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

Starbucks' (SBUX) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.0% in Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-on-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and up 7.61% on a QoQ basis from 0.0% in Q4 2025.

Starbucks (SBUX) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Starbucks (SBUX) has 14 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.0% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.0%, a 1.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.02%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.0%, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for SBUX reached as high as 0.02% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 0.0% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.01% across 5 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2023.
  • On a YoY basis, Return on Invested Capital climbed as much as 2 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 1 bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then rose by 28 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then gained by 14 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then sank by 87 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then advanced by 8 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 0.0% in Q1 2026, 0.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.00%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.01%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.02%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.01%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 0.07%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn -
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 0.02%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 0.00%
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 0.00%
Dec 28, 2025 0.00%
Sep 28, 2025 0.00%
Jun 29, 2025 0.00%
Mar 30, 2025 0.01%
Dec 29, 2024 0.02%
Sep 29, 2024 0.02%
Jun 30, 2024 0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 0.02%
Dec 31, 2023 0.01%
Oct 1, 2023 0.02%
Jul 2, 2023 0.02%
Apr 2, 2023 0.01%
Jan 1, 2023 0.01%
Oct 2, 2022 0.01%
Jul 3, 2022 0.01%
Apr 3, 2022 0.01%
Jan 2, 2022 0.02%
Oct 3, 2021 0.02%
Jun 27, 2021 0.02%