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Starbucks EMEA Ltd

Registered as STARBUCKS EMEA LTD. Company number 09084257. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 30 October 2026.

45days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026, Starbucks EMEA Ltd reported that it took an average of 45 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 36% of invoices within 30 days, 49% in 31 to 60 days and 15% after more than 60 days. It said 29% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 22% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 September 2025, the average was 33 days, so it is 12 days slower now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 49 Mar 2021 36 Oct 2021 46 Apr 2022 51 Oct 2022 55 Apr 2023 56 Oct 2023 45 Mar 2024 36 Sep 2024 32 Mar 2025 33 Sep 2025 45 Mar 2026 45 Sep 2026

Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.

Every report filed

PeriodFiledAverage daysWithin 30 days31 to 60Over 60Not within termsSource
Apr to Sep 2026 30 Oct 2026 45 36%49%15%29% Report
Sep 2025 to Mar 2026 30 Apr 2026 45 42%46%12%15% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 30 Oct 2025 33 55%38%7%12% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 30 Apr 2025 32 58%36%6%10% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 31 Oct 2024 36 51%42%7%12% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 25 Apr 2024 45 33%58%9%13% Report
Apr to Oct 2023 30 Oct 2023 56 21%54%25%15% Report
Oct 2022 to Apr 2023 28 Apr 2023 55 15%64%21%29% Report
Apr to Oct 2022 31 Oct 2022 51 17%69%14%28% Report
Oct 2021 to Apr 2022 29 Apr 2022 46 53%26%21%13% Report
Apr to Oct 2021 29 Oct 2021 36 69%23%8%11% Report
Sep 2020 to Mar 2021 30 Apr 2021 49 36%44%20%38% Report
Mar to Sep 2020 19 Oct 2020 49 47%34%19%35% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 30 Apr 2020 54 41%40%19%35% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 30 Oct 2019 50 39%42%19%47% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 30 Apr 2019 44 35%49%16%26% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 31 Oct 2018 52 22%49%29%4% Report
Oct 2017 to Mar 2018 30 Apr 2018 57 37%24%39%6% Report

Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.