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StarbucksSBUX

Restaurants · Seattle, Washington · In the S&P 500
Pricier than peers
$103.67−1.74%After hours: $103.72 (+0.05%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 23.2% over 1 year
Starbucks over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$80$90$100Nov2026MarMayJulSep$103.67$80$100NovMarJul$103.67
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$118B
Price to earnings59.8x
Forward P/E34.9x
Dividend yield2.43%
Year to date+23.1%
One year+23.2%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Discretionary
52-week range (closes)
$79.60$108.55

Quality and valuation

How Starbucks compares with other consumer discretionary stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Starbucks and 6 restaurants peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: pricier than most

A weaker business than most consumer discretionary companies, priced above most of them.

Starbucks trades at 34.9 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.5x for the 66 consumer discretionary stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +4.5% vs +8.1%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 7.8% vs 13.8%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 9.5% vs 10.1%
SBUX trades at 34.9x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Restaurants peers
DPZ15.7xDRI19.2xMCD19.6xYUM23.9xCMG25.8xSBUX34.9xCAVA90.1xSector median 19.5xDPZ15.7xDRI19.2xMCD19.6xYUM23.9xCMG25.8xSBUX34.9xCAVA90.1xSector median 19.5x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 59.6x earnings, SBUX is pricier than its average since Jul 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20x40x80xAverage 46.9x2025202659.6x25x50x75xAverage 46.9x2025202659.6x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Starbucks's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 28 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue fell 1.4% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$2bn$5bn$8bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$9.3bnQ3 ’26$0bn$5bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$9.3bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to −1.4% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25−1.4%Q3 ’260%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25−1.4%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 10.5% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2510.5%Q3 ’260%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2510.5%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $3.6 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.4bnQ3 ’26$0bn$1bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.4bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsSBUXSector median
Revenue growth+4.5%+8.1%
Operating margin7.8%13.8%
Free cash flow margin9.5%10.1%
Price to earnings59.8x21.0x

Stories on Starbucks

Friday, 30 October
Earnings

Starbucks (SBUX) Beats Q4 Profit Estimates but Revenue Falls Short

Starbucks earned an adjusted 80 cents a share, above the 72 cents expected, as global comparable sales rose 7.2%, but revenue fell 4% to $9.14 billion. The stock slipped 0.6% on Friday morning.

SBUX▲ 2.2%
A half-full paper coffee cup alone on a cafe counter

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Restaurants, by market value.

CompanyPriceTodayYTDValue
MCDMcDonald's$258.12+0.29%−15.5%$183B
YUMYum! Brands$155.40+0.55%+2.7%$42.41B
CMGChipotle Mexican Grill$31.89+1.95%−13.8%$40.34B
DRIDarden Restaurants$220.17−0.14%+19.6%$24.91B
DPZDomino's$313.71+0.55%−24.7%$10.32B
CAVACava Group$58.74−0.79%+0.1%$6.86B