Starbucks (SBUX) Competitors $83.22 -1.15 (-1.36%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$83.43 +0.21 (+0.25%) As of 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SBUX vs. AAPL, AMZN, DPZ, GOOGL, TSLA, BROS, CMG, MCD, NKE, and YUMShould you be buying Starbucks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Starbucks include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Alphabet (GOOGL), Tesla (TSLA), Dutch Bros (BROS), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), McDonald's (MCD), NIKE (NKE), and Yum! Brands (YUM). Starbucks vs. Its Competitors Apple Amazon.com Domino's Pizza Alphabet Tesla Dutch Bros Chipotle Mexican Grill McDonald's NIKE Yum! Brands Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Does the media favor AAPL or SBUX? In the previous week, Apple had 235 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 303 mentions for Apple and 68 mentions for Starbucks. Starbucks' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Apple's score of 0.95 indicating that Starbucks is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 203 Very Positive mention(s) 24 Positive mention(s) 51 Neutral mention(s) 18 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Starbucks 48 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AAPL or SBUX more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 7.18%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Starbucks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apple24.30% 170.91% 31.94% Starbucks 7.18%-36.23%8.51% Is AAPL or SBUX a better dividend stock? Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks pays out 105.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Starbucks has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Starbucks is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AAPL or SBUX? 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Starbucks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, AAPL or SBUX? Apple has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Starbucks has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Do analysts rate AAPL or SBUX? Apple currently has a consensus target price of $241.93, suggesting a potential upside of 1.23%. Starbucks has a consensus target price of $104.40, suggesting a potential upside of 25.45%. Given Starbucks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Starbucks is more favorable than Apple.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Apple 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Starbucks 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Which has better earnings and valuation, AAPL or SBUX? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Starbucks. Starbucks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApple$408.63B8.68$93.74B$6.5936.27Starbucks$36.18B2.61$3.76B$2.3235.87 SummaryApple beats Starbucks on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Starbucks News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SBUX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SBUX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SBUX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStarbucksRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$95.90B$11.00B$28.14B$10.31BDividend Yield2.89%3.23%172.49%4.63%P/E Ratio35.8732.5820.5026.52Price / Sales2.611.918.88109.02Price / Cash17.8615.6065.3160.63Price / Book-12.674.584.886.31Net Income$3.76B$405.16M$872.22M$271.37M7 Day Performance0.41%-0.38%3.29%2.11%1 Month Performance-8.15%-2.74%7.85%6.67%1 Year Performance-13.71%-4.94%23.30%27.84% Starbucks Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBUXStarbucks4.9493 of 5 stars$83.22-1.4%$104.40+25.5%-12.4%$95.90B$36.18B35.87361,000Trending NewsAAPLApple4.7028 of 5 stars$235.99+0.8%$240.80+2.0%+10.1%$3.50T$408.63B35.81164,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAMZNAmazon.com4.7951 of 5 stars$231.37+1.4%$262.87+13.6%+26.6%$2.47T$637.96B35.321,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDPZDomino's Pizza3.4103 of 5 stars$451.06+0.2%$490.78+8.8%+8.2%$15.28B$4.71B26.1410,700Positive NewsGOOGLAlphabet3.8876 of 5 stars$249.91+3.8%$222.85-10.8%+58.9%$3.02T$350.02B26.60183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeTSLATesla4.2561 of 5 stars$408.14+3.1%$303.00-25.8%+85.9%$1.32T$97.69B235.85125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeBROSDutch Bros4.2873 of 5 stars$62.99-2.4%$80.06+27.1%+75.0%$10.38B$1.28B134.2326,000Trending NewsCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.4814 of 5 stars$38.620.0%$59.76+54.7%-31.9%$51.86B$11.31B34.53130,504MCDMcDonald's4.7148 of 5 stars$302.52-0.9%$325.14+7.5%+2.3%$215.82B$25.92B25.92150,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNKENIKE4.8056 of 5 stars$73.07+0.1%$78.67+7.7%-8.9%$107.87B$46.31B33.8177,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastYUMYum! Brands4.3981 of 5 stars$149.37-0.1%$161.23+7.9%+10.0%$41.45B$7.55B29.4640,000Positive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Competitors Amazon.com Competitors Domino's Pizza Competitors Alphabet Competitors Tesla Competitors Dutch Bros Competitors Chipotle Mexican Grill Competitors McDonald's Competitors NIKE Competitors Yum! Brands Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SBUX) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. Now, He Says THIS Stock Will…The original Magnificent Seven returned 16,894%—turning $7K into $1.18 million. 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