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Starbucks (SBUX) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2025)

Starbucks (SBUX) has disclosed Debt to Equity for 17 consecutive years, with -$1.92 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 8.05% to -$1.92 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$1.92 through Dec 2025, up 8.05% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$1.99 for FY2025, 5.1% up from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q4 2025 was -$1.92 at Starbucks, up from -$1.99 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was -$1.6 in Q2 2023, with the low at -$2.56 in Q4 2021.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is -$1.91, with a median of -$1.88 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Debt to Equity plummeted 32.36% in 2021, then soared 33.29% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Debt to Equity stood at -$2.56 in 2021, then skyrocketed by 33.29% to -$1.71 in 2022, then rose by 5.44% to -$1.62 in 2023, then decreased by 28.98% to -$2.08 in 2024, then rose by 8.05% to -$1.92 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt to Equity over the past three periods came in at -$1.92, -$1.99, and -$2.25 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.