Starbucks North America — Other Cost and Expense, Operating decreased by 6.4% to $56.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 18.4%, from $68.60M to $56.00M. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Unexpected increases may signal rising overhead or one-time regional operational costs.
This captures miscellaneous operating costs within the North American segment that do not fall under direct product cost...
Common in large organizations to capture 'other' segment-level overhead; peers often group these as 'other operating expenses'.
sbux_segment_north_america_other_cost_and_expense_operating| Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $65.95M | $65.95M | $65.95M | $65.95M | $70.23M | $70.23M | $70.23M | $70.23M | $78.40M | $68.60M | $59.80M | $56.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +6.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +11.6% | -12.5% | -12.8% | -6.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.5% | +6.5% | +6.5% | +6.5% | +11.6% | -2.3% | -23.7% | -18.4% |