Starbucks Corporation

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

106.27 3.43 −3.13%
Market cap
$121.0B
P/E
61.1×
Fwd P/E
44.7×
Dividend yield
2.33%
F-score
n/a
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
−2.95
Dividend safety
42/100

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Return on assets

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Starbucks Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 8.37%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.82% (fiscal 2020) to 23.8% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 1.10% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.47%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2026 8.37% 2.51
FY2025 5.86% (6.51)
FY2024 12.4% (2.00)
FY2023 14.4% 3.32
FY2022 11.1% (2.77)
FY2021 13.8% 10.00
FY2020 3.82% (12.78)
FY2019 16.6% (6.86)
FY2018 23.5% 3.34
FY2017 20.1% (0.96)

Against its own ten years

Low 3.82% High 23.8%
Ten-year median 14.1%
Current reading's percentile 25

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare 43.1%
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 35.6%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare 14.7%
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 11.9%
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare 9.10%
YUMC Yum China compare 8.57%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation 8.37%
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 5.89%
MCD McDonald's Corporation compare 0.00%
Restaurants industry median 1.10%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 1.47%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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