Starbucks (SBUX) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Starbucks (SBUX) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 7.69 for Q1 2026, up 429.96% year-over-year from 1.45 in Q1 2025, and up 1290.16% quarter-over-quarter from 0.55 in Q4 2025.

Starbucks (SBUX) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Starbucks (SBUX) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 7.69 in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 7.69, up 429.96% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.03 (up 6.04% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.13, up 45.67% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio advanced to 7.69 in Q1 2026 per SBUX's latest filing, from 0.55 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 7.69 in Q1 2026 and troughed at 4.22 in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.42 and a median of 0.53 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 550.85% in 2024 and fell as far as 2972.34% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 1.02 in 2022, then sank by 64.29% to 0.36 in 2023, then surged by 38.41% to 0.5 in 2024, then advanced by 10.31% to 0.55 in 2025, then surged by 1290.16% to 7.69 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SBUX's FCF Payout Ratio at 7.69 in Q1 2026, 0.55 in Q4 2025, and 0.75 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 7.69
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.61
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.67
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.39
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.04
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 0.01
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 7.69
Dec 28, 2025 0.55
Sep 28, 2025 0.75
Jun 29, 2025 1.60
Mar 30, 2025 -2.33
Dec 29, 2024 0.50
Sep 29, 2024 0.88
Jun 30, 2024 0.68
Mar 31, 2024 -4.22
Dec 31, 2023 0.36
Oct 1, 2023 0.49
Jul 2, 2023 0.10
Apr 2, 2023 -0.14
Jan 1, 2023 0.57
Oct 2, 2022 1.02
Jul 3, 2022 0.67
Apr 3, 2022 -1.92
Jan 2, 2022 0.40
Oct 3, 2021 0.51
Jun 27, 2021 0.38