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Starbucks (SBUX) Net Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Starbucks filings provide 18 years of Net Cash Flow readings, the most recent being -$1.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 62.54% year-over-year to -$1.7 billion, compared with a TTM value of -$603.1 million through Mar 2026, down 648.26%, and an annual FY2025 reading of -$35.9 million, up 88.84% over the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow hit -$1.7 billion in Q1 2026 for Starbucks, down from $531.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Cash Flow was $5.1 billion in Q3 2023, with the low at -$4.9 billion in Q2 2023.
  • Median Net Cash Flow over the past 5 years was -$130.5 million (2022), compared with a mean of -$229.0 million.
  • The largest YoY upside for Net Cash Flow was 956.44% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 8332.81% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Net Cash Flow stood at -$235.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 152.74% to -$594.2 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 177.75% to $462.0 million in 2024, then grew by 15.11% to $531.8 million in 2025, then tumbled by 411.3% to -$1.7 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at -$1.7 billion, $531.8 million, and -$941.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.