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Starbucks (SBUX) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026)

Starbucks filings provide 18 years of EBITDA Margin readings, the most recent being 12.5% for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 86.0% year-over-year to 12.5%, compared with a TTM value of 9.61% through Mar 2026, down 517.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 7.9%, down 705.0% over the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin hit 12.5% in Q1 2026 for Starbucks, down from 13.03% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 18.2% in Q4 2023, with the low at 2.91% in Q3 2025.
  • Median EBITDA Margin over the past 5 years was 14.39% (2023), compared with a mean of 13.79%.
  • The sharpest move saw EBITDA Margin soared 399bps in 2023, then crashed -1150bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 14.21% in 2022, then increased by 11bps to 15.76% in 2023, then grew by 3bps to 16.27% in 2024, then decreased by -20bps to 13.03% in 2025, then fell by -4bps to 12.5% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods came in at 12.5%, 13.03%, and 2.91% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.