Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Starbucks Corp., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Starbucks Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Starbucks Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Starbucks Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 not reaching Q4 2023 level. |
Current Ratio
Starbucks Corp., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Jan 1, 2023 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Jan 2, 2022 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jun 27, 2021 | Mar 28, 2021 | Dec 27, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 29, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 30, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 6,465,000) | 6,569,500) | 7,303,400) | 7,170,700) | 7,046,200) | 6,934,900) | 7,018,700) | 7,067,500) | 7,541,100) | 7,255,100) | 9,756,400) | 7,931,700) | 6,979,500) | 8,357,500) | 7,806,400) | 7,581,000) | 5,749,900) | 5,899,700) | 5,653,900) | 7,734,800) | 4,952,300) | 7,676,300) | 12,494,200) | 5,583,400) | 5,657,000) | 6,883,500) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 7,528,900) | 9,395,600) | 9,345,300) | 9,214,600) | 9,121,800) | 9,246,200) | 9,151,800) | 8,402,400) | 9,104,300) | 8,921,100) | 8,151,400) | 7,799,800) | 6,505,100) | 7,883,900) | 7,346,800) | 8,002,000) | 8,265,800) | 8,675,500) | 6,168,700) | 5,895,800) | 5,273,400) | 5,427,500) | 5,684,200) | 5,551,600) | 5,187,000) | 6,841,100) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 0.86 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 1.20 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.92 | 1.31 | 0.94 | 1.41 | 2.20 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 1.01 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | — | 1.44 | 1.66 | 1.78 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.86 | 1.85 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.48 | 1.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Booking Holdings Inc. | — | 1.22 | 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 1.86 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.72 | 2.10 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.18 | 3.56 | 3.17 | 2.93 | 2.24 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.58 | 1.27 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Carnival Corp. & plc | — | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 1.16 | 1.45 | 1.22 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.19 | ||||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | — | 1.65 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 1.41 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.32 | 1.58 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.51 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.44 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | — | 0.83 | 1.16 | 1.71 | 1.35 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.65 | 1.41 | 1.10 | 1.78 | 1.33 | 1.45 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 0.91 | 1.90 | 0.98 | 0.84 | 1.21 | 1.47 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 6,465,000 ÷ 7,528,900 = 0.86
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Starbucks Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level. |
Quick Ratio
Starbucks Corp., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Jan 1, 2023 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Jan 2, 2022 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jun 27, 2021 | Mar 28, 2021 | Dec 27, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 29, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 30, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,764,100) | 3,000,400) | 3,551,500) | 3,357,000) | 3,071,800) | 3,186,500) | 2,818,400) | 3,177,500) | 3,913,400) | 3,969,400) | 6,455,700) | 4,753,100) | 3,880,700) | 5,028,100) | 4,350,900) | 3,965,900) | 2,572,300) | 3,040,500) | 2,686,600) | 4,763,300) | 2,055,100) | 4,761,600) | 8,756,300) | 1,892,100) | 2,142,000) | 3,661,400) | ||||||||
| Short-term investments | 362,500) | 383,000) | 401,500) | 263,000) | 379,400) | 123,900) | 364,500) | 76,900) | 82,100) | 87,400) | 162,200) | 153,600) | 123,000) | 235,500) | 281,200) | 229,900) | 52,900) | 68,400) | 70,500) | 72,100) | 76,600) | 230,200) | 181,500) | 84,500) | 100,500) | 106,600) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,110,300) | 1,165,100) | 1,184,100) | 1,140,200) | 1,185,800) | 1,162,900) | 1,175,500) | 1,146,100) | 1,001,900) | 1,031,100) | 940,000) | 911,200) | 880,200) | 888,000) | 883,400) | 881,100) | 941,000) | 908,100) | 879,200) | 790,600) | 703,600) | 721,400) | 693,100) | 854,800) | 869,600) | 851,800) | ||||||||
| Total quick assets | 4,236,900) | 4,548,500) | 5,137,100) | 4,760,200) | 4,637,000) | 4,473,300) | 4,358,400) | 4,400,500) | 4,997,400) | 5,087,900) | 7,557,900) | 5,817,900) | 4,883,900) | 6,151,600) | 5,515,500) | 5,076,900) | 3,566,200) | 4,017,000) | 3,636,300) | 5,626,000) | 2,835,300) | 5,713,200) | 9,630,900) | 2,831,400) | 3,112,100) | 4,619,800) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 7,528,900) | 9,395,600) | 9,345,300) | 9,214,600) | 9,121,800) | 9,246,200) | 9,151,800) | 8,402,400) | 9,104,300) | 8,921,100) | 8,151,400) | 7,799,800) | 6,505,100) | 7,883,900) | 7,346,800) | 8,002,000) | 8,265,800) | 8,675,500) | 6,168,700) | 5,895,800) | 5,273,400) | 5,427,500) | 5,684,200) | 5,551,600) | 5,187,000) | 6,841,100) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.93 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.95 | 0.54 | 1.05 | 1.69 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.68 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | — | 1.42 | 1.63 | 1.75 | 1.45 | 1.52 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.92 | 1.83 | 1.46 | 1.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Booking Holdings Inc. | — | 1.15 | 1.20 | 1.35 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.73 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.63 | 2.00 | 2.28 | 1.86 | 1.97 | 3.24 | 3.04 | 2.81 | 1.70 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.14 | 0.69 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Carnival Corp. & plc | — | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 1.08 | 1.36 | 1.13 | 0.84 | 0.63 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.09 | ||||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | — | 1.51 | 1.37 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.26 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.13 | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.35 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.35 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | — | 0.63 | 1.03 | 1.43 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.35 | 1.07 | 0.95 | 1.64 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.97 | 0.84 | 1.77 | 0.86 | 0.74 | 0.98 | 1.27 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 4,236,900 ÷ 7,528,900 = 0.56
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Starbucks Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level. |
Cash Ratio
Starbucks Corp., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Jan 1, 2023 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Jan 2, 2022 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jun 27, 2021 | Mar 28, 2021 | Dec 27, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 29, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 30, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,764,100) | 3,000,400) | 3,551,500) | 3,357,000) | 3,071,800) | 3,186,500) | 2,818,400) | 3,177,500) | 3,913,400) | 3,969,400) | 6,455,700) | 4,753,100) | 3,880,700) | 5,028,100) | 4,350,900) | 3,965,900) | 2,572,300) | 3,040,500) | 2,686,600) | 4,763,300) | 2,055,100) | 4,761,600) | 8,756,300) | 1,892,100) | 2,142,000) | 3,661,400) | ||||||||
| Short-term investments | 362,500) | 383,000) | 401,500) | 263,000) | 379,400) | 123,900) | 364,500) | 76,900) | 82,100) | 87,400) | 162,200) | 153,600) | 123,000) | 235,500) | 281,200) | 229,900) | 52,900) | 68,400) | 70,500) | 72,100) | 76,600) | 230,200) | 181,500) | 84,500) | 100,500) | 106,600) | ||||||||
| Total cash assets | 3,126,600) | 3,383,400) | 3,953,000) | 3,620,000) | 3,451,200) | 3,310,400) | 3,182,900) | 3,254,400) | 3,995,500) | 4,056,800) | 6,617,900) | 4,906,700) | 4,003,700) | 5,263,600) | 4,632,100) | 4,195,800) | 2,625,200) | 3,108,900) | 2,757,100) | 4,835,400) | 2,131,700) | 4,991,800) | 8,937,800) | 1,976,600) | 2,242,500) | 3,768,000) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 7,528,900) | 9,395,600) | 9,345,300) | 9,214,600) | 9,121,800) | 9,246,200) | 9,151,800) | 8,402,400) | 9,104,300) | 8,921,100) | 8,151,400) | 7,799,800) | 6,505,100) | 7,883,900) | 7,346,800) | 8,002,000) | 8,265,800) | 8,675,500) | 6,168,700) | 5,895,800) | 5,273,400) | 5,427,500) | 5,684,200) | 5,551,600) | 5,187,000) | 6,841,100) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.82 | 0.40 | 0.92 | 1.57 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.55 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | — | 0.78 | 1.01 | 1.12 | 0.76 | 0.87 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 1.31 | 1.21 | 0.78 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Booking Holdings Inc. | — | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.46 | 1.07 | 1.15 | 1.41 | 1.78 | 2.01 | 1.67 | 1.88 | 3.08 | 2.82 | 2.66 | 1.54 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 0.83 | 0.42 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Carnival Corp. & plc | — | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 1.06 | 1.34 | 1.10 | 0.80 | 0.58 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.05 | ||||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | — | 1.42 | 1.26 | 1.34 | 1.38 | 1.19 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 1.03 | 1.23 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.27 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.26 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | — | 0.17 | 0.67 | 0.87 | 0.44 | 0.80 | 0.68 | 0.81 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 1.17 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.45 | 1.35 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.68 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 3,126,600 ÷ 7,528,900 = 0.42
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Starbucks Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 not reaching Q4 2023 level. |