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Starbucks (SBUX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Starbucks (SBUX) reported Free Cash Flow of $91.8 million for Q1 2026, up 130.89% year-over-year from $39.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 92.79% on a QoQ basis from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.

Starbucks (SBUX) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $91.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 130.89% year-over-year to $91.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.7 billion (down 1.42% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.4 billion, down 26.4% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to $91.8 million in Q1 2026 per SBUX's latest filing, from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $5.8 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$4.4 billion in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $883.6 million (2022), against an average of $742.1 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 588.51% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 1414.05% in 2023.
  • Tracing SBUX's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $553.8 million in 2022, then soared by 222.86% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then declined by 22.87% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then fell by 7.62% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then plunged by 92.79% to $91.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SBUX Free Cash Flow figures stand at $91.8 million (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $925.8 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 451.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 178.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 146.91 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.87 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 64.92 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 91.80 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 91.80 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 1.27 Bn
Dec 28, 2025 1.27 Bn
Sep 28, 2025 925.80 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 925.80 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 434.30 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 434.30 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -297.20 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -297.20 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 1.38 Bn
Dec 29, 2024 1.38 Bn
Sep 29, 2024 737.40 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 737.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 945.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 945.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -153.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -153.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.79 Bn
Oct 1, 2023 1.25 Bn
Oct 1, 2023 1.25 Bn
Jul 2, 2023 5.79 Bn
Jul 2, 2023 5.79 Bn
Apr 2, 2023 -4.44 Bn
Apr 2, 2023 -4.44 Bn
Jan 1, 2023 1.08 Bn
Jan 1, 2023 1.08 Bn
Oct 2, 2022 553.80 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 553.80 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 841.30 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 841.30 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 -293.20 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 -293.20 Mn
Jan 2, 2022 1.45 Bn
Jan 2, 2022 1.45 Bn
Oct 3, 2021 1.04 Bn
Oct 3, 2021 1.04 Bn
Jun 27, 2021 1.41 Bn
Jun 27, 2021 1.41 Bn
Mar 28, 2021 560.10 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 560.10 Mn
Dec 27, 2020 1.51 Bn
Dec 27, 2020 1.51 Bn
Sep 27, 2020 1.15 Bn
Sep 27, 2020 1.15 Bn
Jun 28, 2020 -747.80 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 -747.80 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 -1.73 Bn
Mar 29, 2020 -1.73 Bn
Dec 29, 2019 1.44 Bn
Dec 29, 2019 1.44 Bn
Sep 29, 2019 582.30 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 582.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 734.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 734.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -23.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -23.80 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 1.95 Bn
Dec 30, 2018 1.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 7.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 7.86 Bn
Jul 1, 2018 704.80 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 704.80 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 -12.90 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 -12.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 1.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.40 Bn
Oct 1, 2017 598.70 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 598.70 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 779.90 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 779.90 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 131.40 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 131.40 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 1.22 Bn
Jan 1, 2017 1.22 Bn
Oct 2, 2016 1.02 Bn
Oct 2, 2016 1.02 Bn
Jun 26, 2016 719.90 Mn
Jun 26, 2016 719.90 Mn
Mar 27, 2016 213.10 Mn
Mar 27, 2016 213.10 Mn
Dec 27, 2015 1.30 Bn
Dec 27, 2015 1.30 Bn
Sep 27, 2015 609.70 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 609.70 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 441.40 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 441.40 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 260.90 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 260.90 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 1.13 Bn
Dec 28, 2014 1.13 Bn
Sep 28, 2014 391.50 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 391.50 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 542.50 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 542.50 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 170.90 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 170.90 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 -1.66 Bn
Dec 29, 2013 -1.66 Bn
Sep 29, 2013 501.50 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 501.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 368.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 368.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 64.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 64.80 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 822.80 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 822.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 283.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 283.70 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 348.60 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 348.60 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 -51.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 -51.00 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 312.80 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 312.80 Mn
Oct 2, 2011 326.20 Mn
Oct 2, 2011 326.20 Mn
Jul 3, 2011 323.90 Mn
Jul 3, 2011 323.90 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 -114.30 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 -114.30 Mn
Jan 2, 2011 544.70 Mn
Jan 2, 2011 544.70 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 164.80 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 164.80 Mn
Jun 27, 2010 321.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2010 321.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2010 104.30 Mn
Mar 28, 2010 104.30 Mn
Dec 27, 2009 669.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2009 669.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 270.90 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 270.90 Mn
Jun 28, 2009 194.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2009 194.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2009 -42.40 Mn
Mar 29, 2009 -42.40 Mn