Starbucks (SBUX) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.

Starbucks
SBUX
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
-3.6%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $318.30M | −$318.30M | 1.14B | 0.2% | — |
| 2024 | $1.27B | $308.30M | $958.40M | 1.14B | -1.2% | 1.14% |
| 2023 | $984.40M | $302.70M | $681.70M | 1.15B | -0.6% | 0.94% |
| 2022 | $4.01B | $271.50M | $3.74B | 1.16B | -2.3% | 4.15% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $319.10M | −$319.10M | 1.19B | 0.3% | — |
| 2020 | $1.70B | $248.60M | $1.45B | 1.18B | -4.2% | 1.69% |
| 2019 | $10.22B | $308.00M | $9.91B | 1.23B | -11.6% | 9.76% |
| 2018 | $7.13B | $250.30M | $6.88B | 1.39B | -4.6% | 9.80% |
| 2017 | $2.04B | $176.00M | $1.87B | 1.46B | -1.7% | 2.66% |
| 2016 | $2.00B | $218.10M | $1.78B | 1.49B | -1.8% | 2.52% |
| 2015 | $1.44B | $209.80M | $1.23B | 1.51B | -0.8% | 1.70% |
| 2014 | $758.60M | $183.20M | $575.40M | 1.53B | 0.1% | 1.34% |
| 2013 | $588.10M | $142.30M | $445.80M | 1.52B | -1.4% | 1.01% |
| 2012 | $549.10M | $153.60M | $395.50M | 1.55B | 0.4% | 1.46% |
| 2011 | $555.90M | $145.20M | $410.70M | 1.54B | 0.7% | 2.00% |
| 2010 | $285.60M | $113.60M | $172.00M | 1.53B | 2.5% | 1.51% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $83.20M | −$83.20M | 1.49B | 0.6% | — |
| 2008 | $311.40M | $0.00 | $311.40M | 1.48B | -3.7% | 2.85% |
| 2007 | $996.80M | $0.00 | $996.80M | 1.54B | -2.8% | 5.09% |
| 2006 | $854.04M | $0.00 | $854.04M | 1.59B | -1.9% | 3.30% |
| 2005 | $1.11B | $0.00 | $1.11B | 1.62B | -1.6% | 5.69% |
| 2004 | $203.41M | $0.00 | $203.41M | 1.64B | 2.2% | 1.13% |
| 2003 | $75.71M | $0.00 | $75.71M | 1.61B | 1.1% | 0.67% |
| 2002 | $52.25M | $0.00 | $52.25M | 1.59B | 0.6% | 0.66% |
| 2001 | $49.79M | $0.00 | $49.79M | 1.58B | 2.7% | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.54B | 5.1% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.46B | -1.2% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.48B | 16.9% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.26B | 1.9% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.24B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $3.30M | $0.00 | $3.30M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)N/A
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Starbucks buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Starbucks (SBUX) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Starbucks diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Starbucks's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -3.6% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).