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Starbucks (SBUX) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2025)

Starbucks (SBUX) has disclosed Deferred Taxes for 17 consecutive years, with $302.6 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes rose 2130.87% to $302.6 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $226.9 million, a 514.05% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at -$90.6 million, down 556.52% from a year prior.
  • Deferred Taxes was $302.6 million for Q4 2025 at Starbucks, up from -$138.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $302.6 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$138.7 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$2.0 million and a median of -$14.0 million in 2023 define the central range for Deferred Taxes.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Deferred Taxes was 5366.67% in 2023; the steepest drop was 596.97% in 2023.
  • Starbucks' Deferred Taxes stood at -$33.0 million in 2021, then tumbled by 120.61% to -$72.8 million in 2022, then soared by 135.85% to $26.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 157.09% to -$14.9 million in 2024, then surged by 2130.87% to $302.6 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for SBUX's Deferred Taxes are $302.6 million (Q4 2025), -$138.7 million (Q3 2025), and $60.5 million (Q2 2025).