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Starbucks (SBUX) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2025)

Starbucks (SBUX) has disclosed EBITDA Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 13.03% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin fell 325.0% to 13.03% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.24% through Dec 2025, down 684.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 7.9% for FY2025, 705.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q4 2025 was 13.03% at Starbucks, up from 2.91% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 19.86% in Q2 2021, with the low at 2.91% in Q3 2025.
  • Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 14.19%, with a median of 14.72% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw EBITDA Margin surged 3653bps in 2021, then tumbled -1150bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 18.19% in 2021, then dropped by -22bps to 14.21% in 2022, then rose by 11bps to 15.76% in 2023, then increased by 3bps to 16.27% in 2024, then fell by -20bps to 13.03% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods came in at 13.03%, 2.91%, and 9.89% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.