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Starbucks (SBUX) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Starbucks filings provide 18 years of Share-based Compensation readings, the most recent being $93.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 19.95% year-over-year to $93.2 million, compared with a TTM value of $359.3 million through Mar 2026, up 14.57%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $318.3 million, up 3.24% over the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation hit $93.2 million in Q1 2026 for Starbucks, down from $126.1 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.
  • Median Share-based Compensation over the past 5 years was $74.1 million (2023), compared with a mean of $78.9 million.
  • The sharpest move saw Share-based Compensation fell 29.74% in 2022, then surged 38.76% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $64.9 million in 2022, then surged by 46.07% to $94.8 million in 2023, then grew by 6.12% to $100.6 million in 2024, then rose by 25.35% to $126.1 million in 2025, then decreased by 26.09% to $93.2 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods came in at $93.2 million, $126.1 million, and $74.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.