Starbucks (SBUX) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Starbucks (SBUX) reported Cash & Current Investments of $3.61 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 19.9% from $4.51 billion a year earlier but up 112.3% from the prior quarter.
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Starbucks (SBUX) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Starbucks posted Cash & Current Investments of $3.47 billion, down 2.2% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Cash & Current Investments came in at $3.54 billion in FY2024 (-10.4%), $3.95 billion in FY2023 (+24.2%), $3.18 billion in FY2022 (-51.9%) and $6.62 billion in FY2021 (+42.9%).
- Five-year quarterly Cash & Current Investments spans a low of $1.7 billion in fiscal Q2 2026 and a high of $6.62 billion in fiscal Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Cash & Current Investments has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 4.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash & Current Investments in five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (growth of 42.9%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2022 (a decline of 51.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.7 billion (Q2 2026), $3.6 billion (Q1 2026) and $3.47 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 172.13 Bn | 166.95 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 822.00 Mn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 109.42 Bn | 97.05 Bn | - | 3.61 Bn |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.37 Bn | 38.25 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 674.00 Mn |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.34 Bn | 35.32 Bn | - | 677.86 Mn |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.76 Bn | 21.31 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.26 Bn | 23.36 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 220.50 Mn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.60 Bn | 9.26 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 1.39 Bn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.23 Bn | 10.57 Bn | - | 202.43 Mn |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.65 Bn | 9.74 Bn | - | 917.21 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 3.61 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.70 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 3.60 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 3.47 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 4.51 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.01 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 3.96 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 3.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.38 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 3.95 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 3.62 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 3.45 Bn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 3.31 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 3.18 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 3.25 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 4.00 Bn |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 4.06 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 6.62 Bn |
API Access
Starbucks Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "SBUX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();