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Starbucks SBUX Net debt / EBITDA

Net debt / EBITDA at other companies

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McDonald'sMCD
4.1×-0.2×
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2.2×+0.5×
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1.5×-2.9×
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Restaurant Brands InternationalQSR
5.5×-0.3×
General Mills logo
General MillsGIS
2.7×-0.1×
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Coca-ColaKO
2.1×-1.1×

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/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

Calculated from Starbucks’s reported figures.

net debt/ebitda=4.9×

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 net debt / EBITDA?
Starbucks (SBUX) reported net debt / EBITDA of 4.9× in Q1 2026.
How has Starbucks's net debt / EBITDA changed year-over-year?
Starbucks's net debt / EBITDA increased by 30.9% year-over-year, from 3.8× to 4.9×.
What is the long-term trend for Starbucks's net debt / EBITDA?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Starbucks's net debt / EBITDA has grown at a -3.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 18.6× to 16.2×.
What does net debt / EBITDA mean?
How many years of operating earnings it would take to pay off the company's net debt.
How do you interpret net debt / EBITDA?
Lower is safer; lenders often covenant around 3–4×. A negative value means net cash (more cash than debt), a position of strength. Spikes can reflect a temporary EBITDA dip rather than new borrowing.
How does net debt / EBITDA compare across companies?
A standard leverage yardstick across non-financial sectors; covenant thresholds vary by industry cash-flow stability.