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Starbucks (SBUX) Short-term Investments (2016 - 2025)

Starbucks (SBUX) has disclosed Short-term Investments for 17 consecutive years, with $184.9 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Short-term Investments fell 35.3% to $184.9 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $184.9 million through Dec 2025, down 35.3% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $247.2 million for FY2025, 3.81% down from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments for Q4 2025 was $184.9 million at Starbucks, down from $247.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Short-term Investments was $401.5 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $76.9 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Short-term Investments over 5 years is $241.2 million, with a median of $252.1 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Short-term Investments plummeted 62.89% in 2022, then soared 362.12% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $162.2 million in 2021, then surged by 124.72% to $364.5 million in 2022, then increased by 5.08% to $383.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 25.38% to $285.8 million in 2024, then plummeted by 35.3% to $184.9 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments over the past three periods came in at $184.9 million, $247.2 million, and $333.3 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.