Starbucks (SBUX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Starbucks' (SBUX) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 66.34% in Q1 2026, down 3208.0% year-on-year from 2.13% in Q1 2025, and down 0.96% on a QoQ basis from 66.98% 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 66.34% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 3208.0% year-over-year to 66.34% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 53.6%, a 2278.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 68.65%, down 45.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 66.34%, down from 66.98% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for SBUX reached as high as 184.91% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 17.51% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 77.0% across 5 years, with a median of 69.57% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin plunged 20243 bps in 2023 and soared 8654 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 184.91% in 2022, then sank by 47 bps to 98.4% in 2023, then dropped by 30 bps to 69.21% in 2024, then decreased by 3 bps to 66.98% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 66.34% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 66.34% in Q1 2026, 66.98% in Q4 2025, and 17.21% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 66.34%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 98.84%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 70.56%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 40.04%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 23.14%
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 74.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 66.34%
Dec 28, 2025 66.98%
Sep 28, 2025 -17.21%
Jun 29, 2025 98.40%
Mar 30, 2025 98.42%
Dec 29, 2024 69.21%
Sep 29, 2024 69.03%
Jun 30, 2024 69.93%
Mar 31, 2024 98.45%
Dec 31, 2023 98.40%
Oct 1, 2023 -17.51%
Jul 2, 2023 68.76%
Apr 2, 2023 98.55%
Jan 1, 2023 67.75%
Oct 2, 2022 184.91%
Jul 3, 2022 98.34%
Apr 3, 2022 98.67%
Jan 2, 2022 68.61%
Oct 3, 2021 172.27%
Jun 27, 2021 70.57%