Discontinued — last reported Q2 '18
Deferred Tax Assets
Starbucks Deferred Tax Assets increased by 29.2% to $746.50M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 42.9%, from $522.30M to $746.50M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Assets shows a downward trend with a -5.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests potential future tax savings, while a decrease may indicate the utilization of these assets or valuation allowances.
Detailed definition
These are assets on the balance sheet that represent future tax savings resulting from temporary differences between acc...
Peer comparison
Standard accounting item for large corporations with complex tax structures and international operations.
deferred_tax_assetsHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $762.90M | $737.80M | $621.10M | $613.60M | $594.40M | $610.50M | $600.50M | $488.10M | $471.90M | $513.80M | $560.20M | $490.30M | $539.20M | $656.20M | $522.30M | $664.00M | $717.90M | $577.80M | $746.50M |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.3% | -15.8% | -1.2% | -3.1% | +2.7% | -1.6% | -18.7% | -3.3% | +8.9% | +9.0% | -12.5% | +10.0% | +21.7% | -20.4% | +27.1% | +8.1% | -19.5% | +29.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -22.1% | -17.3% | -3.3% | -20.5% | -20.6% | -15.8% | -6.7% | +0.5% | +14.3% | +27.7% | -6.8% | +35.4% | +33.1% | -11.9% | +42.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Starbucks's deferred tax assets?
- Starbucks (SBUX) reported deferred tax assets of $746.50M in Q4 2025.
- How has Starbucks's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?
- Starbucks's deferred tax assets increased by 42.9% year-over-year, from $522.30M to $746.50M.
- What is the long-term trend for Starbucks's deferred tax assets?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Starbucks's deferred tax assets has grown at a -5.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $962.80M to $746.50M.
- What does deferred tax assets mean?
- Future tax benefits that the company expects to realize.