Starbucks (SBUX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Starbucks (SBUX) reported Gross Margin of 98.63% for Q1 2026, up 2988.0% year-over-year from 3.19% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 98.68% in Q4 2025.

Starbucks (SBUX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Starbucks (SBUX) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 98.63% in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 98.63%, up 2988.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 83.65% (up 1442.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 68.65%, down 45.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin steadied at 98.63% in Q1 2026 per SBUX's latest filing, from 98.68% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 98.74% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 18.6% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 75.48% and a median of 69.12% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin tumbled 8802 bps in 2022, then soared 8731 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 18.6% in 2022, then surged by 468 bps to 68.38% in 2023, then climbed by 1 bps to 69.21% in 2024, then soared by 43 bps to 98.68% in 2025, then dropped by 0 bps to 98.63% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SBUX's Gross Margin at 98.63% in Q1 2026, 98.68% in Q4 2025, and 67.9% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 98.63%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 98.82%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 99.05%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 40.37%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 290.04%
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 23.14%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 98.63%
Dec 28, 2025 98.68%
Sep 28, 2025 67.90%
Jun 29, 2025 68.74%
Mar 30, 2025 68.75%
Dec 29, 2024 69.21%
Sep 29, 2024 69.03%
Jun 30, 2024 69.93%
Mar 31, 2024 98.45%
Dec 31, 2023 68.38%
Oct 1, 2023 68.71%
Jul 2, 2023 68.76%
Apr 2, 2023 98.55%
Jan 1, 2023 67.75%
Oct 2, 2022 -18.60%
Jul 3, 2022 98.34%
Apr 3, 2022 98.67%
Jan 2, 2022 98.74%
Oct 3, 2021 69.42%
Jun 27, 2021 99.05%