What is Starbucks's compensation and benefits?

Starbucks (SBUX) reported compensation and benefits of $793.9M in Q1 2026.

How has Starbucks's compensation and benefits changed year-over-year?

Starbucks's compensation and benefits decreased by 4.7% year-over-year, from $833.1M to $793.9M.

What is the long-term trend for Starbucks's compensation and benefits?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Starbucks's compensation and benefits has grown at a 9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $696M to $1.09B.

Starbucks SBUX Compensation and benefits

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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$114.71B-8.4%

Enterprise value$137.57B-7.3%

P/E76.7×+36.7×

P/S3×-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

Reported directly by Starbucks in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent.

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 compensation and benefits?: Starbucks (SBUX) reported compensation and benefits of $793.9M in Q1 2026.
How has Starbucks's compensation and benefits changed year-over-year?: Starbucks's compensation and benefits decreased by 4.7% year-over-year, from $833.1M to $793.9M.
What is the long-term trend for Starbucks's compensation and benefits?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Starbucks's compensation and benefits has grown at a 9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $696M to $1.09B.