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Starbucks (SBUX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Starbucks filings provide 18 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 0.15% for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 7.0% year-over-year to 0.15%, compared with a TTM value of 0.15% through Mar 2026, down 7.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.14%, down 12.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.15% in Q1 2026 for Starbucks, up from 0.13% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.31% in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.13% in Q3 2025.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 0.25% (2023), compared with a mean of 0.23%.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed rose 18bps in 2022, then dropped -12bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.24% in 2022, then grew by 26bps to 0.31% in 2023, then decreased by -25bps to 0.23% in 2024, then crashed by -43bps to 0.13% in 2025, then grew by 12bps to 0.15% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.15%, 0.13%, and 0.13% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.