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Starbucks (SBUX) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2025)

Starbucks (SBUX) has disclosed Change in Inventory for 17 consecutive years, with $31.8 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory rose 226.69% to $31.8 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $465.3 million through Dec 2025, up 337.31% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $408.4 million for FY2025, 1054.21% up from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q4 2025 was $31.8 million at Starbucks, up from -$69.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $306.1 million in Q1 2025, with the low at -$174.3 million in Q4 2023.
  • Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is $40.6 million, with a median of $37.4 million recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Change in Inventory tumbled 401.39% in 2023, then soared 117800.0% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Change in Inventory stood at $58.2 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 43.81% to $83.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 308.24% to -$174.3 million in 2023, then soared by 85.6% to -$25.1 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 226.69% to $31.8 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods came in at $31.8 million, -$69.2 million, and $196.6 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.