Starbucks (SBUX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of 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 Coffee, Teavana, Seattle's Best Coffee, Ethos, Starbucks Reserve, and Princi brands. Starbucks Corporation was founded in 1971 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $85.49 to $88.50
• 50-Day Range: $83.68 to $96.94
• 52-Week Range: $72.72 to $117.46
• Volume: 16.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 10.28 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $98.73 billion
• P/E Ratio: 37.44
• Dividend Yield: 2.81%
• Price Target: $101.27
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Starbucks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Starbucks scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 210 stocks in the retail/wholesale 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: Hold

Consensus Rating

Starbucks has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.41, and is based on 15 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Starbucks has been the subject of 21 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.41%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Starbucks are expected to grow by 22.41% in the coming year, from $2.99 to $3.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Starbucks is 37.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Starbucks is 37.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 27.82.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Starbucks has a PEG Ratio of 5.08. 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

4.03% 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 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Starbucks has recently increased by 7.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Starbucks pays a meaningful dividend of 2.74%, 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 105.17%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Starbucks will have a dividend payout ratio of 66.67% next year. This indicates that Starbucks will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.84

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.03% 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 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Starbucks has recently increased by 7.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

Starbucks has a news sentiment score of 0.58. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 166 news articles for Starbucks this week, compared to 64 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

61 people have searched for SBUX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 97% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

20 people have added Starbucks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Starbucks insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.09% 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.

SBUX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SBUX shares performed this year?

Starbucks' stock was trading at $91.25 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SBUX shares have decreased by 4.8% and is now trading at $86.86.

How were Starbucks' earnings last quarter?

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The coffee company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.14. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Starbucks' stock split?

Starbucks's stock split on Thursday, April 9th 2015.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, March 18th 2015. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, April 8th 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Does Starbucks have any subsidiaries?

Starbucks subsidiaries include Teavana, La Boulange, Evolution Fresh, Ethos Brands LLC, Seattle Coffee Company, Coffee Partners Co. Ltd., Tympanum Inc., and more.

Who are Starbucks' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Starbucks include Jennison Associates LLC (0.49%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.34%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.24%) and Twin Tree Management LP. Insiders that own company stock include Rachel Ruggeri, Michael Aaron Conway, Sara Kelly, Zabrina Jenkins, Jorgen Vig Knudstorp and Clara Shih.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Starbucks?

Shares of SBUX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Starbucks own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Starbucks investors own include Symbotic (SYM), JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), BlackRock (BLK), Broadcom (AVGO) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/30 Dividend: 5/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend: 5/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/30/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2025
• Today: 8/01/2025
• Record date for 8/29 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/29 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - RESTRNTS
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SBUX
• CIK: 829224
• Web: www.starbucks.com
• Phone: (206) 447-1575
• Fax: 206-318-3432
• Employees: 361,000
• Year Founded: 1971

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Starbucks: $101.27
• High Price Target: $118.00
• Low Price Target: $76.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.41
• Research Coverage: 29 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.05
• P/E Growth: 6.54
• Net Income: $3.76 billion
• Net Margins: 7.18%
• Pretax Margin: 9.64%
• Return on Equity: -36.23%
• Return on Assets: 8.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.76
• Quick Ratio: 0.45

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $36.69 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.69
• Cash Flow: $4.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.64
• Book Value: ($6.76) per share
• Price / Book: -12.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,136,400,000
• Free Float: 1,135,377,000
• Market Cap: $98.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.02