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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |