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Starbucks (SBUX) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Starbucks (SBUX) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 17 consecutive years, with $126.1 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 25.35% to $126.1 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $343.8 million through Dec 2025, up 9.46% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $318.3 million for FY2025, 3.24% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 was $126.1 million at Starbucks, up from $74.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $126.1 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $53.4 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $77.3 million, with a median of $74.1 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Share-based Compensation soared 93.24% in 2021, then decreased 29.74% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $63.8 million in 2021, then increased by 1.72% to $64.9 million in 2022, then soared by 46.07% to $94.8 million in 2023, then increased by 6.12% to $100.6 million in 2024, then grew by 25.35% to $126.1 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods came in at $126.1 million, $74.0 million, and $66.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.