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Starbucks (SBUX) Return on Capital Employed: 2009-2025

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Starbucks (SBUX) over the last 16 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to 0.13%.

  • Starbucks' Return on Capital Employed fell 12.00% to 0.13% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.13%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 12.00%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.14% for FY2025, which is 12.00% down from last year.
  • Per Starbucks' latest filing, its Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.13% for Q3 2025, which was down 29.63% from 0.18% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Starbucks' Return on Capital Employed's 5-year high stood at 0.31% during Q4 2023, with a 5-year trough of 0.08% in Q1 2021.
  • Its 3-year average for Return on Capital Employed is 0.24%, with a median of 0.26% in 2023.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Starbucks' Return on Capital Employed dropped by 12bps in 2021 and then increased by 18bps in 2022.
  • Over the past 5 years, Starbucks' Return on Capital Employed (Quarterly) stood at 0.22% in 2021, then increased by 3bps to 0.24% in 2022, then grew by 6bps to 0.31% in 2023, then dropped by 8bps to 0.23% in 2024, then fell by 12bps to 0.13% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.13% in Q3 2025, 0.18% for Q2 2025, and 0.21% during Q1 2025.