Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Starbucks Corporation SBUX
$94.43 -0.30% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $107.97B
Expensive vs sectorLow risk
Next earnings report: Oct 28, 2026
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Three things to know
- Net debt is 3.2× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The shares trade at 54.3× trailing earnings, higher than 86% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $1.74, down 25.0% year over year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 49%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 32%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 27%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 36%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 27%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 35%
- Gross marginBottom 40%
- Operating marginTop 37%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 31%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 17%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 43%
- Interest coverTop 38%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 34%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 33%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 25%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 14%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 19%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 24%
- 6-month returnTop 50%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 33%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 22%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 47%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 49%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 48%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 43%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 37%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 2%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 11%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 49%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 43%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 5.8% | 4.5% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -52.2% | -25.0% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 23.7% | 31.7% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 10.8% | 9.4% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 6.1% | 9.5% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 4.5% | 5.8% | ↓ | Top 49% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -25.0% | -52.2% | ↑ | Bottom 32% |
| Gross margin | 31.7% | 23.7% | ↑ | Bottom 40% |
| Operating margin | 9.4% | 10.8% | ↓ | Top 37% |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 7.2% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 9.5% | 6.1% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 9.0% | — | Top 35% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 4.9% | — | Top 36% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 2.51×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -10.6%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.8%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +0.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 3.23×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 6.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 2.60%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.06%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.54%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.4%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.2%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 28, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 3 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +8.9%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 7 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $115.50
- Target vs current price
- +22.3%
- Analysts with a rating
- 59
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 47%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | +28.8% | +1.0% | +1.8% | +2.6% | — |
| Apr 28, 2026 | +17.6% | -0.6% | +7.2% | +3.6% | +5.4% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | -4.4% | -0.6% | -2.8% | +2.3% | +4.0% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | -6.5% | -1.5% | -6.8% | +0.6% | +12.8% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | -22.7% | -0.8% | -4.2% | -8.4% | -8.3% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | -15.6% | +1.1% | -2.7% | +3.7% | +11.7% |
| Jan 28, 2025 | +1.5% | +0.4% | +8.1% | +14.6% | -17.2% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | -22.3% | -0.1% | -0.3% | +3.4% | +3.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | $0.85 | $0.66 | +28.8% | $9.32B |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $0.50 | $0.43 | +17.6% | $9.53B |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $0.56 | $0.59 | -4.4% | $9.92B |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $0.52 | $0.56 | -6.5% | $9.57B |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $0.50 | $0.65 | -22.7% | $9.46B |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $0.41 | $0.49 | -15.6% | $8.76B |
| Jan 28, 2025 | $0.69 | $0.68 | +1.5% | $9.40B |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $0.80 | $1.03 | -22.3% | $9.07B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 54.3× | 31.2× | 86th | Bottom 34% |
| P/E (forward) | 36.0× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 21.6× | — | — | Bottom 25% |
| EV / Sales | 3.31× | — | — | Bottom 14% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 3.37% | — | — | Bottom 33% |
| Earnings yield | 1.84% | — | — | Bottom 34% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 19.9× – 78.6× since Jun 27, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +8.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -25.0%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +49.4%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -7.5%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -4.4%
- RSI (14)
- 34.2
- Relative volume
- 1.13×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 20.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 15th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.06
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.50
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -13.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -32.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2021 | May 12, 2022 | -44.5% | 202 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $107.97B
- P/E (TTM)
- 54.3
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.74
- Revenue (TTM)
- $38.33B
- Dividend yield
- 2.63%
- 52-week range
- $77.99 – $110.51
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $29.06B | $32.25B | $35.98B | $36.18B | $37.18B |
| Gross profit | $8.39B | $8.37B | $9.85B | $9.71B | $8.98B |
| Operating income | $4.87B | $4.62B | $5.87B | $5.41B | $3.58B |
| Net income | $4.20B | $3.28B | $4.12B | $3.76B | $1.86B |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.54 | $2.83 | $3.58 | $3.31 | $1.63 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.07B | $9.40B | $8.76B | $9.46B | $9.57B | $9.91B | $9.53B | $9.32B |
| Net income | $909.2M | $780.8M | $384.2M | $558.3M | $133.1M | $293.3M | $510.9M | $1.05B |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.80 | $0.69 | $0.34 | $0.49 | $0.12 | $0.26 | $0.45 | $0.91 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $5.99B | $4.40B | $6.01B | $6.10B | $4.75B |
| Capital expenditure | -$1.47B | -$1.84B | -$2.33B | -$2.78B | -$2.31B |
| Free cash flow | $4.52B | $2.56B | $3.68B | $3.32B | $2.44B |
| Dividends paid | -$2.12B | -$2.26B | -$2.43B | -$2.58B | -$2.77B |
| Net share buybacks | $246.2M | -$3.91B | -$817.0M | -$1.16B | $77.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $3.61B
- Total assets
- $28.29B
- Total liabilities
- $35.96B
- Total debt
- $22.43B
- Net debt
- $18.98B
- Shareholders’ equity
- -$7.67B
As of Jun 28, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | $0.62 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| May 15, 2026 | $0.62 | May 29, 2026 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $0.62 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | $0.62 | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $0.61 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| May 16, 2025 | $0.61 | May 30, 2025 |
| Feb 14, 2025 | $0.61 | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $0.61 | Nov 29, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 39,883,349
- Days to cover
- 7.19
- Change vs previous report
- -0.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Apr 9, 2015
- 2-for-1
- Oct 24, 2005
- 2-for-1
- Apr 30, 2001
- 2-for-1
- Mar 22, 1999
- 2-for-1
- Dec 4, 1995
- 2-for-1