Starbucks (SBUX) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Starbucks' (SBUX) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at 7.28 in Q2 2026, up 10.78% year-over-year from 6.57 in Q2 2025, and up 20.5% quarter-over-quarter from 6.04 in Q1 2026.
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Starbucks (SBUX) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starbucks (SBUX) has reported Times Interest Earned for 18 consecutive years, with 7.28 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Times Interest Earned rose 10.78% year-over-year to 7.28 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 5.35, a 27.55% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 5.41, down 43.77% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned was 7.28 for Q2 2026 at Starbucks, up from 6.04 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Times Interest Earned peaked at 11.91 in Q4 2023 and troughed at 1.91 in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 8.48 and a median of 9.34 in 2024 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- Across the five-year window, Times Interest Earned surged 34.97% in 2022 and sank 79.56% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Times Interest Earned stood at 9.54 in 2022, then increased by 11.12% to 10.6 in 2023, then dropped by 16.83% to 8.82 in 2024, then declined by 27.33% to 6.41 in 2025, then increased by 13.66% to 7.28 in 2026.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at 7.28 (Q2 2026), 6.04 (Q1 2026), and 6.41 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 168.67 Bn | 167.85 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 8.16 |
| 2 | Starbucks | 107.32 Bn | 103.72 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 7.28 |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 41.40 Bn | 40.73 Bn | 2.35 Bn | - |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 38.39 Bn | 37.72 Bn | 1.47 Bn | - |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.02 Bn | 25.51 Bn | 1.89 Bn | - |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.39 Bn | 24.17 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 15.95 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 5.77 |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.09 Bn | 13.41 Bn | 2.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.81 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 9.81 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 478.23 Mn | 1.72 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 7.28 |
| 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 |
API Access
Starbucks Times Interest Earned API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "ticker": "SBUX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=SBUX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();