Starbucks (SBUX)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Consumer Discretionary · data since 1992-06-26 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+0.04%
7d
-2.12%
30d
-0.27%
YTD
+24.12%
1y
+13.10%
Starbucks (SBUX) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.2 | 7.3 | -8.6 | 17.6 | -5.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 18.0 | 8.1 | -15.3 | -18.4 | 5.6 | 9.2 | -2.7 | -0.4 | -4.1 | -4.4 | 8.5 | -3.3 |
| 2024 | -3.1 | 2.6 | -3.7 | -3.2 | -8.7 | -3.0 | 0.1 | 22.1 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 5.5 | -10.9 |
| 2023 | 10.0 | -6.0 | 2.0 | 9.8 | -14.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | -3.5 | -6.3 | 1.1 | 8.3 | -3.3 |
| 2022 | -15.9 | -6.2 | -0.9 | -17.9 | 5.9 | -2.7 | 11.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 18.7 | -2.9 |
| 2021 | -9.5 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 4.8 | -0.1 | -1.8 | 8.6 | -2.9 | -6.1 | -3.8 | 3.8 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | -3.5 | -7.1 | -16.2 | 16.7 | 2.2 | -5.6 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 13.3 | 9.1 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 4.5 | -1.6 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 2.4 | -8.4 | -4.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | -1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -13.8 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 15.1 | -3.5 |
| 2017 | -0.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 6.3 | -8.3 | -7.4 | 2.1 | -2.1 | 2.1 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| 2016 | 1.2 | -3.9 | 2.6 | -5.8 | -2.0 | 4.1 | 1.6 | -2.8 | -3.7 | -2.0 | 9.7 | -4.2 |
| 2015 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 8.0 | -5.3 | 3.9 | 10.1 | -1.6 | -2.2 |
| 2014 | -9.3 | 0.1 | 3.4 | -3.8 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -3.0 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | 4.6 | -1.9 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 8.8 | -0.8 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 0.8 | -3.8 |
| 2012 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 15.1 | 2.6 | -4.0 | -2.9 | -15.1 | 10.0 | 2.2 | -9.5 | 13.5 | 3.4 |
| 2011 | -1.9 | 5.0 | 12.0 | -2.0 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 1.5 | -3.3 | -3.4 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 5.8 |
| 2010 | -5.5 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 7.5 | -0.3 | -6.1 | 2.3 | -7.0 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 7.6 | 5.0 |
| 2009 | -0.2 | -3.1 | 21.4 | 30.1 | -0.5 | -3.5 | 27.4 | 7.3 | 8.7 | -8.1 | 15.4 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | -7.6 | -4.9 | -2.7 | -7.3 | 12.1 | -13.5 | -6.7 | 5.9 | -4.4 | -11.7 | -32.0 | 5.9 |
| 2007 | -1.4 | -11.6 | 1.5 | -1.1 | -7.1 | -8.9 | 1.7 | 3.3 | -4.9 | 1.8 | -12.3 | -12.5 |
| 2006 | 5.6 | 14.6 | 3.6 | -1.0 | -4.3 | 5.9 | -9.3 | -9.4 | 9.8 | 10.9 | -6.5 | 0.4 |
| 2005 | -13.4 | -4.1 | -0.3 | -4.1 | 10.6 | -5.7 | 1.7 | -6.7 | 2.2 | 12.9 | 7.7 | -1.4 |
| 2004 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 8.1 | -8.0 | 5.1 | 16.3 | 6.4 | 10.8 |
| 2003 | 11.5 | 3.2 | 9.8 | -8.7 | 4.9 | -0.5 | 11.3 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
| 2002 | 24.8 | -3.2 | 0.5 | -1.3 | 6.4 | 2.4 | -21.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 15.4 | -8.8 | -6.3 |
| 2001 | 12.8 | -4.6 | -10.9 | -8.8 | 0.9 | 17.8 | -21.6 | -6.5 | -11.4 | 14.6 | 3.5 | 7.5 |
| 2000 | 32.0 | 9.8 | 27.6 | -32.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | -1.8 | -2.3 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 2.0 | -2.9 |
| 1999 | -7.2 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 31.6 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -38.1 | -1.6 | 8.3 | 9.7 | -2.3 | -8.7 |
| 1998 | -4.7 | 8.2 | 14.5 | 6.2 | -0.3 | 11.3 | -21.6 | -24.6 | 14.7 | 19.9 | 6.3 | 21.7 |
| 1997 | 19.6 | -1.8 | -11.9 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 23.6 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -21.1 | 5.7 | 10.0 |
| 1996 | -20.2 | 5.2 | 32.3 | 16.4 | 0.0 | 4.2 | -8.0 | 26.0 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 6.5 | -17.3 |
| 1995 | -12.7 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -2.1 | 23.7 | 22.6 | 4.9 | 7.0 | -5.3 | 3.6 | 7.6 | -0.6 |
| 1994 | 7.9 | -3.1 | 4.8 | 22.1 | -4.2 | -11.4 | 14.8 | -2.6 | -18.4 | 17.6 | -1.1 | 2.6 |
| 1993 | 4.0 | -5.8 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 23.9 | 2.1 | -3.1 | 2.1 | 12.9 | -2.3 | -16.8 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | · | · | · | · | · | 3.5 | 19.7 | -6.6 | 21.6 | -2.5 | 28.0 | -2.0 |
| Avg | 2.1 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.1% | +1.0% | +3.4% | +2.1% | +2.5% | +2.1% | +0.2% | +0.4% | +1.6% | +3.6% | +3.9% | +0.4% |
| Win rate | 50%/34 | 56%/34 | 74%/34 | 53%/34 | 53%/34 | 60%/35 | 65%/34 | 47%/34 | 62%/34 | 68%/34 | 76%/34 | 47%/34 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-81.9%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±9.7%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
59%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+32.27%
1996-03
Worst month
-38.1%
1999-07
Longest streaks
13▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Starbucks
Convinced the world that $6 coffee is a personality, one misspelled name at a time. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1992) would be about $39,815 today.
Did you know?
- It's named after Starbuck, the first mate in Moby-Dick.
- The original 1971 Seattle store sold only beans and equipment — no drinks.
- Its best month on record was March 1996 at +32.27%; its worst, July 1999 at -38.1%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.