Starbucks (SBUX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Starbucks' (SBUX) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 29.84% in Q1 2026, up 634.0% year-on-year from 4.07% in Q1 2025, and down 51.6% on a QoQ basis from 61.66% in Q4 2025.

Starbucks (SBUX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Starbucks (SBUX) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 29.84% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 634.0% year-over-year to 29.84% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 39.58%, a 1552.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 25.95%, up 165.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 29.84%, down from 61.66% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Rate for SBUX reached as high as 61.66% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 18.73% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 26.13% across 5 years, with a median of 23.56% in 2024.
  • On a YoY basis, Tax Rate climbed as much as 3805 bps in 2025 and fell as far as 507 bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 20.21% in 2022, then increased by 27 bps to 25.72% in 2023, then retreated by 8 bps to 23.61% in 2024, then surged by 161 bps to 61.66% in 2025, then sank by 52 bps to 29.84% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Tax Rate figures were 29.84% in Q1 2026, 61.66% in Q4 2025, and 18.73% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 118.28 Bn 116.58 Bn 6.32 Bn 29.84
2 Yum Brands 41.26 Bn 40.58 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.28
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.21 Bn 40.34 Bn 2.61 Bn 25.38
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.26 Bn 24.25 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.87
5 Darden Restaurants 22.64 Bn 22.40 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.95
6 Yum China Holdings 15.35 Bn 13.92 Bn 2.31 Bn 27.21
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.76 Bn 12.54 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.31
8 Dominos Pizza 11.11 Bn 10.98 Bn 478.23 Mn 22.53
9 Dutch Bros 8.18 Bn 7.92 Bn 107.48 Mn 12.37
10 Brinker International 8.13 Bn 8.07 Bn 1.10 Bn 18.38

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 29.84
Mar 29, 2026 29.84
Mar 29, 2026 29.84
Dec 28, 2025 61.66
Dec 28, 2025 61.66
Dec 28, 2025 61.66
Sep 28, 2025 18.73
Sep 28, 2025 18.73
Sep 28, 2025 18.73
Jun 29, 2025 31.80
Jun 29, 2025 31.80
Jun 29, 2025 31.80
Mar 30, 2025 23.50
Mar 30, 2025 23.50
Mar 30, 2025 23.50
Dec 29, 2024 23.61
Dec 29, 2024 23.61
Dec 29, 2024 23.61
Sep 29, 2024 23.80
Sep 29, 2024 23.80