Starbucks (SBUX) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Starbucks (SBUX) reported Net Cash Flow of -$1.7 billion for Q1 2026, down 62.54% year-over-year from -$4.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 411.3% quarter-over-quarter from $531.8 million in Q4 2025.

Starbucks (SBUX) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Starbucks (SBUX) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$1.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.7 billion, down 62.54% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$603.1 million (down 648.26% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$35.9 million, up 88.84% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow slipped to -$1.7 billion in Q1 2026 per SBUX's latest filing, from $531.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $5.1 billion in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$4.9 billion in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$229.0 million and a median of -$130.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • On a YoY basis, Net Cash Flow climbed as much as 956.44% in 2023 and fell as far as 8332.81% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$235.1 million in 2022, then slumped by 152.74% to -$594.2 million in 2023, then soared by 177.75% to $462.0 million in 2024, then rose by 15.11% to $531.8 million in 2025, then sank by 411.3% to -$1.7 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SBUX's Net Cash Flow at -$1.7 billion in Q1 2026, $531.8 million in Q4 2025, and -$941.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn -1.66 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -104.21 Mn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn -39.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn -112.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.00 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn -36.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 79.85 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 65.49 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn -1.65 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn -5.89 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 -1.66 Bn
Mar 29, 2026 -1.66 Bn
Dec 28, 2025 531.80 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 531.80 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -941.50 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -941.50 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 1.46 Bn
Jun 29, 2025 1.46 Bn
Mar 30, 2025 -1.02 Bn
Mar 30, 2025 -1.02 Bn
Dec 29, 2024 462.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 462.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 41.40 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 41.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 434.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 434.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -203.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -203.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -594.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -594.20 Mn