Starbucks (SBUX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Starbucks Corporation is a global specialty coffee company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1971, the company operates and licenses coffeehouses under the Starbucks brand, serving brewed coffee, espresso beverages, teas, cold drinks, food, and other ready-to-consume products.

In addition to its company-operated and licensed stores, Starbucks sells packaged coffee, tea, and single-serve products through grocery retailers, convenience stores, and other distribution channels. Its branded merchandise and consumer products are also distributed through strategic partnerships, including arrangements involving ready-to-drink beverages.

Starbucks serves customers across North America and international markets, with coffeehouses located throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and other regions. The company also offers mobile ordering, digital payments, rewards programs, and delivery services in many of its markets. Brian Niccol has served as Starbucks’ chairman and chief executive officer since September 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $97.92 to $99.19
• 50-Day Range: $90.75 to $108.55
• 52-Week Range: $77.99 to $110.51
• Volume: 5.76 million shs
• Average Volume: 9.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $112.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 56.94
• Dividend Yield: 2.50%
• Price Target: $110.43
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Starbucks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Starbucks scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 105th out of 484 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Starbucks has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 24 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Starbucks has a consensus price target of $110.43, representing about 11.5% upside from its current price of $99.08.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Starbucks has been the subject of 28 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.54%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Starbucks are expected to grow by 21.54% in the coming year, from $2.60 to $3.16 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Starbucks is 40.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Starbucks is 40.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 41.14.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Starbucks has a PEG Ratio of 1.43. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.68% of the float of Starbucks has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Starbucks has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.38.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Starbucks has recently increased by 5.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Starbucks pays a meaningful dividend of 2.50%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Starbucks has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Starbucks is 142.53%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Starbucks will have a dividend payout ratio of 78.48% in the coming year. This indicates that Starbucks may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

Starbucks has a news sentiment score of 0.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Starbucks this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

79 people have searched for SBUX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 68% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

45 people have added Starbucks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Starbucks insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $627,135.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.03% of the stock of Starbucks is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.29% of the stock of Starbucks is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Today: 10/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/29/2026
• Record date for 11/27 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/27 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SBUX
• CIK: 829224
• Web: www.starbucks.com
• Phone: (206) 447-1575
• Fax: 206-318-3432
• Employees: 381,000
• Year Founded: 1971

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Starbucks: $110.43
• High Price Target: $130.00
• Low Price Target: $82.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 40 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 40.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: 38.11
• P/E Growth: 1.43
• Net Income: $1.86 billion
• Net Margins: 5.17%
• Pretax Margin: 8.02%
• Return on Equity: -34.10%
• Return on Assets: 9.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.76
• Quick Ratio: 0.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $37.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.04
• Cash Flow: $3.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.91
• Book Value: ($7.12) per share
• Price / Book: -13.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,140,000,000
• Free Float: 1,139,658,000
• Market Cap: $112.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.98