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Starbucks (SBUX) Return on Sales: 2009-2025

Historic Return on Sales for Starbucks (SBUX) over the last 17 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to 0.05%.

  • Starbucks' Return on Sales fell 5.00% to 0.05% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.05%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 5.00%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.05% for FY2025, which is 5.00% down from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q3 2025, Starbucks' Return on Sales is 0.05%, which was down 30.43% from 0.07% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Starbucks' Return on Sales registered a high of 0.14% during Q1 2022, and its lowest value of 0.04% during Q1 2021.
  • For the 3-year period, Starbucks' Return on Sales averaged around 0.10%, with its median value being 0.10% (2023).
  • Its Return on Sales has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first dropped by 9bps in 2021, then increased by 12bps in 2022.
  • Quarterly analysis of 5 years shows Starbucks' Return on Sales stood at 0.14% in 2021, then fell by 4bps to 0.10% in 2022, then increased by 2bps to 0.12% in 2023, then fell by 2bps to 0.10% in 2024, then dropped by 5bps to 0.05% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Sales stands at 0.05% for Q3 2025, versus 0.07% for Q2 2025 and 0.09% for Q1 2025.