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WHO GOT YOUR $5? · THU 8 OCT · 5 PM

Who got your $5 coffee?

Follow $5 of your coffee through Starbucks' own annual report, one payee at a time.

Who got your $5 coffee?

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Your $5, line by line
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NumberHow we got itSource
$1.57Products and delivery: product and distribution costs $11,658.2M ÷ $37,184.4M × $510-K FY2025 · statement of earnings
$2.29The stores: store operating expenses $17,058.9M ÷ $37,184.4M × $510-K FY2025 · statement of earnings
35¢Head office: general and administrative $2,617.2M ÷ $37,184.4M × $510-K FY2025 · statement of earnings
23¢Wear and tear: depreciation and amortization $1,684.7M ÷ $37,184.4M × $510-K FY2025 · statement of earnings
12¢Closing stores: restructuring and impairments $892.0M ÷ $37,184.4M × $510-K FY2025 · statement of earnings
10¢Everything else: other operating expenses $584.6M, less equity investee income $247.8M, plus net interest $429.3M = $766.1M ÷ $37,184.4M × $510-K FY2025 · statement of earnings
9¢Tax: income tax $650.6M ÷ $37,184.4M × $510-K FY2025 · statement of earnings
25¢Starbucks keeps: net earnings $1,856.7M ÷ $37,184.4M × $510-K FY2025 · statement of earnings
What the numbers are. Of every $5 Starbucks takes in. Fiscal 2025 10-K, company-wide average (our arithmetic).
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