Starbucks (SBUX) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Starbucks (SBUX) reported EBITDA Margin of 12.5% for Q1 2026, up 86.0% year-over-year from 6.72% in Q1 2025, and down 4.04% quarter-over-quarter from 13.03% in Q4 2025.

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

Starbucks (SBUX) has 18 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 12.5% in Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 12.5%, up 86.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.61% (down 517.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.9%, down 705.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin slipped to 12.5% in Q1 2026 per SBUX's latest filing, from 13.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 18.2% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 2.91% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 13.79% and a median of 14.39% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBITDA Margin jumped 399 bps in 2023, then sank 1150 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 14.21% in 2022, then grew by 11 bps to 15.76% in 2023, then climbed by 3 bps to 16.27% in 2024, then dropped by 20 bps to 13.03% in 2025, then declined by 4 bps to 12.5% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SBUX's EBITDA Margin at 12.5% in Q1 2026, 13.03% in Q4 2025, and 2.91% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 12.50%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 9.78%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 31.28%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 26.77%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.15%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.67%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 7.55%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 20.02%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.02%
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 7.39%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 12.50%
Dec 28, 2025 13.03%
Sep 28, 2025 2.91%
Jun 29, 2025 9.89%
Mar 30, 2025 11.64%
Dec 29, 2024 16.27%
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%