Starbucks (SBUX) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Starbucks' (SBUX) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 8.69% in Q1 2026, up 183.0% year-on-year from 3.07% in Q1 2025, and down 3.3% on a QoQ basis from 8.98% in Q4 2025.

Starbucks (SBUX) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Starbucks (SBUX) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 8.69% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin rose 183.0% year-over-year to 8.69% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 7.62%, a 489.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.9%, down 705.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 8.69%, down from 8.98% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBIT Margin for SBUX reached as high as 18.2% in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 2.91% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 12.84% across 5 years, with a median of 14.29% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin surged 399 bps in 2023 and tumbled 1150 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 14.21% in 2022, then gained by 11 bps to 15.76% in 2023, then slipped by 24 bps to 11.94% in 2024, then decreased by 25 bps to 8.98% in 2025, then fell by 3 bps to 8.69% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBIT Margin figures were 8.69% in Q1 2026, 8.98% in Q4 2025, and 2.91% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 8.69%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 12.86%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 31.28%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 26.77%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 13.90%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 13.67%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 8.96%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 19.43%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 7.39%
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 11.33%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 8.69%
Dec 28, 2025 8.98%
Sep 28, 2025 2.91%
Jun 29, 2025 9.89%
Mar 30, 2025 6.86%
Dec 29, 2024 11.94%
Sep 29, 2024 14.40%
Jun 30, 2024 16.65%
Mar 31, 2024 12.83%
Dec 31, 2023 15.76%
Oct 1, 2023 18.20%
Jul 2, 2023 17.28%
Apr 2, 2023 15.22%
Jan 1, 2023 14.38%
Oct 2, 2022 14.21%
Jul 3, 2022 15.90%
Apr 3, 2022 12.43%
Jan 2, 2022 14.63%
Oct 3, 2021 18.19%
Jun 27, 2021 19.86%