Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.83%
5Y share count change
-3.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$37.19B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is down 3.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Starbucks (SBUX)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Starbucks (SBUX)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Starbucks (SBUX)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Starbucks (SBUX)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Starbucks (SBUX) reported buyback spend of $0.00 – plunged 100.0% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Starbucks buyback spend delivered a -100.0% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
Starbucks buyback spend peaked at $10.22B in 2019; the latest annual figure is $0.00 in 2025 (100.0% below peak).
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $10.22B in 2019 and its low of $0.00 in 1991.
Starbucks Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
In 2025, Starbucks reported buyback spend of $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2024.
Starbucks Buyback Spend 2024: $1.27B
Starbucks buyback spend in 2024 was $1.27B, grew 28.7% from 2023.
Starbucks Buyback Spend 2023: $984.40M
2023's buyback spend for Starbucks came in at $984.40M, plunged 75.5% below 2022.
Starbucks Buyback Spend 2022: $4.01B
Starbucks buyback spend in 2022 was $4.01B.
Starbucks Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Starbucks buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Starbucks (SBUX).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $318.30M | −$318.30M | — | 1.14B | +0.2% | |
| 2024 | $1.27B | $308.30M | $958.40M | 1.14% | 1.14B | -1.2% | |
| 2023 | $984.40M | $302.70M | $681.70M | 0.94% | 1.15B | -0.6% | |
| 2022 | $4.01B | $271.50M | $3.74B | 4.15% | 1.16B | -2.3% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $319.10M | −$319.10M | — | 1.19B | +0.3% | |
| 2020 | $1.70B | $248.60M | $1.45B | 1.69% | 1.18B | -4.2% | |
| 2019 | $10.22B | $308.00M | $9.91B | 9.76% | 1.23B | -11.6% | |
| 2018 | $7.13B | $250.30M | $6.88B | 9.80% | 1.39B | -4.6% | |
| 2017 | $2.04B | $176.00M | $1.87B | 2.66% | 1.46B | -1.7% | |
| 2016 | $2.00B | $218.10M | $1.78B | 2.52% | 1.49B | -1.8% | |
| 2015 | $1.44B | $209.80M | $1.23B | 1.70% | 1.51B | -0.8% | |
| 2014 | $758.60M | $183.20M | $575.40M | 1.34% | 1.53B | +0.1% | |
| 2013 | $588.10M | $142.30M | $445.80M | 1.01% | 1.52B | -1.4% | |
| 2012 | $549.10M | $153.60M | $395.50M | 1.46% | 1.55B | +0.4% | |
| 2011 | $555.90M | $145.20M | $410.70M | 2.00% | 1.54B | +0.7% | |
| 2010 | $285.60M | $113.60M | $172.00M | 1.51% | 1.53B | +2.5% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $83.20M | −$83.20M | — | 1.49B | +0.6% | |
| 2008 | $311.40M | $0.00 | $311.40M | 2.85% | 1.48B | -3.7% | |
| 2007 | $996.80M | $0.00 | $996.80M | 5.09% | 1.54B | -2.8% | |
| 2006 | $854.04M | $0.00 | $854.04M | 3.30% | 1.59B | -1.9% | |
| 2005 | $1.11B | $0.00 | $1.11B | 5.69% | 1.62B | -1.6% | |
| 2004 | $203.41M | $0.00 | $203.41M | 1.13% | 1.64B | +2.2% | |
| 2003 | $75.71M | $0.00 | $75.71M | 0.67% | 1.61B | +1.1% | |
| 2002 | $52.25M | $0.00 | $52.25M | 0.66% | 1.59B | +0.6% | |
| 2001 | $49.79M | $0.00 | $49.79M | 0.89% | 1.58B | +2.7% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$1.27B
- 2023$984.40M
- 2022$4.01B
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$1.70B
- 2019$10.22B
- 2018$7.13B
- 2017$2.04B
- 2016$2.00B
- 2015$1.44B
- 2014$758.60M
- 2013$588.10M
- 2012$549.10M
- 2011$555.90M
- 2010$285.60M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$311.40M
- 2007$996.80M
- 2006$854.04M
- 2005$1.11B
- 2004$203.41M
- 2003$75.71M
- 2002$52.25M
- 2001$49.79M
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$3.30M
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Starbucks (SBUX)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Starbucks (SBUX)
How Starbucks splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Starbucks, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $6.44B | |
| $2.52B | |
| $2.06B | |
| $1.10B | |
| $211.00M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $6.44B
- $2.52B
- $2.06B
- $1.10B
- $211.00M
- $0.00
- $0.00
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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