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Starbucks (SBUX) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Starbucks filings provide 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio readings, the most recent being 7.69 for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 429.96% year-over-year to 7.69, compared with a TTM value of 1.03 through Mar 2026, up 6.04%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 1.13, up 45.67% over the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 7.69 in Q1 2026 for Starbucks, up from 0.55 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 7.69 in Q1 2026, with the low at 4.22 in Q1 2024.
  • Median FCF Payout Ratio over the past 5 years was 0.53 (2024), compared with a mean of 0.42.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 550.85% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 2972.34% in 2024.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.02 in 2022, then plummeted by 64.29% to 0.36 in 2023, then soared by 38.41% to 0.5 in 2024, then rose by 10.31% to 0.55 in 2025, then soared by 1290.16% to 7.69 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 7.69, 0.55, and 0.75 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.