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

Historic Return on Sales for Starbucks (SBUX) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.03%.

  • Starbucks' Return on Sales fell 500.0% to 0.03% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.04%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 600.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.05% for FY2025, which is 500.0% down from last year.
  • As of Q4 2025, Starbucks' Return on Sales stood at 0.03%, which was down 500.0% from 0.01% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Starbucks' Return on Sales' 5-year high stood at 0.22% during Q4 2021, with a 5-year trough of 0.01% in Q3 2025.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Sales is 0.1%, with a median of 0.1% in 2022.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Starbucks' Return on Sales skyrocketed by 3100bps in 2021, and later tumbled by -1100bps in 2022.
  • Over the past 5 years, Starbucks' Return on Sales (Quarter) stood at 0.22% in 2021, then tumbled by -52bps to 0.1% in 2022, then increased by 4bps to 0.11% in 2023, then fell by -24bps to 0.08% in 2024, then crashed by -64bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Sales was 0.03% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.01% in Q3 2025 and 0.06% in Q2 2025.