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Starbucks (SBUX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Starbucks (SBUX) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.13%.

  • Starbucks' Return on Capital Employed fell 1000.0% to 0.13% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.13%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 1000.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.14% for FY2025, which is 1200.0% down from last year.
  • Starbucks' Return on Capital Employed amounted to 0.13% in Q4 2025, which was down 1000.0% from 0.13% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Starbucks' Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.31% in Q4 2023 and a low of 0.08% during Q1 2021
  • Over the past 5 years, Starbucks' median Return on Capital Employed value was 0.24% (recorded in 2022), while the average stood at 0.23%.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first plummeted by -1200bps in 2021, then soared by 1800bps in 2022.
  • Starbucks' Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.22% in 2021, then increased by 12bps to 0.24% in 2022, then grew by 26bps to 0.31% in 2023, then fell by -25bps to 0.23% in 2024, then tumbled by -43bps to 0.13% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.13% in Q4 2025, 0.13% for Q3 2025, and 0.18% during Q2 2025.