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Starbucks (SBUX) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Historic Operating Expenses for Starbucks (SBUX) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to $9.1 billion.

  • Starbucks' Operating Expenses rose 915.94% to $9.1 billion in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was $35.3 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 1230.31%. This contributed to the annual value of $34.5 billion for FY2025, which is 1103.04% up from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q4 2025, Starbucks' Operating Expenses is $9.1 billion, which was up 915.94% from $9.4 billion recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Starbucks' Operating Expenses peaked at $9.4 billion during Q3 2025, and registered a low of $5.8 billion during Q1 2021.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Operating Expenses was $7.6 billion (2023), whereas its average is $7.6 billion.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Starbucks' Operating Expenses skyrocketed by 2240.31% in 2021, and later dropped by 3.85% in 2024.
  • Starbucks' Operating Expenses (Quarter) stood at $6.8 billion in 2021, then rose by 7.74% to $7.3 billion in 2022, then grew by 9.39% to $8.0 billion in 2023, then increased by 4.09% to $8.3 billion in 2024, then increased by 9.16% to $9.1 billion in 2025.
  • Its Operating Expenses stands at $9.1 billion for Q4 2025, versus $9.4 billion for Q3 2025 and $8.6 billion for Q2 2025.