Starbucks (SBUX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Starbucks (SBUX) reported FCF Margin of 0.96% for Q1 2026, up 436.0% year-over-year from 0.18% in Q1 2025, and down 92.5% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 0.96%, up 436.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.09% (down 52.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 6.57%, down 260.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin declined to 0.96% in Q1 2026 per SBUX's latest filing, from 12.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 63.18% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 50.91% in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 8.0% and a median of 10.0% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Margin surged 5286 bps in 2023, then plunged 5280 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 6.58% in 2022, then surged by 188 bps to 18.97% in 2023, then slipped by 23 bps to 14.67% in 2024, then slipped by 12 bps to 12.85% in 2025, then plunged by 93 bps to 0.96% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SBUX's FCF Margin at 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 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.96%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 15.25%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.56%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.46%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 13.51%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 12.41%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 10.96%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 12.77%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.04%
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 13.98%

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%