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Starbucks (SBUX) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Starbucks (SBUX) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with 0.21% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 26.0% to 0.21% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.21% through Dec 2025, down 26.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.27% for FY2025, 26.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.21% at Starbucks, down from 0.25% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.69% in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.18% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.49%, with a median of 0.54% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital tumbled -46bps in 2021, then surged 42bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.45% in 2021, then increased by 29bps to 0.58% in 2022, then rose by 20bps to 0.69% in 2023, then crashed by -31bps to 0.47% in 2024, then crashed by -56bps to 0.21% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.21%, 0.25%, and 0.34% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.