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Starbucks (SBUX) Return on Equity: 2009-2025

Historic Return on Equity for Starbucks (SBUX) over the last 16 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to -0.24%.

  • Starbucks' Return on Equity rose 25.00% to -0.24% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was -0.24%, marking a year-over-year increase of 25.00%. This contributed to the annual value of -0.24% for FY2025, which is 25.00% up from last year.
  • Starbucks' Return on Equity amounted to -0.24% in Q3 2025, which was up 31.60% from -0.34% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Starbucks' Return on Equity registered a high of -0.13% during Q1 2021, and its lowest value of -0.69% during Q4 2021.
  • For the 3-year period, Starbucks' Return on Equity averaged around -0.43%, with its median value being -0.46% (2023).
  • The largest annual percentage gain for Starbucks' Return on Equity in the last 5 years was 35bps (2021), contrasted with its biggest fall of 58bps (2021).
  • Starbucks' Return on Equity (Quarterly) stood at -0.69% in 2021, then soared by 32bps to -0.38% in 2022, then dropped by 13bps to -0.52% in 2023, then increased by 5bps to -0.47% in 2024, then climbed by 25bps to -0.24% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Equity stands at -0.24% for Q3 2025, versus -0.34% for Q2 2025 and -0.41% for Q1 2025.