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Starbucks (SBUX) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)

Starbucks filings provide 18 years of Tax Rate readings, the most recent being 29.84% for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 634.0% year-over-year to 29.84%, compared with a TTM value of 39.58% through Mar 2026, up 1552.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 25.95%, up 165.0% over the prior year.
  • Tax Rate hit 29.84% in Q1 2026 for Starbucks, down from 61.66% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 61.66% in Q4 2025, with the low at 18.73% in Q3 2025.
  • Median Tax Rate over the past 5 years was 23.56% (2024), compared with a mean of 26.13%.
  • The largest YoY upside for Tax Rate was 3805bps in 2025 against a maximum downside of -507bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 20.21% in 2022, then increased by 27bps to 25.72% in 2023, then decreased by -8bps to 23.61% in 2024, then soared by 161bps to 61.66% in 2025, then crashed by -52bps to 29.84% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods came in at 29.84%, 61.66%, and 18.73% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.