Starbucks (SBUX) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2010 - 2026)
Starbucks' Long-Term Deferred Tax was $1.51 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 16.6% from $1.81 billion a year earlier and down 2.3% from the prior quarter.
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Starbucks (SBUX) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Long-Term Deferred Tax at Starbucks came in at $1.83 billion, up 3.4% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Long-Term Deferred Tax was $1.77 billion in FY2024 (-0.2%), $1.77 billion in FY2023 (-1.7%), $1.8 billion in FY2022 (-4.0%) and $1.87 billion in FY2021 (+4.7%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax since fiscal Q2 2019.
- Compared with a year earlier, Long-Term Deferred Tax has declined for three straight quarters, with an average decline of 3.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Deferred Tax over five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 6.1%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 16.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, SBUX's Long-Term Deferred Tax in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $1.54 billion (Q2 2026), $1.6 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.83 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.89 Bn | 166.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 109.83 Bn | 97.45 Bn | - |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.16 Bn | 35.14 Bn | - |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.36 Bn | 1.38 Bn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.72 Bn | 9.80 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.51 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.54 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 1.60 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.83 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 1.81 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.74 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 1.72 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 1.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.77 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 1.77 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 1.79 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 1.81 Bn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 1.81 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 1.80 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 1.81 Bn |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 1.86 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 1.87 Bn |
API Access
Starbucks Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();