Starbucks (SBUX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Starbucks (SBUX) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 14.71% in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 14.71%, down 661.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.71% (down 661.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.68%, down 1169.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed rose to 14.71% in Q1 2026 per SBUX's latest filing, from 13.11% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 30.64% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 12.98% in Q3 2025.
• A 5-year average of 23.31% and a median of 24.64% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed soared 1848 bps in 2022, then slumped 1200 bps in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 24.41% in 2022, then grew by 26 bps to 30.64% in 2023, then declined by 25 bps to 23.05% in 2024, then slumped by 43 bps to 13.11% in 2025, then climbed by 12 bps to 14.71% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows SBUX's Return on Capital Employed at 14.71% in Q1 2026, 13.11% in Q4 2025, and 12.98% in Q3 2025.