Starbucks (SBUX) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Starbucks (SBUX) posted Invested Capital of $5.6 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 41.9% from $9.64 billion a year earlier and down 15.4% from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Starbucks (SBUX) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Starbucks' Invested Capital came in at $7.98 billion, down 1.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Invested Capital shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Starbucks' Invested Capital was $8.13 billion in FY2024 (+9.6%), $7.41 billion in FY2023 (+16.8%), $6.35 billion in FY2022 (-31.8%) and $9.3 billion in FY2021 (+8.8%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Invested Capital since fiscal Q1 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Invested Capital has declined in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 1.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Invested Capital in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2025, with growth of 26.4%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a decline of 41.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Invested Capital for the three prior fiscal quarters was $6.62 billion (Q2 2026), $7.7 billion (Q1 2026) and $7.98 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 38.84 Bn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 5.60 Bn |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 5.17 Bn |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.68 Bn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.68 Bn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.68 Bn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 6.13 Bn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 1.63 Bn |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.73 Bn | 9.81 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 5.60 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 6.62 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 7.70 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 7.98 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 9.64 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.96 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 8.10 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 8.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.41 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 7.41 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 7.07 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 6.99 Bn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 6.26 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 6.35 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 6.47 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 7.25 Bn |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 6.34 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 9.30 Bn |
API Access
Starbucks Invested Capital API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "ticker": "SBUX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();