Latest period
$2.73B
YoY change
-26.4%
5Y CAGR
+84.5%
Peak year (2018)
$9.96B
Latest annual
$2.44B
Free Cash Flow history chart for Starbucks (SBUX) from 1991 to 2025
Latest: $2.44B
Free Cash Flow growth chart for Starbucks (SBUX) from 1991 to 2025
Latest: -26.4%
Free Cash Flow history table for Starbucks (SBUX) from 1991 to 2025
| 2025 | $2.44B | -26.4% | −$876.10M | ||
| 2024 | $3.32B | -9.7% | −$357.00M | ||
| 2023 | $3.68B | +43.8% | +$1.12B | ||
| 2022 | $2.56B | -43.4% | −$1.96B | ||
| 2021 | $4.52B | +3857.2% | +$4.40B | ||
| 2020 | $114.20M | -96.5% | −$3.13B | ||
| 2019 | $3.24B | -67.5% | −$6.72B | ||
| 2018 | $9.96B | +275.2% | +$7.31B | ||
| 2017 | $2.65B | -15.3% | −$479.90M | ||
| 2016 | $3.13B | +28.2% | +$689.40M | ||
| 2015 | $2.45B | -542.1% | +$3.00B | ||
| 2014 | −$553.10M | -131.5% | −$2.31B | ||
| 2013 | $1.76B | +103.5% | +$893.80M | ||
| 2012 | $863.30M | -20.1% | −$217.20M | ||
| 2011 | $1.08B | -14.5% | −$183.70M | ||
| 2010 | $1.26B | +34.0% | +$320.80M | ||
| 2009 | $943.40M | +244.1% | +$669.20M | ||
| 2008 | $274.20M | +9.3% | +$23.33M | ||
| 2007 | $250.87M | -30.4% | −$109.53M | ||
| 2006 | $360.40M | +28.9% | +$80.78M | ||
| 2005 | $279.62M | -31.4% | −$128.05M | ||
| 2004 | $407.67M | +94.9% | +$198.51M | ||
| 2003 | $209.16M | +104.6% | +$106.95M | ||
| 2002 | $102.21M | +33.4% | +$25.60M | ||
| 2001 | $76.61M | +3506.9% | +$74.49M | ||
| 2000 | $2.12M | -103.2% | +$68.92M | ||
| 1999 | −$66.80M | +13.2% | −$7.80M | ||
| 1998 | −$59.00M | -14.1% | +$9.70M | ||
| 1997 | −$68.70M | +173.7% | −$43.60M | ||
| 1996 | −$25.10M | -78.7% | +$92.90M | ||
| 1995 | −$118.00M | +35.9% | −$31.20M | ||
| 1994 | −$86.80M | +184.6% | −$56.30M | ||
| 1993 | −$30.50M | +335.7% | −$23.50M | ||
| 1992 | −$7.00M | -12.5% | +$1.00M | ||
| 1991 | −$8.00M | — | — |
- 2025$2.44B-26.4%
- 2024$3.32B-9.7%
- 2023$3.68B+43.8%
- 2022$2.56B-43.4%
- 2021$4.52B+3857.2%
- 2020$114.20M-96.5%
- 2019$3.24B-67.5%
- 2018$9.96B+275.2%
- 2017$2.65B-15.3%
- 2016$3.13B+28.2%
- 2015$2.45B-542.1%
- 2014−$553.10M-131.5%
- 2013$1.76B+103.5%
- 2012$863.30M-20.1%
- 2011$1.08B-14.5%
- 2010$1.26B+34.0%
- 2009$943.40M+244.1%
- 2008$274.20M+9.3%
- 2007$250.87M-30.4%
- 2006$360.40M+28.9%
- 2005$279.62M-31.4%
- 2004$407.67M+94.9%
- 2003$209.16M+104.6%
- 2002$102.21M+33.4%
- 2001$76.61M+3506.9%
- 2000$2.12M-103.2%
- 1999−$66.80M+13.2%
- 1998−$59.00M-14.1%
- 1997−$68.70M+173.7%
- 1996−$25.10M-78.7%
- 1995−$118.00M+35.9%
- 1994−$86.80M+184.6%
- 1993−$30.50M+335.7%
- 1992−$7.00M-12.5%
- 1991−$8.00M—
Free Cash Flow values are taken from Starbucks's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Free Cash Flow at Starbucks (SBUX)
Free Cash Flow for Starbucks (SBUX): headline value $2.73B · YoY -26.4%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Starbucks (SBUX) most recent annual free cash flow stands at $2.44B (2025) – declined 26.4% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Starbucks free cash flow produced a CAGR of +84.5% – with mixed annual results across the window.
Starbucks free cash flow plunged from $9.96B in 2018 to $2.44B in 2025, a 75.5% drawdown.
The highest annual free cash flow of $9.96B was reported in 2018. The lowest in the available history was −$553.10M in 2014.
Starbucks Free Cash Flow by Year
Starbucks Free Cash Flow 2025: $2.44B
Starbucks posted free cash flow of $2.44B in 2025, declined 26.4% below 2024.
Starbucks Free Cash Flow 2024: $3.32B
In 2024, Starbucks reported free cash flow of $3.32B, declined 9.7% below 2023.
Starbucks Free Cash Flow 2023: $3.68B
Starbucks free cash flow in 2023 was $3.68B, surged 43.8% from 2022.
Starbucks Free Cash Flow 2022: $2.56B
2022's free cash flow for Starbucks came in at $2.56B, plunged 43.4% below 2021.
Starbucks Free Cash Flow 2021: $4.52B
Starbucks free cash flow in 2021 was $4.52B.
See more financial history for Starbucks (SBUX).
Sector peers by Free Cash Flow
Consumer Cyclical peers of Starbucks (SBUX), ranked by their latest free cash flow
| $12.65B | |
| $9.09B | |
| $7.70B | |
| $7.65B | |
| $7.19B | |
| $6.22B | |
| $4.92B | |
| −$7.33B |
- $12.65B
- $9.09B
- $7.70B
- $7.65B
- $7.19B
- $6.22B
- $4.92B
- −$7.33B
Frequently asked questions
Starbucks (SBUX) Key Financials
Charts, filings, and peer comparison for every metric
Explore more
Deep-dives across the income statement, cash flow, capital return, and valuation