Latest headcount
381,000
YoY change
+5.5%
Headcount CAGR
+11.4%
Revenue / employee
$97.6K
Employee count history for Starbucks
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 16,600 |
| 1997 | 25,000 |
| 1999 | 37,000 |
| 2000 | 47,000 |
| 2001 | 54,000 |
| 2002 | 62,000 |
| 2003 | 74,000 |
| 2004 | 96,700 |
| 2005 | 115,000 |
| 2006 | 145,800 |
| 2007 | 172,000 |
| 2008 | 176,000 |
| 2009 | 142,000 |
| 2010 | 137,000 |
| 2011 | 149,000 |
| 2012 | 160,000 |
| 2013 | 182,000 |
| 2014 | 191,000 |
| 2015 | 238,000 |
| 2016 | 254,000 |
| 2017 | 277,000 |
| 2018 | 291,000 |
| 2019 | 346,000 |
| 2020 | 349,000 |
| 2021 | 383,000 |
| 2022 | 402,000 |
| 2023 | 381,000 |
| 2024 | 361,000 |
| 2025 | 381,000 |
Revenue per employee for Starbucks
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $42K |
| 1997 | $39K |
| 1999 | $45.4K |
| 2000 | $46.2K |
| 2001 | $49.1K |
| 2002 | $53K |
| 2003 | $55.1K |
| 2004 | $54.7K |
| 2005 | $55.4K |
| 2006 | $53.4K |
| 2007 | $54.7K |
| 2008 | $59K |
| 2009 | $68.8K |
| 2010 | $78.2K |
| 2011 | $78.5K |
| 2012 | $83K |
| 2013 | $81.7K |
| 2014 | $86.1K |
| 2015 | $80.5K |
| 2016 | $83.9K |
| 2017 | $80.8K |
| 2018 | $84.9K |
| 2019 | $76.6K |
| 2020 | $67.4K |
| 2021 | $75.9K |
| 2022 | $80.2K |
| 2023 | $94.4K |
| 2024 | $100K |
| 2025 | $97.6K |
Earnings per employee for Starbucks
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $2.51K |
| 1997 | $2.21K |
| 1999 | $2.75K |
| 2000 | $2.01K |
| 2001 | $3.36K |
| 2002 | $3.47K |
| 2003 | $3.63K |
| 2004 | $4.02K |
| 2005 | $4.3K |
| 2006 | $3.87K |
| 2007 | $3.91K |
| 2008 | $1.79K |
| 2009 | $2.75K |
| 2010 | $6.9K |
| 2011 | $8.36K |
| 2012 | $8.65K |
| 2013 | $45.60 |
| 2014 | $10.8K |
| 2015 | $11.6K |
| 2016 | $11.1K |
| 2017 | $10.4K |
| 2018 | $15.5K |
| 2019 | $10.4K |
| 2020 | $2.66K |
| 2021 | $11K |
| 2022 | $8.16K |
| 2023 | $10.8K |
| 2024 | $10.4K |
| 2025 | $4.87K |
Employee count history for Starbucks (SBUX)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 2025381,000+5.5%
- 2024361,000-5.2%
- 2023381,000-5.2%
- 2022402,000+5.0%
- 2021383,000+9.7%
- 2020349,000+0.9%
- 2019346,000+18.9%
- 2018291,000+5.1%
- 2017277,000+9.1%
- 2016254,000+6.7%
- 2015238,000+24.6%
- 2014191,000+4.9%
- 2013182,000+13.8%
- 2012160,000+7.4%
- 2011149,000+8.8%
- 2010137,000-3.5%
- 2009142,000-19.3%
- 2008176,000+2.3%
- 2007172,000+18.0%
- 2006145,800+26.8%
- 2005115,000+18.9%
- 200496,700+30.7%
- 200374,000+19.4%
- 200262,000+14.8%
- 200154,000+14.9%
- 200047,000+27.0%
- 199937,000—
- 199826,000—
- 199725,000+50.6%
- 199616,600—
About Starbucks's employee count
Starbucks (SBUX) employed 381,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +20,000 (+5.5%) from 361,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1996–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 16,600 to 381,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +11.4% per year.
Starbucks generated about $97.6K of revenue and $4.87K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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