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Starbucks SBUX Cash ratio

Cash ratio at other companies

McDonald's logo
McDonald'sMCD
0.3×0.0×
Chipotle Mexican Grill logo
Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG
0.2×-0.5×
Keurig Dr Pepper logo
Keurig Dr PepperKDP
1.9×+1.8×
Restaurant Brands International logo
Restaurant Brands InternationalQSR
0.5×+0.1×
Casey's General Stores logo
Casey's General StoresCASY
0.4×+0.1×
PepsiCo logo
PepsiCoPEP
0.3×0.0×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$9.5B+8.8%
Operating income$828.1M+37.8%
Net income$510.9M+33.0%
EPS (diluted)$0.45+32.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.5B-42.7%
Total debt$24.4B-6.2%
Total equity-$8.5B-11.1%
Total assets$30.6B-3.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$364.5M+24.8%
CapEx$272.7M-53.7%
Free cash flow$91.8M

Valuation

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Market cap$113.76B-8.4%
Enterprise value$136.62B-7.3%
P/E76.1×+36.4×
P/S-0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin72.3%
Operating margin7.6%-4.9pp
Net margin3.9%-4.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity136.5%
Debt / equity7.8×
Current ratio0.9×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Starbucks’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Starbucks’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Starbucks's cash ratio?
Starbucks (SBUX) reported cash ratio of 0.1× in Q1 2026.
How has Starbucks's cash ratio changed year-over-year?
Starbucks's cash ratio decreased by 47.8% year-over-year, from 0.3× to 0.1×.
What is the long-term trend for Starbucks's cash ratio?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Starbucks's cash ratio has grown at a -15.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2.6× to 1.3×.
What does cash ratio mean?
How much of its short-term bills the company could pay with cash on hand right now.
How do you interpret cash ratio?
A buffer against stress, but persistently high cash ratios can indicate under-deployed capital. Interpret alongside the company's capital-allocation strategy.
How does cash ratio compare across companies?
Varies widely by business model and treasury policy; best read against the company's own history.