Starbucks (SBUX) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Starbucks (SBUX) reported Times Interest Earned of $6.04 for Q1 2026, up 28.03% year-over-year from $4.72 in Q1 2025, and down 5.68% on a QoQ basis from $6.41 in Q4 2025.
Starbucks (SBUX) has 18 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $6.04 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 28.03% year-over-year to $6.04 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.2 (down 38.74% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.41, down 43.77% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned fell to $6.04 in Q1 2026 per SBUX's latest filing, from $6.41 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $11.91 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $1.91 in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $9.44 (2022), against an average of $8.54.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Times Interest Earned jumped 34.97%; it then slumped 79.56% in 2025.
- Tracing SBUX's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at $9.54 in 2022, then grew by 11.12% to $10.6 in 2023, then slipped by 16.83% to $8.82 in 2024, then dropped by 27.33% to $6.41 in 2025, then dropped by 5.68% to $6.04 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SBUX Times Interest Earned figures stand at $6.04 (Q1 2026), $6.41 (Q4 2025), and $1.91 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 6.04 |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | - |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | - |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | - |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | - |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | - |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | - |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 4.98 |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | - |
| 10 | Dutch Bros | 7.47 Bn | 7.43 Bn | 107.48 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 6.04 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 6.41 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.91 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 6.57 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.72 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 8.82 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 9.34 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.74 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.82 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.60 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 11.91 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 11.24 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 9.74 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 9.66 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 9.54 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 10.52 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 7.97 |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 10.22 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 12.29 |
| Jun 27, 2021 | 13.13 |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 8.59 |
| Dec 27, 2020 | 7.57 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 4.47 |
| Jun 28, 2020 | -5.83 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 4.91 |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 13.27 |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 11.32 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 12.98 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 11.61 |
| Dec 30, 2018 | 13.54 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 14.97 |
| Jul 1, 2018 | 22.87 |
| Apr 1, 2018 | 22.01 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 43.09 |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 45.85 |
| Jul 2, 2017 | 44.43 |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 40.85 |
| Jan 1, 2017 | 47.59 |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 49.70 |
| Jun 26, 2016 | 46.89 |
| Mar 27, 2016 | 47.22 |
| Dec 27, 2015 | 64.12 |
| Sep 27, 2015 | -484.70 |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 49.14 |
| Mar 29, 2015 | 46.01 |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 56.17 |
| Sep 28, 2014 | 52.13 |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 46.86 |
| Mar 30, 2014 | 38.57 |
| Dec 29, 2013 | 56.10 |
| Sep 29, 2013 | -232.44 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 97.65 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 89.20 |
| Dec 30, 2012 | 95.55 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 79.92 |
| Jul 1, 2012 | 55.24 |
| Apr 1, 2012 | 48.91 |
| Jan 1, 2012 | 64.65 |
| Oct 2, 2011 | 45.73 |
| Jul 3, 2011 | 47.32 |
| Apr 3, 2011 | 52.97 |
| Jan 2, 2011 | 63.53 |
| Oct 3, 2010 | 46.43 |
| Jun 27, 2010 | 41.48 |
| Mar 28, 2010 | 42.48 |
| Dec 27, 2009 | 43.00 |
| Sep 27, 2009 | 23.19 |
| Jun 28, 2009 | 23.72 |
| Mar 29, 2009 | 4.60 |