Starbucks (SBUX) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Starbucks' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $598.8 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 11.6% from $677.2 million a year earlier and down 3.1% from the prior quarter.
Starbucks (SBUX) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Starbucks reported Selling, General & Administrative of $2.5 billion, down 4.7% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), it came in at $2.62 billion, up 3.7% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased in each of the last five fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Selling, General & Administrative was $2.52 billion in FY2024 (+3.4%), $2.44 billion in FY2023 (+20.1%), $2.03 billion in FY2022 (+5.1%) and $1.93 billion in FY2021 (+15.1%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of 0.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (growth of 28.8%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 11.6%).
- Business Quant data shows SBUX's Selling, General & Administrative at $618.1 million (Q2 2026), $638.8 million (Q1 2026) and $642 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 817.00 Mn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 598.80 Mn |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 324.00 Mn |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | 190.47 Mn |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 181.00 Mn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 134.80 Mn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 181.00 Mn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 139.00 Mn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 72.41 Mn |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.73 Bn | 9.81 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 598.80 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 618.10 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 638.80 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 642.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 677.20 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 632.30 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 665.80 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 644.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 576.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 654.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 648.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 635.70 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 604.30 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 620.40 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 580.90 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 538.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 486.70 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 481.50 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 525.80 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 501.20 Mn |
Starbucks Selling, General & Administrative API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "ticker": "SBUX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();