Starbucks (SBUX) Competitors $82.88 -0.93 (-1.11%) Closing price 09/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$83.18 +0.30 (+0.36%) As of 08:07 AM 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. AMZN, DPZ, GOOGL, PYPL, TSLA, BROS, CMG, MCD, NKE, and YUMShould you be buying Starbucks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Starbucks include Amazon.com (AMZN), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Alphabet (GOOGL), PayPal (PYPL), Tesla (TSLA), Dutch Bros (BROS), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), McDonald's (MCD), NIKE (NKE), and Yum! Brands (YUM). Starbucks vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Domino's Pizza Alphabet PayPal Tesla Dutch Bros Chipotle Mexican Grill McDonald's NIKE Yum! Brands Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership. Which has better earnings and valuation, AMZN or SBUX? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Starbucks. Amazon.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starbucks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmazon.com$637.96B3.85$59.25B$6.5635.11Starbucks$36.18B2.60$3.76B$2.3235.72 Is AMZN or SBUX more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 7.18%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 23.84% beat Starbucks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amazon.com10.54% 23.84% 11.14% Starbucks 7.18%-36.23%8.51% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMZN or SBUX? 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Amazon.com 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 risk & volatility, AMZN or SBUX? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Starbucks has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Does the media favor AMZN or SBUX? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 195 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 257 mentions for Amazon.com and 62 mentions for Starbucks. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Starbucks' score of 1.01 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amazon.com 183 Very Positive mention(s) 29 Positive mention(s) 31 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Starbucks 37 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer AMZN or SBUX? Amazon.com presently has a consensus target price of $262.87, suggesting a potential upside of 14.13%. Starbucks has a consensus target price of $104.40, suggesting a potential upside of 25.97%. Given Starbucks' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Starbucks is more favorable than Amazon.com.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Starbucks 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 SummaryAmazon.com beats Starbucks on 14 of the 17 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. 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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$95.27B$11.13B$28.07B$10.07BDividend Yield2.91%3.25%172.44%4.53%P/E Ratio35.7232.5920.3726.01Price / Sales2.601.957.66117.75Price / Cash17.7415.8864.4859.95Price / Book-12.614.704.876.20Net Income$3.76B$405.16M$872.26M$270.65M7 Day Performance-4.75%-2.58%1.01%2.84%1 Month Performance-9.66%-1.45%6.34%7.23%1 Year Performance-15.60%0.00%23.74%26.49% Starbucks Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBUXStarbucks4.8011 of 5 stars$82.88-1.1%$104.40+26.0%-11.2%$95.27B$36.18B35.72361,000Trending NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.579 of 5 stars$235.99+1.6%$262.87+11.4%+28.3%$2.52T$637.96B35.991,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDPZDomino's Pizza3.8349 of 5 stars$463.51-0.1%$490.78+5.9%+8.1%$15.72B$4.71B26.8810,700Positive NewsGOOGLAlphabet3.3505 of 5 stars$233.98-0.3%$221.44-5.4%+60.9%$2.83T$350.02B24.89183,323Trending NewsEx-DividendAnalyst DowngradePYPLPayPal4.7361 of 5 stars$68.21-0.1%$85.00+24.6%-4.7%$65.22B$31.80B14.5924,400Trending NewsTSLATesla4.1694 of 5 stars$346.03-1.4%$303.00-12.4%+53.8%$1.12T$97.69B199.96125,665Trending NewsInsider TradeBROSDutch Bros4.2306 of 5 stars$64.20-2.7%$80.06+24.7%+101.8%$10.56B$1.28B136.5126,000CMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.706 of 5 stars$39.33-4.2%$59.93+52.4%-28.5%$52.78B$11.31B35.14130,504Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastMCDMcDonald's4.31 of 5 stars$310.97-1.1%$325.35+4.6%+5.1%$222.02B$25.92B26.66150,000Trending NewsNKENIKE4.6514 of 5 stars$73.95+0.0%$78.22+5.8%-4.9%$109.19B$46.31B34.2377,800Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpYUMYum! Brands4.2809 of 5 stars$147.13+1.8%$161.23+9.6%+9.9%$40.80B$7.55B29.0040,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Competitors Domino's Pizza Competitors Alphabet Competitors PayPal 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 9/11/2025 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. Now, the man who called Nvi...The Oxford Club | SponsoredBuffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping StocksThe world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. 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