Starbucks (SBUX) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Starbucks (SBUX) reported Share-based Compensation of $93.2 million for Q1 2026, up 19.95% year-over-year from $77.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 26.09% quarter-over-quarter from $126.1 million in Q4 2025.

Starbucks (SBUX) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Starbucks (SBUX) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $93.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $93.2 million, up 19.95% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $359.3 million (up 14.57% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $318.3 million, up 3.24% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation slipped to $93.2 million in Q1 2026 per SBUX's latest filing, from $126.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $126.1 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $53.4 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $78.9 million and a median of $74.1 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Share-based Compensation retreated 29.74% in 2022, then soared 38.76% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $64.9 million in 2022, then jumped by 46.07% to $94.8 million in 2023, then rose by 6.12% to $100.6 million in 2024, then advanced by 25.35% to $126.1 million in 2025, then retreated by 26.09% to $93.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SBUX's Share-based Compensation at $93.2 million in Q1 2026, $126.1 million in Q4 2025, and $74.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 93.20 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 28.00 Mn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 24.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 35.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 17.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 10.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.46 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 8.79 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 3.45 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.28 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 93.20 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 93.20 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 126.10 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 126.10 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 74.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 74.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 66.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 66.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 77.70 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 77.70 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 100.60 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 100.60 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 71.70 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 71.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 63.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 63.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 78.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 78.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 94.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 94.80 Mn