Starbucks Corporation (SBUX)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol SBUX
  • Rev/Share 31.9958
  • Book/Share -6.7037
  • PB -14.2952
  • Debt/Equity -3.4122
  • CurrentRatio 0.6437
  • ROIC 0.1385

 

  • MktCap 109003488000.0
  • FreeCF/Share 2.4341
  • PFCF 39.4212
  • PE 34.8243
  • Debt/Assets 0.8222
  • DivYield 0.025
  • ROE -0.4105

 

  • Rating C+
  • Score 2
  • Recommendation Sell
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 3
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Downgrade SBUX Jefferies Hold Underperform -- $76 July 17, 2025
Reiterated SBUX Stifel -- Buy $92 $105 July 11, 2025
Reiterated SBUX Barclays -- Overweight $98 $108 June 26, 2025
Reiterated SBUX Citigroup -- Neutral $84 $95 June 12, 2025
Reiterated SBUX RBC Capital Mkts -- Outperform $95 $100 June 11, 2025
Downgrade SBUX TD Cowen Buy Hold -- $90 May 29, 2025
Downgrade SBUX Goldman Buy Neutral -- $85 April 30, 2025
Reiterated SBUX Wells Fargo -- Overweight $125 $100 April 22, 2025
Upgrade SBUX Jefferies Underperform Hold -- $76 April 9, 2025
Downgrade SBUX Robert W. Baird Outperform Neutral -- $85 April 7, 2025

News

Starbucks (SBUX) Q3 Earnings on the Horizon: Analysts' Insights on Key Performance Measures
SBUX
Published: July 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Starbucks (SBUX) for the quarter ended June 2025 by going beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.

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Analysts Estimate Starbucks (SBUX) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
SBUX
Published: July 22, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Starbucks (SBUX) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Starbucks Faces Looming Brazil Coffee Tariffs: Can It Absorb the Hit?
SBUX
Published: July 17, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

SBUX braces for a 50% tariff on Brazilian coffee, testing its cost controls and pricing discipline in late 2025.

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Starbucks Stock Downgraded; Analyst Questions Priorities
SBUX
Published: July 17, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Negative

Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX) stock is down 0.6% to trade at $92.01 at last glance, after suffering a downgrade from Jefferies to "underperform" from "hold.

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GE Pulls Back on Strong Earnings, PEP Rallies, SBUX Downgrade
GE, SBUX
Published: July 17, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Neutral

GE Aerospace (GE) sold off after the opening bell despite initially trading higher on strong earnings and raising its full-year outlook. PepsiCo (PEP) rallied to a 3-month high even though its net income is down and demand continues to show signs of weakness.

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Memo to Starbucks CEO Niccol: You're Out of Food
SBUX
Published: July 17, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Negative

Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) CEO Brian Niccol has made several poor decisions since he took his job in September.

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Starbucks downgraded to underperform as broker sees too much froth in the stock price
SBUX
Published: July 17, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Negative

Jefferies cools on Starbucks, expects the stock to grind lower

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Starbucks White-Collar Decision Won't Fix a Broken Company
SBUX
Published: July 15, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral

Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) told its white-collar management that they had to come to its offices at least four days a week.

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Starbucks to shift to four-day work from office from three, says CEO
SBUX
Published: July 14, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said the coffee giant will require many of its employees to work out of office for a minimum four days a week, from the current three, as part of a new policy expected to kick in later this year.

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Melius' Jacob Aiken-Phillips on call to sell McDonald's and Starbucks
MCD, SBUX
Published: July 14, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Negative

Jacob Aiken-Phillips, Melius Research analyst, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the call to sell McDonald's and Starbucks.

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Starbucks now wants corporate employees in the office 4 days a week
SBUX
Published: July 14, 2025 by: Business Insider
Sentiment: Neutral

Starbucks is increasing its in-office requirement for corporate employees to four days a week. The new return-to-office mandate will take effect in October.

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Starbucks employees to return to the office four days a week — or take a payout
SBUX
Published: July 14, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Negative

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol wants employees back in the office four days a week to aid the company's turnaround. Under Niccol's leadership, the coffee chain has been attempting a turnaround to reverse its slumping U.S. sales.

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Starbucks Faces Huge Surge in Coffee Prices, Earnings Trouble
SBUX
Published: July 14, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Negative

Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) signs long-term contracts for coffee beans and has sources from all over the world.

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Starbucks Ramps Up Test-and-Scale Strategy: Can It Fuel a Turnaround?
SBUX
Published: July 10, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

SBUX is betting on a disciplined test-and-scale model to cut wait times, lift service speed and drive profitability gains.

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Starbucks China Reportedly Draws Bids Valuing It Up to $10B
SBUX
Published: July 09, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Neutral

Starbucks (SBUX) reportedly is looking to sell a stake in its China operations.

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Starbucks Stock Perks Up With Billion-Dollar China Bids
SBUX
Published: July 09, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Positive

Beverage chain Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX) is up 1.6% to trade at $126.15, after CNBC reported the company's China leg is attracting bids of up to $10 billion.

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Velvet Latte Anyone? China's Luckin Coffee Takes on Starbucks in New York
LKNCY, SBUX
Published: July 08, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Positive

The Chinese coffeehouse is hoping it can create buzz for its brand in the Big Apple.

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Analyst: ‘make me CEO, I can turn around Starbucks in China'
SBUX
Published: July 04, 2025 by: Invezz
Sentiment: Negative

Shaun Rein, a senior China Market Research analyst, didn't mince words about Starbucks Corp's (NASDAQ: SBUX) faltering performance in China as he spoke with CNBC on Friday.

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Here is What to Know Beyond Why Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) is a Trending Stock
SBUX
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Starbucks (SBUX) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

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How is Starbucks Navigating Tariffs and Price Volatility in FY25?
SBUX
Published: July 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

SBUX faces rising tariffs and coffee costs, leaning on supply-chain shifts and stable pricing to protect margins.

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Is Trending Stock Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) a Buy Now?
SBUX
Published: June 19, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Starbucks (SBUX). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

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Starbucks Stock: Culture Fix May Be Key to Long-Term Growth
SBUX
Published: June 12, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive

Starbucks Corp. NASDAQ: SBUX is at the beginning of a high-stakes turnaround under new chief executive officer (CEO) Brian Niccol. However, while SBUX stock is up 11% since April and may offer long-term value if the turnaround takes root, financial and cultural headwinds may limit the stock gains in the short term.

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Howard Schultz Backs Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol's Turnaround Approach
SBUX
Published: June 11, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Positive

The influential former chief says doubters of the coffee chain's comeback plan will be proven wrong.

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Starbucks Stock on Path to Recovering From April Selloff
SBUX
Published: June 11, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Negative

Starbucks (SBUX) shares are climbing toward prices not seen since April, when newly enacted tariffs dragged down the market.

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Howard Schultz says he 'did a cartwheel' when Starbucks CEO Niccol coined 'back to Starbucks' strategy
SBUX
Published: June 11, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Positive

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz made a surprise appearance at the company's Leadership Experience in Las Vegas. Schultz said he "did a cartwheel" when current CEO Brian Niccol coined his "back to Starbucks" strategy — a key stamp of approval as the new chief executive tries to turn around the company.

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Starbucks considering sale of minority stake in China business, CEO says
SBUX
Published: June 11, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Neutral

Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX, ETR:SRB) is considering selling a minority stake in its China business, CEO Brian Niccol told the Financial Times in an interview published Wednesday. The CEO said the coffee giant has received “a lot of interest” in its China business, its second largest market, made up of approximately 7,760 stores as of the end of March.

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Starbucks Is Piloting a GenAI Virtual Assistant for Baristas
SBUX
Published: June 11, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Neutral

Starbucks (SBUX) drinks will soon come with an extra shot of generative AI.

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Starbucks to roll out Microsoft Azure OpenAI assistant for baristas
MSFT, SBUX
Published: June 10, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Positive

Starbucks unveiled a generative AI assistant created with Microsoft Azure's OpenAI platform at its Leadership Experience in Las Vegas. The technology will roll out to stores in U.S. and Canada in fiscal 2026.

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Battered Starbucks Enters Price War
SBUX
Published: June 09, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Negative

Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is trying to jump-start sales in China with sharp discounts on products it sells there.

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Starbucks Cuts Prices in China Amid Sluggish Sales. What We Know.
SBUX
Published: June 09, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Negative

The company has contended with fierce competition and sluggish growth in China.

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About Starbucks Corporation (SBUX)

  • IPO Date 1992-06-26
  • Website https://www.starbucks.com
  • Industry Restaurants
  • CEO Brian R. Niccol
  • Employees 361000

Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of specialty coffee worldwide. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Channel Development. Its stores offer coffee and tea beverages, roasted whole beans and ground coffees, single serve products, and ready-to-drink beverages; and various food products, such as pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch items. The company also licenses its trademarks through licensed stores, and grocery and foodservice accounts. The company offers its products under the Starbucks, Teavana, Seattle's Best Coffee, Evolution Fresh, Ethos, Starbucks Reserve, and Princi brands. As of October 3, 2021, it operated 16,826 company-operated and licensed stores in North America; and 17,007 company-operated and licensed stores internationally. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in Seattle, Washington.