Starbucks (SBUX) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Starbucks' Payables was $1.78 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 5.9% from $1.89 billion a year earlier but up 6.1% from the prior quarter.
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Starbucks (SBUX) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Payables at Starbucks came in at $1.85 billion, up 16.1% from FY2024.
- Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Payables was $1.6 billion in FY2024 (+1.1%), $1.58 billion in FY2023 (-2.4%), $1.62 billion in FY2022 (+33.4%) and $1.21 billion in FY2021 (-15.7%).
- Quarterly Payables has moved between $1.21 billion (fiscal Q4 2021) and $1.91 billion (fiscal Q2 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables has declined for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 4.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 49.9%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2021 (a decline of 15.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, SBUX's Payables in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $1.67 billion (Q2 2026), $1.68 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.85 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.79 Bn | 166.61 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 109.56 Bn | 97.18 Bn | - | 1.78 Bn |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.44 Bn | 38.32 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 4.00 Bn |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.19 Bn | 35.17 Bn | - | 255.13 Mn |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.75 Bn | 21.31 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 884.00 Mn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.34 Bn | 23.44 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 1.45 Bn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 884.00 Mn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 2.44 Bn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.20 Bn | 10.54 Bn | - | 179.04 Mn |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.70 Bn | 9.79 Bn | - | 157.77 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.78 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.67 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 1.68 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.85 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 1.89 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.91 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 1.78 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 1.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.81 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 1.58 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 1.54 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 1.49 Bn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 1.35 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 1.62 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 1.69 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 1.33 Bn |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 1.49 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 1.21 Bn |
API Access
Starbucks Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "ticker": "SBUX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();