Financing Cash Flow
Starbucks Financing Cash Flow decreased by 127.4% to -$1.69B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 153.5%, from -$666.50M to -$1.69B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -10.9% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$490.50M | -$483.10M | -$3.97B | $260.40M | -$1.36B | -$564.80M | -$1.01B | -$275.60M | -$829.50M | -$877.70M | -$2.41B | -$14.30M | -$650.10M | -$644.50M | -$754.80M | -$666.50M | $1.06B | -$1.93B | -$743.00M | -$1.69B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.5% | -721.6% | +106.6% | -624.0% | +58.6% | -78.4% | +72.7% | -201.0% | -5.8% | -174.5% | +99.4% | <-999% | +0.9% | -17.1% | +11.7% | +258.5% | -283.0% | +61.6% | -127.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -178.2% | -16.9% | +74.6% | -205.8% | +39.2% | -55.4% | -139.1% | +94.8% | +21.6% | +26.6% | +68.7% | <-999% | +262.5% | -199.9% | +1.6% | -153.5% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Starbucks's financing cash flow?
- Starbucks (SBUX) reported financing cash flow of -$1.69B in Q1 2026.
- How has Starbucks's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Starbucks's financing cash flow decreased by 153.5% year-over-year, from -$666.50M to -$1.69B.
- What is the long-term trend for Starbucks's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Starbucks's financing cash flow has grown at a -10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$3.65B to -$2.30B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.