Starbucks (SBUX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Starbucks (SBUX) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 6.04 for Q1 2026, up 28.03% year-over-year from 4.72 in Q1 2025, and down 5.68% quarter-over-quarter from 6.41 in Q4 2025.

Starbucks (SBUX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Starbucks (SBUX) has 18 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 6.04 in Q1 2026.

  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 6.04, up 28.03% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.2 (down 38.74% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.41, down 43.77% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio declined to 6.04 in Q1 2026 per SBUX's latest filing, from 6.41 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 11.91 in Q4 2023 and troughed at 1.91 in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 8.54 and a median of 9.44 in 2022 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Interest Coverage Ratio soared 34.97% in 2022, then plunged 79.56% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 9.54 in 2022, then rose by 11.12% to 10.6 in 2023, then declined by 16.83% to 8.82 in 2024, then fell by 27.33% to 6.41 in 2025, then fell by 5.68% to 6.04 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SBUX's Interest Coverage Ratio at 6.04 in Q1 2026, 6.41 in Q4 2025, and 1.91 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 6.04
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn -
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn -
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn -
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn -
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 4.98
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 6.04
Dec 28, 2025 6.41
Sep 28, 2025 1.91
Jun 29, 2025 6.57
Mar 30, 2025 4.72
Dec 29, 2024 8.82
Sep 29, 2024 9.34
Jun 30, 2024 10.74
Mar 31, 2024 7.82
Dec 31, 2023 10.60
Oct 1, 2023 11.91
Jul 2, 2023 11.24
Apr 2, 2023 9.74
Jan 1, 2023 9.66
Oct 2, 2022 9.54
Jul 3, 2022 10.52
Apr 3, 2022 7.97
Jan 2, 2022 10.22
Oct 3, 2021 12.29
Jun 27, 2021 13.13