Starbucks (SBUX) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Starbucks' (SBUX) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.68 in Q2 2026, down 45.52% year-over-year from 1.24 in Q2 2025, and down 51.09% quarter-over-quarter from 1.38 in Q1 2026.
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Starbucks (SBUX) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starbucks (SBUX) has reported Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.68 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio fell 45.52% year-over-year to 0.68 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 1.42, a 37.1% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.49, up 117.25% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio was 0.68 for Q2 2026 at Starbucks, down from 1.38 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 5.2 in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.5 in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 1.14 and a median of 0.71 in 2024 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Payout Ratio soared 632.88% in 2025 and plunged 45.52% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.64 in 2022, then slipped by 1.13% to 0.63 in 2023, then surged by 40.05% to 0.89 in 2024, then jumped by 171.42% to 2.4 in 2025, then sank by 71.88% to 0.68 in 2026.
- The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.68 (Q2 2026), 1.38 (Q1 2026), and 2.4 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 168.67 Bn | 167.85 Bn | 6.42 Bn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 107.32 Bn | 103.72 Bn | 6.49 Bn |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 41.40 Bn | 40.73 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 38.39 Bn | 37.72 Bn | 1.47 Bn |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.02 Bn | 25.51 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.39 Bn | 24.17 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 15.95 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.09 Bn | 13.41 Bn | 2.22 Bn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.81 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 9.81 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 478.23 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.68 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.38 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 2.40 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 5.20 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 1.24 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.80 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 0.89 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.71 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.84 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.63 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.53 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 0.67 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 0.71 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 0.64 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.61 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 0.83 |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 0.71 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.30 |
API Access
Starbucks Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();