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

Starbucks filings provide 18 years of Return on Equity readings, the most recent being 0.18% for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Equity rose 24.0% year-over-year to 0.18%, compared with a TTM value of 0.18% through Mar 2026, up 24.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.24%, up 25.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Equity hit 0.18% in Q1 2026 for Starbucks, down from 0.17% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.17% in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.64% in Q1 2022.
  • Median Return on Equity over the past 5 years was 0.46% (2024), compared with a mean of 0.42%.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Equity was 32bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of -55bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Return on Equity stood at 0.38% in 2022, then plummeted by -37bps to 0.52% in 2023, then increased by 9bps to 0.47% in 2024, then soared by 65bps to 0.17% in 2025, then fell by -7bps to 0.18% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.18%, 0.17%, and 0.24% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.