Starbucks Corporation
SBUX Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
Starbucks Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $37.2 billion, up 2.79% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 1.41%, EPS grew 85.7%, free cash flow grew 211.0% and total debt fell 23.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Return on equity
Starbucks Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −25.8%, down 1.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−23.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −142.4% (fiscal 2019) to 136.2% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is below the Restaurants industry median of 3.72% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.64%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −23.9% | 24.84 |
| FY2024 | −48.8% | 0.69 |
| FY2023 | −49.4% | (2.60) |
| FY2022 | −46.8% | 17.20 |
| FY2021 | −64.0% | (50.81) |
| FY2020 | −13.2% | 129.17 |
| FY2019 | −142.4% | (278.64) |
| FY2018 | 136.2% | 85.40 |
| FY2017 | 50.8% | 2.72 |
| FY2016 | 48.1% | (1.59) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare | 55.1% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 49.6% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 27.1% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 24.3% |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 15.6% |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | −15.4% |
| SBUX Starbucks Corporation | −25.8% |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | −30.0% |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation compare | −464.7% |
| Restaurants industry median | 3.72% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.64% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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