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Starbucks (SBUX) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Starbucks (SBUX) has disclosed Debt Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.5 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 2.26% to 0.5 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.5 through Dec 2025, up 2.26% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.5 for FY2025, 1.06% up from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.5 at Starbucks, down from 0.5 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.55 in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.43 in Q4 2021.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.5, with a median of 0.5 recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Debt Ratio dropped 15.61% in 2021, then grew 22.52% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.43 in 2021, then rose by 22.52% to 0.53 in 2022, then dropped by 10.27% to 0.48 in 2023, then rose by 2.32% to 0.49 in 2024, then grew by 2.26% to 0.5 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.5, 0.5, and 0.51 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.