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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% on a QoQ basis from 12.85% in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 436.0% year-over-year to 0.96% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.09% (down 52.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.57%, down 260.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin fell to 0.96% in Q1 2026 per SBUX's latest filing, from 12.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 63.18% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 50.91% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 10.0% (2022), against an average of 8.0%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Margin soared 5286 bps; it then slumped 5280 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing SBUX's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 6.58% in 2022, then soared by 188 bps to 18.97% in 2023, then retreated by 23 bps to 14.67% in 2024, then retreated by 12 bps to 12.85% in 2025, then slumped by 93 bps to 0.96% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SBUX FCF Margin figures stand at 0.96% (Q1 2026), 12.85% (Q4 2025), and 9.67% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.96%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.56%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 15.25%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.46%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 13.51%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 12.41%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 10.96%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 12.77%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.04%
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 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%
Mar 28, 2021 8.40%
Dec 27, 2020 22.39%
Sep 27, 2020 18.47%
Jun 28, 2020 -17.71%
Mar 29, 2020 -28.78%
Dec 29, 2019 20.32%
Sep 29, 2019 8.63%
Jun 30, 2019 10.76%
Mar 31, 2019 -0.38%
Dec 30, 2018 29.36%
Sep 30, 2018 124.77%
Jul 1, 2018 11.17%
Apr 1, 2018 -0.21%
Dec 31, 2017 23.13%
Oct 1, 2017 10.51%
Jul 2, 2017 13.78%
Apr 2, 2017 2.48%
Jan 1, 2017 21.32%
Oct 2, 2016 17.87%
Jun 26, 2016 13.74%
Mar 27, 2016 4.27%
Dec 27, 2015 24.27%
Sep 27, 2015 12.41%
Jun 28, 2015 9.04%
Mar 29, 2015 5.72%
Dec 28, 2014 23.60%
Sep 28, 2014 9.36%
Jun 29, 2014 13.06%
Mar 30, 2014 4.41%
Dec 29, 2013 -39.11%
Sep 29, 2013 13.24%
Jun 30, 2013 9.85%
Mar 31, 2013 1.83%
Dec 30, 2012 21.69%
Sep 30, 2012 8.49%
Jul 1, 2012 13.33%
Apr 1, 2012 -2.02%
Jan 1, 2012 11.45%
Oct 2, 2011 10.76%
Jul 3, 2011 13.40%
Apr 3, 2011 -4.98%
Jan 2, 2011 22.22%
Oct 3, 2010 15.06%
Jun 27, 2010 14.68%
Mar 28, 2010 4.90%
Dec 27, 2009 155.65%
Sep 27, 2009 3.88%
Jun 28, 2009 9.63%
Mar 29, 2009 -11.41%