Starbucks Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Starbucks free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 28, 2026, Starbucks generated $1.64 billion of operating cash flow and spent $291.4 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.35 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 14.5% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 211.0% from the prior year's $434.3 million.
Starbucks returned $706.6 million to shareholders through dividends, equal to 52% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 1.9 times.
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Starbucks cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q3 20262026-06-28 | Q2 20262026-03-29 | Q1 20262025-12-28 | Q4 20252025-09-28 | Q3 20252025-06-29 | Q2 20252025-03-30 | Q1 20252024-12-29 | Q4 20242024-09-29 | Q3 20242024-06-30 | Q2 20242024-03-31 | Q1 20242023-12-31 | Q4 20232023-10-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.04B | 510.80M | 293.20M | 133.20M | 558.50M | 384.10M | 780.90M | 909.60M | 1.06B | 772.50M | 1.02B | 1.22B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +87.09% | +32.99% | -62.45% | -85.36% | -47.10% | -50.28% | -23.77% | -25.40% | -7.55% | -14.95% | +19.78% | +38.78% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 389.70M | 389.20M | 431.90M | 456.00M | 448.00M | 435.30M | 432.20M | 401.40M | 407.40M | 399.20M | 384.40M | 376.50M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 71.10M | 93.20M | 126.10M | 74.00M | 66.00M | 77.70M | 100.60M | 71.70M | 63.60M | 78.20M | 94.80M | 74.20M |
| Change in Working Capital | 28.60M | -513.30M | 401.30M | -119.90M | -378.70M | -519.60M | 660.40M | -87.60M | -123.60M | -401.10M | 629.30M | 73.70M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.64B | 364.50M | 1.60B | 1.38B | 1.00B | 292.00M | 2.07B | 1.54B | 1.67B | 506.00M | 2.38B | 1.95B |
| Capital Expenditures | -291.40M | -272.70M | -323.70M | -456.00M | -567.40M | -589.20M | -692.90M | -798.20M | -724.30M | -659.10M | -595.90M | -699.50M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 2.22B | -330.40M | -322.90M | -390.50M | -595.70M | -644.00M | -855.20M | -849.70M | -585.50M | -695.20M | -568.80M | -864.60M |
| Dividends Paid | -706.60M | -706.30M | -705.10M | -693.30M | -693.20M | -693.00M | -691.90M | -646.00M | -645.50M | -645.40M | -648.10M | -607.00M |
| Share Repurchases | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.27B | -285.10M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | 0 | 1.75B | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -1.82B | — | — | -1.25B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.08B | -750.00M | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -2.51B | -1.69B | -743.00M | -1.93B | 1.06B | -666.50M | -754.80M | -644.50M | -650.10M | -14.30M | -2.41B | -877.70M |
| Net Change in Cash | 1.92B | -1.88B | 193.60M | -952.80M | 1.50B | -1.00B | 385.20M | 107.10M | 414.90M | -236.20M | -551.10M | 194.50M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.35B | 91.80M | 1.27B | 925.80M | 434.30M | -297.20M | 1.38B | 737.40M | 945.80M | -153.10M | 1.79B | 1.25B |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Starbucks's cash flow statement, from Q3 2026 back to Q4 2023, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow SBUX's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?