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SBUX Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
Starbucks Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended September 2026) was $37.9 billion, up 1.95% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- −4.47%
- EPS
- +85.7%
- Free cash flow
- +8.93%
- Total debt
- −17.4%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Free cash flow margin
Starbucks Corporation's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 9.83%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.49% (fiscal 2020) to 40.3% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 2.47% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 9.83% | 3.26 |
| FY2025 | 6.57% | (2.60) |
| FY2024 | 9.17% | (1.35) |
| FY2023 | 10.5% | 2.59 |
| FY2022 | 7.93% | (7.62) |
| FY2021 | 15.6% | 15.06 |
| FY2020 | 0.49% | (11.73) |
| FY2019 | 12.2% | (28.08) |
| FY2018 | 40.3% | 28.09 |
| FY2017 | 12.2% | (3.07) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 18.4% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 16.8% |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 13.1% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 11.9% |
| SBUX Starbucks Corporation | 9.83% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare | 7.95% |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 7.46% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 7.02% |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation compare | 0.00% |
| Restaurants industry median | 2.47% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.20% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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