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Starbucks (SBUX) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Starbucks filings provide 18 years of Return on Sales readings, the most recent being 0.05% for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Sales rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.05%, compared with a TTM value of 0.04% through Mar 2026, down 5.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.05%, down 5.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Sales hit 0.05% in Q1 2026 for Starbucks, up from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.13% in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.01% in Q3 2025.
  • Median Return on Sales over the past 5 years was 0.1% (2023), compared with a mean of 0.09%.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales dropped -11bps in 2022, then rose 3bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.1% in 2022, then rose by 4bps to 0.11% in 2023, then dropped by -24bps to 0.08% in 2024, then crashed by -64bps to 0.03% in 2025, then surged by 81bps to 0.05% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.05%, 0.03%, and 0.01% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.