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Starbucks (SBUX) Return on Assets (2016 - 2026)

Starbucks filings provide 18 years of Return on Assets readings, the most recent being 0.05% for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Assets fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.05%, compared with a TTM value of 0.05% through Mar 2026, down 5.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.06%, down 7.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Assets hit 0.05% in Q1 2026 for Starbucks, up from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Assets was 0.15% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.04% in Q4 2025.
  • Median Return on Assets over the past 5 years was 0.12% (2024), compared with a mean of 0.11%.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Assets increased 12bps in 2022, then decreased -7bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Assets stood at 0.12% in 2022, then increased by 25bps to 0.15% in 2023, then decreased by -24bps to 0.11% in 2024, then plummeted by -62bps to 0.04% in 2025, then grew by 12bps to 0.05% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets over the past three periods came in at 0.05%, 0.04%, and 0.06% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.