Starbucks (SBUX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Starbucks Corporation is a global coffee company that roasts, markets and sells coffee and other beverages, along with food and related merchandise. Its offerings include brewed coffee, espresso-based drinks, teas and packaged coffee products.

The company serves customers through company-operated and licensed stores, as well as through retail and food-service partnerships. Its stores also sell items such as mugs and coffee-making equipment.

Founded in Seattle in 1971, Starbucks operates in North America and international markets, including China. Its business includes the Starbucks brand and other coffee brands, such as Teavana and Seattle’s Best Coffee.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $102.69 to $106.62
• 50-Day Range: $90.75 to $109.70
• 52-Week Range: $81.76 to $111.50
• Volume: 7.78 million shs
• Average Volume: 9.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $120.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 47.70
• Dividend Yield: 2.39%
• Price Target: $108.89
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Starbucks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Starbucks scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 185th out of 470 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Starbucks has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 21 buy ratings, 15 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Starbucks is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Starbucks has been the subject of 19 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Starbucks are expected to grow by 17.08% in the coming year, from $3.22 to $3.77 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Starbucks is 47.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Starbucks is 47.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 25.79.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Starbucks has a PEG Ratio of 1.74. 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

3.83% 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 4.01.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Starbucks has recently increased by 4.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Starbucks pays a meaningful dividend of 2.34%, 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 114.03%. 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 66.84% next year. This indicates that Starbucks will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

Starbucks has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 0.42 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 44 news articles for Starbucks this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 53 people have searched for SBUX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -35% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

34 people have added Starbucks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 143% 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 $449,684.00 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

• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Today: 11/08/2026
• Record date for 11/27 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/27 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/27/2027
• 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: $108.89
• High Price Target: $130.00
• Low Price Target: $39.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 40 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 47.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.96
• P/E Growth: 1.74
• Net Income: $2.53 billion
• Net Margins: 6.66%
• Pretax Margin: 10.13%
• Return on Equity: -38.61%
• Return on Assets: 10.40%

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $37.91 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.17
• Cash Flow: $4.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.54
• Book Value: ($6.72) per share
• Price / Book: -15.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,140,000,000
• Free Float: 1,139,658,000
• Market Cap: $120.17 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01