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Starbucks (SBUX) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Starbucks (SBUX) has disclosed Return on Equity for 17 consecutive years, with 0.17% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity rose 31.0% to 0.17% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.17% through Dec 2025, up 31.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.24% for FY2025, 25.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q4 2025 was 0.17% at Starbucks, up from 0.24% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.13% in Q1 2021, with the low at 0.69% in Q4 2021.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.43%, with a median of 0.46% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Equity hit 35bps in 2021, while the deepest fall reached -58bps in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.69% in 2021, then surged by 45bps to 0.38% in 2022, then tumbled by -37bps to 0.52% in 2023, then rose by 9bps to 0.47% in 2024, then surged by 65bps to 0.17% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.17%, 0.24%, and 0.34% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.