Starbucks Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index
Starbucks Corporation cash flow quality index. Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.57x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $1.64 Billion exceeds net income of $1.04 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore SBUX operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Starbucks Corporation (1991–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Starbucks Corporation from 1991 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Starbucks Corporation across 35 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See SBUX net asset quality score to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
Starbucks Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1991–2025)
Starbucks Corporation cash flow quality index by year from 1991 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Starbucks Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see SBUX operating cash flow.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.56x | $4.75 Billion | $1.86 Billion | ▲ +57.8% |
| 2024 | 1.62x | $6.10 Billion | $3.76 Billion | ▲ +11.2% |
| 2023 | 1.46x | $6.01 Billion | $4.12 Billion | ▲ +8.8% |
| 2022 | 1.34x | $4.40 Billion | $3.28 Billion | ▼ -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.43x | $5.99 Billion | $4.20 Billion | ▼ -17.5% |
| 2020 | 1.73x | $1.60 Billion | $924.70 Million | ▲ +23.1% |
| 2019 | 1.40x | $5.05 Billion | $3.59 Billion | ▼ -46.9% |
| 2018 | 2.64x | $11.94 Billion | $4.52 Billion | ▲ +82.6% |
| 2017 | 1.45x | $4.17 Billion | $2.88 Billion | ▼ -10.8% |
| 2016 | 1.62x | $4.58 Billion | $2.82 Billion | ▲ +19.5% |
| 2015 | 1.36x | $3.75 Billion | $2.76 Billion | ▲ +362.2% |
| 2014 | 0.29x | $607.80 Million | $2.07 Billion | ▼ -99.9% |
| 2013 | 330.49x | $2.91 Billion | $8.80 Million | ▲ +26514.0% |
| 2012 | 1.24x | $1.72 Billion | $1.38 Billion | ▼ -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.29x | $1.61 Billion | $1.25 Billion | ▼ -28.1% |
| 2010 | 1.80x | $1.70 Billion | $948.30 Million | ▼ -49.4% |
| 2009 | 3.55x | $1.39 Billion | $390.80 Million | ▼ -10.9% |
| 2008 | 3.99x | $1.26 Billion | $315.50 Million | ▲ +101.6% |
| 2007 | 1.98x | $1.33 Billion | $672.64 Million | ▼ -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.01x | $1.13 Billion | $564.26 Million | ▲ +7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.87x | $923.61 Million | $494.47 Million | ▼ -7.8% |
| 2004 | 2.03x | $793.85 Million | $391.77 Million | ▼ -4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.11x | $566.45 Million | $268.35 Million | ▼ -5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.22x | $477.69 Million | $215.07 Million | ▼ -12.7% |
| 2001 | 2.54x | $460.83 Million | $181.21 Million | ▼ -24.5% |
| 2000 | 3.37x | $318.57 Million | $94.56 Million | ▲ +62.7% |
| 1999 | 2.07x | $210.60 Million | $101.70 Million | ▼ -0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.09x | $142.90 Million | $68.40 Million | ▲ +18.7% |
| 1997 | 1.76x | $101.00 Million | $57.40 Million | ▼ -45.8% |
| 1996 | 3.25x | $136.70 Million | $42.10 Million | ▲ +643.4% |
| 1995 | 0.44x | $11.40 Million | $26.10 Million | ▲ +397.0% |
| 1994 | -0.15x | $-1.50 Million | $10.20 Million | ▼ -113.9% |
| 1993 | 1.06x | $9.00 Million | $8.50 Million | ▼ -51.2% |
| 1992 | 2.17x | $8.90 Million | $4.10 Million | ▲ +100.4% |
| 1991 | 1.08x | $2.60 Million | $2.40 Million | — |