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Starbucks (SBUX) Tax Rate (2016 - 2025)

Historic Tax Rate for Starbucks (SBUX) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 61.66%.

  • Starbucks' Tax Rate rose 380500.0% to 61.66% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 39.15%, marking a year-over-year increase of 154300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 25.95% for FY2025, which is 16500.0% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Starbucks reported Tax Rate of 61.66% as of Q4 2025, which was up 380500.0% from 18.73% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Starbucks' Tax Rate's 5-year high stood at 61.66% during Q4 2025, with a 5-year trough of 18.22% in Q2 2021.
  • For the 5-year period, Starbucks' Tax Rate averaged around 25.31%, with its median value being 23.48% (2025).
  • Over the last 5 years, Starbucks' Tax Rate had its largest YoY gain of 380500bps in 2025, and its largest YoY loss of -50700bps in 2025.
  • Starbucks' Tax Rate (Quarter) stood at 21.49% in 2021, then dropped by -6bps to 20.21% in 2022, then grew by 27bps to 25.72% in 2023, then decreased by -8bps to 23.61% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 161bps to 61.66% in 2025.
  • Its Tax Rate stands at 61.66% for Q4 2025, versus 18.73% for Q3 2025 and 31.8% for Q2 2025.