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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% on a QoQ basis from 0.55 in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 429.96% year-over-year to 7.69 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.03 (up 6.04% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.13, up 45.67% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 7.69 in Q1 2026 per SBUX's latest filing, from 0.55 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 7.69 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 4.22 in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.53 (2024), against an average of 0.42.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 550.85% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 2972.34% in 2024.
  • Tracing SBUX's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 1.02 in 2022, then tumbled 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SBUX FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 7.69 (Q1 2026), 0.55 (Q4 2025), and 0.75 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 7.69
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.61
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.67
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.39
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.04
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 0.01
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 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
Mar 28, 2021 0.95
Dec 27, 2020 0.35
Sep 27, 2020 0.42
Jun 28, 2020 -0.64
Mar 29, 2020 -0.28
Dec 29, 2019 0.34
Sep 29, 2019 0.74
Jun 30, 2019 0.59
Mar 31, 2019 -18.82
Dec 30, 2018 0.23
Sep 30, 2018 0.06
Jul 1, 2018 0.58
Apr 1, 2018 -32.54
Dec 31, 2017 0.30
Oct 1, 2017 0.60
Jul 2, 2017 0.46
Apr 2, 2017 2.77
Jan 1, 2017 0.30
Oct 2, 2016 0.29
Jun 26, 2016 0.41
Mar 27, 2016 1.38
Dec 27, 2015 0.23
Sep 27, 2015 -0.01
Jun 28, 2015 0.25
Mar 29, 2015 0.07
Dec 28, 2014 0.21
Sep 29, 2013 -0.94
Jun 30, 2013 0.43
Mar 31, 2013 2.43
Dec 30, 2012 0.19
Sep 30, 2012 0.45
Jul 1, 2012 0.37
Apr 1, 2012 -2.51
Jan 1, 2012 0.41
Oct 2, 2011 0.30
Jul 3, 2011 0.30
Apr 3, 2011 -0.85
Jan 2, 2011 0.18
Oct 3, 2010 0.58
Jun 27, 2010 0.23