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Starbucks (SBUX) Return on Assets (2016 - 2025)

Starbucks (SBUX) has disclosed Return on Assets for 17 consecutive years, with 0.04% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Assets fell 7.0% to 0.04% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.04% through Dec 2025, down 7.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.06% for FY2025, 7.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Assets for Q4 2025 was 0.04% at Starbucks, down from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Assets was 0.15% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.03% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Assets over 5 years is 0.11%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Assets decreased -9bps in 2021, then grew 12bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Assets stood at 0.14% in 2021, then decreased by -15bps to 0.12% in 2022, then rose by 25bps to 0.15% in 2023, then fell by -24bps to 0.11% in 2024, then tumbled by -62bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets over the past three periods came in at 0.04%, 0.06%, and 0.08% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.