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Starbucks (SBUX) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Starbucks (SBUX) reported Debt to Equity of -$1.78 for Q1 2026, up 12.87% year-over-year from -$1.58 in Q1 2025, and up 7.14% on a QoQ basis from -$1.92 in Q4 2025.

Starbucks (SBUX) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at -$1.78 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 12.87% year-over-year to -$1.78 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.78 (up 12.87% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$1.99, up 5.01% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity rose to -$1.78 in Q1 2026 per SBUX's latest filing, from -$1.92 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at -$1.52 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$2.25 in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is -$1.83 (2022), against an average of -$1.83.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt to Equity jumped 44.43%; it then retreated 28.98% in 2024.
  • Tracing SBUX's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at -$1.53 in 2022, then retreated by 5.75% to -$1.62 in 2023, then dropped by 28.98% to -$2.08 in 2024, then climbed by 7.97% to -$1.92 in 2025, then grew by 7.14% to -$1.78 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SBUX Debt to Equity figures stand at -$1.78 (Q1 2026), -$1.92 (Q4 2025), and -$1.99 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -1.78
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -1.64
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 2.51
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.14
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.03
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn -1.25
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 0.29

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -1.78
Dec 28, 2025 -1.92
Sep 28, 2025 -1.99
Jun 29, 2025 -2.25
Mar 30, 2025 -2.04
Dec 29, 2024 -2.08
Sep 29, 2024 -2.09
Jun 30, 2024 -1.96
Mar 31, 2024 -1.84
Dec 31, 2023 -1.62
Oct 1, 2023 -1.70
Jul 2, 2023 -1.84
Apr 2, 2023 -1.60
Jan 1, 2023 -1.52
Oct 2, 2022 -1.53
Jul 3, 2022 -1.72
Apr 3, 2022 -1.83
Jan 2, 2022 -1.63
Oct 3, 2021 -2.75
Jun 27, 2021 -2.15
Mar 28, 2021 -1.91
Dec 27, 2020 -1.95
Sep 27, 2020 -1.94
Jun 28, 2020 -1.84
Mar 29, 2020 -1.71
Dec 29, 2019 -1.65
Sep 29, 2019 -1.79
Jun 30, 2019 -2.58
Mar 31, 2019 -1.83
Dec 30, 2018 -3.17
Sep 30, 2018 8.03
Jul 1, 2018 1.61
Apr 1, 2018 1.39
Dec 31, 2017 0.85
Oct 1, 2017 0.72
Jul 2, 2017 0.67
Apr 2, 2017 183.68
Jan 1, 2017 117.12
Oct 2, 2016 0.61
Jun 26, 2016 0.63
Mar 27, 2016 0.56
Dec 27, 2015 -12.38
Sep 27, 2015 0.40
Jun 28, 2015 0.49
Mar 29, 2015 0.34
Dec 28, 2014 0.33
Sep 28, 2014 0.39
Jun 29, 2014 0.40
Mar 30, 2014 0.41
Dec 29, 2013 0.42
Sep 29, 2013 0.29
Jun 30, 2013 0.10
Mar 31, 2013 0.10
Dec 30, 2012 0.11
Sep 30, 2012 0.11
Jul 1, 2012 0.10
Apr 1, 2012 0.11
Jan 1, 2012 0.12
Oct 2, 2011 0.13
Jul 3, 2011 0.13
Apr 3, 2011 0.13
Jan 2, 2011 0.14
Oct 3, 2010 0.15
Jun 27, 2010 0.16
Mar 28, 2010 0.15
Dec 27, 2009 0.16
Sep 27, 2009 0.18
Jun 28, 2009 0.19