Starbucks (SBUX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Starbucks' (SBUX) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 0.96% in Q1 2026, up 436.0% year-on-year from 0.18% in Q1 2025, and down 92.5% on a QoQ basis from 12.85% in Q4 2025.

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

Starbucks (SBUX) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 0.96% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 436.0% year-over-year to 0.96% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 7.09%, a 52.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 6.57%, down 260.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.96%, down from 12.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for SBUX reached as high as 63.18% in Q3 2023 and fell as low as 50.91% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 8.0% across 5 years, with a median of 10.0% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin soared 5286 bps in 2023 and slumped 5280 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 6.58% in 2022, then surged by 188 bps to 18.97% in 2023, then fell by 23 bps to 14.67% in 2024, then fell by 12 bps to 12.85% in 2025, then sank by 93 bps to 0.96% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 0.96% in Q1 2026, 12.85% in Q4 2025, and 9.67% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.96%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 15.25%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.56%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.46%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 10.19%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 12.41%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.93%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 13.96%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.97%
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 17.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 0.96%
Dec 28, 2025 12.85%
Sep 28, 2025 9.67%
Jun 29, 2025 4.59%
Mar 30, 2025 -3.39%
Dec 29, 2024 14.67%
Sep 29, 2024 8.13%
Jun 30, 2024 10.38%
Mar 31, 2024 -1.79%
Dec 31, 2023 18.97%
Oct 1, 2023 13.29%
Jul 2, 2023 63.18%
Apr 2, 2023 -50.91%
Jan 1, 2023 12.35%
Oct 2, 2022 6.58%
Jul 3, 2022 10.32%
Apr 3, 2022 -3.84%
Jan 2, 2022 18.06%
Oct 3, 2021 12.72%
Jun 27, 2021 18.82%