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Starbucks (SBUX) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Starbucks (SBUX) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 16 consecutive years, with 0.55 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 10.31% to 0.55 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.19 through Dec 2025, up 31.87% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1.13 for FY2025, 45.67% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.55 at Starbucks, down from 0.75 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.6 in Q2 2025, with the low at 4.22 in Q1 2024.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.09, with a median of 0.51 recorded in 2021.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio hit 550.85% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 2972.34% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.51 in 2021, then skyrocketed by 98.21% to 1.02 in 2022, then tumbled by 64.29% to 0.36 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 38.41% to 0.5 in 2024, then grew by 10.31% to 0.55 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.55, 0.75, and 1.6 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.