Starbucks Corporation SBUX

What the company does

Starbucks Corporation is a large-cap company in the Consumer Cyclical sector (Restaurants), with a market value of $114.9B, based in the USA.

It employs about 381,000 people and has been listed since Jun 26, 1992.

Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of coffee internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Channel Development. Its stores offer coffee, tea, and other beverages, roasted whole beans and ground coffees, complementary food, packaged coffees, single-serve products, and ready-to-drink beverages; and various food products, such as pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch items.

Cheap or expensive? relatively expensive

Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 58.3 versus 19.8 for 4 direct peers — relatively expensive.

Revenue is shrinking 1% versus the same quarter last year.

On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 31.2 — they expect higher earnings.

The average analyst price target is 110.17, 9% above the current price (their view, not ours).

The stock sits at 73% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).

The risks

• • Quarterly report in 4 days (2026-10-29) — a day the stock can move a lot.

Strengths

• ✅ Profitable — 11 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
• ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
• ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (14 vs 2).
• ✅ Pays a dividend (2.4% a year).

What changed this week

Over the past week the stock rose 3.4% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.4%, sector ETF XLY +0.6%).

This week's news

• Consumer Discretionary Earnings: EPS beats outpace revenue seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-24
  What the article says

  [Consumer Discretionary Apparel Stock Market Industry Sector Wall Street Buildings 3d Illustration] iQoncept/iStock via Getty Images Consumer discretionary companies delivered stronger results against EPS expectations than revenue estimates this week. Six of nine beat on earnings, but only four topped revenue… source ↗

• Traditional fast food stocks Q2 teardown: Restaurant Brands (NYSE:QSR) vs the rest finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-24
  What the article says

  Traditional fast food stocks Q2 teardown: Restaurant Brands (NYSE:QSR) vs the rest Wrapping up Q2 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the traditional fast food stocks, including Restaurant Brands (NYSE:QSR) and its peers. Traditional fast-food restaurants are renowned for their speed and… source ↗

• Q2 earnings highlights: Dutch Bros (NYSE:BROS) vs the rest of the traditional fast food stocks finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-24
  What the article says

  Q2 earnings highlights: Dutch Bros (NYSE:BROS) vs the rest of the traditional fast food stocks The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who didn't). Let's take a look at how traditional fast food stocks fared in Q2, starting with Dutch Bros (NYSE:BROS).… source ↗

• Starbucks China tells customers to buy something before they sit down, as it invests $45 million in the store experience finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  Want a seat at your nearest Starbucks in China? Make sure you order something first. Starbucks China now asks customers to buy something before they can sit down in its cafés, a rule that covers its roughly 8,000 stores across mainland China. (Some customers, like pregnant women and people with mobility issues, will… source ↗

• Polen Focus Growth Strategy Trims Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) as Turnaround Progress Enters Valuation finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  Polen Capital, an investment management company, released its "Polen Focus Growth Strategy" Q3 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund outperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index in the third quarter of 2026, as investors began distinguishing between businesses vulnerable to… source ↗

• Chipotle Gears Up for Q3 Earnings: Can It Overcome Cost Pressures? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. CMG is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results on Oct. 28. CMG's earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the trailing three out of four quarters and reported in line once, the average surprise being 2.7%. Trend in the Estimate Revision of CMG The Zacks Consensus Estimate for… source ↗

What changed since last week

• The price rose 3.4% since the last summary.