Business Segments · Goodwill
International — Goodwill
Starbucks International — Goodwill decreased by 72.4% to $784.30M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 71.6%, from $2.76B to $784.30M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), International — Goodwill shows a downward trend with a -7.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ3 2017
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
An increase suggests recent acquisitions, while a decrease may indicate impairment charges or divestitures.
Detailed definition
This represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business com...
Peer comparison
Standard across multinational corporations with M&A activity; comparable to goodwill reported by other global restaurant chains.
Metric ID:
sbux_segment_international_goodwillHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | $3.14B | $3.15B | $3.15B | $3.12B | $2.92B | $2.76B | $2.86B | $2.89B | $2.72B | $2.69B | $2.78B | $2.70B | $2.66B | $2.79B | $2.76B | $2.80B | $2.86B | $2.84B | $784.30M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.3% | -0.0% | -1.0% | -6.2% | -5.7% | +3.6% | +1.0% | -5.6% | -1.2% | +3.1% | -2.6% | -1.7% | +5.0% | -0.9% | +1.3% | +2.1% | -0.5% | -72.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -6.8% | -12.4% | -9.2% | -7.4% | -6.8% | -2.4% | -2.8% | -6.3% | -2.4% | +3.6% | -0.5% | +3.6% | +7.6% | +1.9% | -71.6% |
Range$784.30M – $3.15B
CAGR-26.5%
Avg YoY Growth-7.5%
Median YoY Growth-2.8%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Starbucks's international — goodwill?
- Starbucks (SBUX) reported international — goodwill of $784.30M in Q4 2025.
- How has Starbucks's international — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Starbucks's international — goodwill decreased by 71.6% year-over-year, from $2.76B to $784.30M.
- What is the long-term trend for Starbucks's international — goodwill?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Starbucks's international — goodwill has grown at a -7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.56B to $9.28B.
- What does international — goodwill mean?
- The value of intangible assets like brand reputation acquired through international business acquisitions.