Starbucks Operating Margin Growth & History (SBUX)

Starbucks's operating margin was 7.90% for fiscal 2025.

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Starbucks annual operating margin history

Starbucks annual operating margin

Fiscal yearPeriod endedOperating marginChange (percentage points)
20252025-09-287.90%−7.05 pp
20242024-09-2914.95%−1.37 pp
20232023-10-0116.32%+2.00 pp
20222022-10-0214.32%−2.45 pp
20212021-10-0316.77%+10.12 pp
20202020-09-276.64%−8.74 pp
20192019-09-2915.38%−0.33 pp
20182018-09-3015.71%−2.76 pp
20172017-10-0118.47%−1.10 pp
20162016-10-0219.57%+0.78 pp
20152015-09-2718.79%+0.06 pp
20142014-09-2818.73%+20.92 pp
20132013-09-29−2.19%−17.20 pp
20122012-09-3015.02%+0.25 pp
20112011-10-0214.77%+1.52 pp
20102010-10-0313.26%+7.51 pp
20092009-09-275.75%+0.90 pp
20082008-09-284.85%−6.34 pp
20072007-09-3011.20%

Starbucks operating margin trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, Starbucks's operating margin increased from 6.64% to 7.90%, a change of +1.26 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, shows 10.52%.

About the metric

What operating margin means

Operating margin measures the percentage of revenue left after operating costs and expenses. It shows how much operating profit a company generates from each dollar of revenue.

Calculation and source

How operating margin is calculated

TickerStat calculates operating margin as SEC-reported operating income divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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