Net Change in Cash
Starbucks Net Change in Cash decreased by 1071.8% to -$1.88B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 88.1%, from -$1.00B to -$1.88B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows a downward trend with a -68.4% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...
Peer comparison
This is a universal accounting standard used to reconcile the cash flow statement to the balance sheet across all industries and global peers.
net_change_in_cashHistorical 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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $872.40M | $1.70B | -$2.49B | -$56.00M | -$735.90M | -$359.10M | $368.10M | -$114.70M | $285.20M | $194.50M | -$551.10M | -$236.20M | $414.90M | $385.20M | -$1.00B | $1.50B | -$952.80M | $193.60M | -$1.88B |
| QoQ Change | — | +95.2% | -246.0% | +97.7% | <-999% | +51.2% | +202.5% | -131.2% | +348.6% | -31.8% | -383.3% | +57.1% | +275.7% | -7.2% | -359.6% | +250.1% | -163.5% | +120.3% | <-999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -184.4% | -121.1% | +114.8% | -104.8% | +138.8% | +154.2% | -249.7% | -105.9% | +45.5% | +169.9% | -323.4% | +261.8% | — | -49.7% | -88.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Starbucks's net change in cash?
- Starbucks (SBUX) reported net change in cash of -$1.88B in Q1 2026.
- How has Starbucks's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Starbucks's net change in cash decreased by 88.1% year-over-year, from -$1.00B to -$1.88B.
- What is the long-term trend for Starbucks's net change in cash?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Starbucks's net change in cash has grown at a -68.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.10B to -$66.40M.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.