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Starbucks (SBUX) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Starbucks (SBUX) has disclosed Gross Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 66.98% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 3139.0% to 66.98% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 111.77% through Dec 2025, up 2792.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 98.43% for FY2025, 2933.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 66.98% at Starbucks, down from 183.63% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 183.63% in Q3 2025, with the low at 18.6% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 79.25%, with a median of 84.46% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Gross Margin plummeted -11726bps in 2022, then skyrocketed 11460bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 98.67% in 2021, then tumbled by -119bps to 18.6% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 468bps to 68.38% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 44bps to 98.38% in 2024, then plummeted by -32bps to 66.98% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 66.98%, 183.63%, and 98.4% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.