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Starbucks (SBUX) Operating Expenses: 2009-2025

Historic Operating Expenses for Starbucks (SBUX) over the last 17 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to $9.4 billion.

  • Starbucks' Operating Expenses rose 19.13% to $9.4 billion in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $34.5 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 11.03%. This contributed to the annual value of $34.5 billion for FY2025, which is 11.03% up from last year.
  • Per Starbucks' latest filing, its Operating Expenses stood at $9.4 billion for Q3 2025, which was up 9.31% from $8.6 billion recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Starbucks' Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $9.4 billion in Q3 2025 and a low of $5.8 billion during Q1 2021.
  • Over the past 3 years, Starbucks' median Operating Expenses value was $7.8 billion (recorded in 2023), while the average stood at $8.0 billion.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Starbucks' Operating Expenses increased by 22.40% in 2021, and later fell by 0.04% in 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Starbucks' Operating Expenses (Quarterly) stood at $6.8 billion in 2021, then grew by 7.74% to $7.3 billion in 2022, then rose by 6.35% to $8.0 billion in 2023, then rose by 4.09% to $8.3 billion in 2024, then climbed by 19.13% to $9.4 billion in 2025.
  • Its Operating Expenses was $9.4 billion in Q3 2025, compared to $8.6 billion in Q2 2025 and $8.2 billion in Q1 2025.