Independent Coffee Shop Benchmarking Report 2026
Is your coffee shop performing as well as it could be?
We surveyed independent coffee shop owners across the UK to find out how the industry really looks behind the counter: the margins, the costs, the challenges and the tools operators are actually using.
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Results snapshot:
60%
do not know their EBITDA
25%
of operators have never renegotiated a supplier contract
15%
of respondents labour costs exceed 40% of revenue
From rent ratios to staff turnover, flat white pricing to EBITDA our Independent Coffee Shop Industry Benchmarking Report 2026 gives you honest, peer-sourced numbers to benchmark your business against.
Whether you are running your first site or managing multiple locations, the benchmarks in this report reflect businesses like yours. 40% of respondents have been trading five or more years. 35% are in their first year. The data covers the full spectrum.
What you’ll find inside:
- See how your weekly revenue, GP margin and EBITDA compare to operators running similar sites across the UK.
- Labour, rent and waste benchmarks so you can quickly spot where your numbers are out of line with the industry.
- See what others are charging, from flat white pricing, alternative milk surcharges and when operators last raised their prices.
- Find out what tools your peers are using, from POS systems to scheduling software and inventory management, see what the industry has adopted and where the gaps are.
- Key takeaways against every data point so you can work out your next steps.
For your free copy of the survey results, fill in the form now.
About us:
Rise Accounting works with independent coffee shops and hospitality businesses across the UK. We are not just accountants — we are advisors who understand the day-to-day reality of running a site, managing a team and trying to grow a business that is genuinely profitable.
This report exists because we kept having the same conversation with clients: operators making decisions without knowing how they compared to anyone else. Now you have the data.