Starbucks SBUX
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Starbucks (SBUX) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2010 - 2026)

Starbucks' (SBUX) quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $1.5 billion in Q2 2026, down 16.58% year-over-year from $1.8 billion in Q2 2025, and down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Starbucks (SBUX) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Starbucks (SBUX) has reported Long-Term Deferred Tax for 17 consecutive years, with $1.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 16.58% year-over-year to $1.5 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.5 billion, a 16.58% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.8 billion, up 3.41% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax was $1.5 billion for Q2 2026 at Starbucks, down from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax peaked at $1.9 billion in Q1 2022 and troughed at $1.5 billion in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $1.7 billion and a median of $1.8 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Long-Term Deferred Tax.
  • Across the five-year window, Long-Term Deferred Tax rose 6.13% in 2025 and declined 16.58% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then fell by 1.68% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then fell by 2.62% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then decreased by 7.09% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then slipped by 5.9% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Long-Term Deferred Tax figures came in at $1.5 billion (Q2 2026), $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), and $1.6 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 168.67 Bn 167.85 Bn 6.42 Bn
2 Starbucks 107.32 Bn 103.72 Bn 6.49 Bn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.40 Bn 40.73 Bn 2.35 Bn
4 Yum Brands 38.39 Bn 37.72 Bn 1.47 Bn
5 Restaurant Brands International 25.02 Bn 25.51 Bn 1.89 Bn
6 Darden Restaurants 24.39 Bn 24.17 Bn 3.68 Bn
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.01 Bn 15.95 Bn 1.89 Bn
8 Yum China Holdings 14.09 Bn 13.41 Bn 2.22 Bn
9 Texas Roadhouse 10.81 Bn 10.63 Bn 1.44 Bn
10 Dominos Pizza 9.81 Bn 9.60 Bn 478.23 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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

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