 days
2016 130 days $2.47 Billion $18.97 Million/day $- $1.30 Billion ▲ +2 days
2015 128 days $2.74 Billion $21.31 Million/day $- $1.46 Billion ▲ +53 days
2014 75 days $1.53 Billion $20.37 Million/day $- $223.00 Million ▼ -16 days
2013 91 days $2.70 Billion $29.62 Million/day $- $- ▼ -3 days
2012 94 days $2.29 Billion $24.26 Million/day $- $- ▼ -6 days
2011 100 days $2.37 Billion $23.73 Million/day $- $22.00 Million ▲ +14 days
2010 86 days $2.11 Billion $24.60 Million/day $- $90.00 Million ▲ +4 days
2009 81 days $1.88 Billion $23.11 Million/day $- $11.00 Million ▲ +48 days
2008 33 days $613.00 Million $18.55 Million/day $- $64.00 Million ▼ -149 days
2007 182 days $3.14 Billion $17.26 Million/day $- $2.59 Billion ▼ -33 days
2006 214 days $3.56 Billion $16.59 Million/day $- $3.05 Billion ▼ -34 days
2005 248 days $3.37 Billion $13.59 Million/day $- $2.99 Billion ▲ +29 days
2004 219 days $2.70 Billion $12.33 Million/day $- $2.35 Billion ▲ +189 days
2003 30 days $312.00 Million $10.39 Million/day $- $- ▲ +8 days
2002 22 days $221.00 Million $10.22 Million/day $- $- ▼ -6 days
2001 28 days $209.03 Million $7.44 Million/day $- $- ▼ -11 days
2000 39 days $189.30 Million $4.89 Million/day $- $- ▲ +4 days
1999 35 days $132.40 Million $3.80 Million/day $- $- ▲ +1 days
1998 34 days $95.70 Million $2.83 Million/day $- $- ▼ -2 days
1997 36 days $79.60 Million $2.24 Million/day $- $- ▼ -10 days
1996 45 days $121.40 Million $2.67 Million/day $- $- ▼ -3 days
1995 49 days $84.40 Million $1.73 Million/day $- $- ▲ +1 days
1994 48 days $52.90 Million $1.10 Million/day $- $- ▼ -27 days
1993 75 days $38.00 Million $509.59K/day $- $- ▲ +35 days
1992 40 days $16.00 Million $400.82K/day $- $- ▼ -2 days
1991 42 days $8.70 Million $205.48K/day $- $- ▼ -11 days
1990 54 days $7.30 Million $135.89K/day $- $- ▼ -7 days
1989 60 days $6.50 Million $107.67K/day $- $- ▼ -16 days
1988 76 days $8.20 Million $107.67K/day $- $- ▼ -20 days
1987 96 days $6.80 Million $70.96K/day $- $- ▲ +17 days
1986 79 days $3.40 Million $43.01K/day $- $-
DIR = (Cash + Short-term Investments + Net Receivables) / (Daily Cash Expenses)