Starbucks (SBUX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Starbucks Corporation is a global coffeehouse company that roasts, markets and sells specialty coffee, tea, cold beverages, food and other related products. Its offerings include brewed coffee, espresso-based beverages, cold drinks, teas, pastries, breakfast items and packaged coffee and tea products. Starbucks also sells branded merchandise, including drinkware and related accessories.

Founded in 1971 in Seattle, Starbucks has grown from a local coffee retailer into an international business. The company serves customers through company-operated and licensed coffeehouses, as well as packaged products distributed through grocery stores, foodservice channels and other retail outlets. Its beverages and food are also available through digital ordering and delivery services in many markets.

Starbucks operates across North America and numerous international markets, with coffeehouses located throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. The company is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol, who became CEO in September 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $98.78 to $101.67
• 50-Day Range: $99.22 to $108.55
• 52-Week Range: $77.99 to $110.51
• Volume: 6.98 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.39 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $113.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: 57.02
• Dividend Yield: 2.50%
• Price Target: $110.30
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Starbucks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Starbucks scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 173rd out of 481 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: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Starbucks has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.47, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 18 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Starbucks has a consensus price target of $110.30, representing about 11.2% upside from its current price of $99.22.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Starbucks has been the subject of 20 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.56%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Starbucks are expected to grow by 18.56% in the coming year, from $2.64 to $3.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Starbucks is 57.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Starbucks is 57.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.73.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Starbucks has a PEG Ratio of 1.76. 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

3.51% 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 6.51.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Starbucks has recently increased by 7.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Starbucks pays a meaningful dividend of 2.43%, 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 79.23% in the coming year. This indicates that Starbucks may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

Starbucks has a news sentiment score of 0.83. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 42 news articles for Starbucks this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

55 people have searched for SBUX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

31 people have added Starbucks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 244% 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 $762,250.00 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: 9/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026

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: $110.30
• High Price Target: $130.00
• Low Price Target: $84.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.47
• Research Coverage: 34 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 37.58
• P/E Growth: 1.73
• 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: $3.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.09
• Book Value: ($7.12) per share
• Price / Book: -13.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,140,000,000
• Free Float: 1,139,658,000
• Market Cap: $113.11 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.97