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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |