Starbucks Corp (SBUX) operating KPIs
SBUXNasdaqRetail-Eating & Drinking PlacesFiscal year ends September 28
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 28, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 29, 2026Score 9/3098% above fair value
$103.67−1.84 (-1.74%)
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $118.18BP/E 59.6Yield 2.36%
Starbucks worldwide Total Partners (Employees)
Approximately 381,000 partners worldwide at FY2025 year-end (222,000 in the U.S., of whom 211,000 worked in company-operated stores, and 159,000 outside the U.S., of whom 153,000 worked in company-operated stores)
Latest, FY2025
381,000
Period ended Sep 30, 2025
Change on a year earlier
+5.5%
361,000 in FY2024
History
10 years
Since FY2016
Sources
10
Documents cited below
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Worldwide Total Partners (Employees) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 381,000 | +5.5% | Starbucks Corporation Form 10-K, filed 2025-11-14 ↗ |
| FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | 361,000 | -5.2% | Starbucks Corporation Form 10-K, filed 2024-11-20 ↗ |
| FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 381,000 | -5.2% | Starbucks Corporation Form 10-K, filed 2023-11-17 ↗ |
| FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 402,000 | +5.0% | Starbucks Corporation Form 10-K, filed 2022-11-18 ↗ |
| FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | 383,000 | +9.7% | Starbucks Corporation Form 10-K, filed 2021-11-19 ↗ |
| FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 349,000 | +0.9% | Starbucks Corporation Form 10-K, filed 2020-11-12 ↗ |
| FY2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | 346,000 | +18.9% | Starbucks Corporation Form 10-K, filed 2019-11-15 ↗ |
| FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 291,000 | +5.1% | Starbucks Corporation Form 10-K, filed 2018-11-16 ↗ |
| FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 277,000 | +9.1% | Starbucks Corporation Form 10-K, filed 2017-11-17 (financial database) ↗ |
| FY2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | 254,000 | – | Starbucks Corporation Form 10-K, filed 2016-11-18 (financial database) ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up worldwide total partners (employees)
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Starbucks Worldwide Total Partners (Employees), annual FY2016–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Starbucks SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/sbux/kpis/emp-worldwide
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