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

Starbucks' (SBUX) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 7.69 in Q1 2026, up 429.96% year-on-year from 1.45 in Q1 2025, and up 1290.16% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 429.96% year-over-year to 7.69 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.03, a 6.04% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.13, up 45.67% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 7.69, up from 0.55 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for SBUX reached as high as 7.69 in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 4.22 in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.42 across 5 years, with a median of 0.53 in 2024.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 550.85% in 2024 and fell as far as 2972.34% in 2024.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.02 in 2022, then slumped by 64.29% to 0.36 in 2023, then surged by 38.41% to 0.5 in 2024, then increased by 10.31% to 0.55 in 2025, then surged by 1290.16% to 7.69 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 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 118.28 Bn 116.58 Bn 6.32 Bn 7.69
2 Yum Brands 41.26 Bn 40.58 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.61
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.21 Bn 40.34 Bn 2.61 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.26 Bn 24.25 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.67
5 Darden Restaurants 22.64 Bn 22.40 Bn 3.31 Bn 1.94
6 Yum China Holdings 15.35 Bn 13.92 Bn 2.31 Bn 0.04
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.76 Bn 12.54 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.22
8 Dominos Pizza 11.11 Bn 10.98 Bn 478.23 Mn 0.40
9 Dutch Bros 8.18 Bn 7.92 Bn 107.48 Mn -
10 Brinker International 8.13 Bn 8.07 Bn 1.10 Bn -

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