Starbucks (SBUX) Competitors $94.94 -0.21 (-0.22%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$94.92 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 07/11/2025 07:59 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, PYPL, TSLA, 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), PayPal (PYPL), Tesla (TSLA), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), McDonald's (MCD), NIKE (NKE), and Yum! Brands (YUM). Starbucks vs. Its Competitors Apple Amazon.com Domino's Pizza Alphabet PayPal Tesla Chipotle Mexican Grill McDonald's NIKE Yum! Brands Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals believe in SBUX or AAPL? 72.3% of Starbucks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Starbucks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SBUX or AAPL? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Starbucks. Apple 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 RatioStarbucks$36.18B2.98$3.76B$2.7634.40Apple$391.04B8.07$93.74B$6.4232.89 Do analysts rate SBUX or AAPL? Starbucks currently has a consensus price target of $98.73, suggesting a potential upside of 3.99%. Apple has a consensus price target of $235.27, suggesting a potential upside of 11.42%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Apple is more favorable than Starbucks.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Starbucks 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Apple 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59 Is SBUX or AAPL more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 8.61%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat Starbucks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Starbucks8.61% -42.14% 10.27% Apple 24.30%167.24%31.35% Does the media refer more to SBUX or AAPL? In the previous week, Apple had 200 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 276 mentions for Apple and 76 mentions for Starbucks. Starbucks' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Apple's score of 0.77 indicating that Starbucks is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Starbucks 46 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apple 149 Very Positive mention(s) 26 Positive mention(s) 62 Neutral mention(s) 29 Negative mention(s) 8 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SBUX or AAPL a better dividend stock? Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Starbucks pays out 88.4% 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 pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Starbucks is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, SBUX or AAPL? Starbucks has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryApple beats Starbucks on 14 of the 20 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. Email Address 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$108.13B$11.91B$26.22B$9.10BDividend Yield2.56%3.64%175.53%4.00%P/E Ratio34.4039.2729.0420.27Price / Sales2.982.148.3299.27Price / Cash20.1417.8049.4658.16Price / Book-14.4510.745.725.49Net Income$3.76B$400.87M$869.96M$250.45M7 Day Performance0.53%-2.51%0.70%4.77%1 Month Performance0.66%2.71%5.91%7.66%1 Year Performance26.87%5.24%21.04%16.39% Starbucks Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBUXStarbucks4.3993 of 5 stars$94.94-0.2%$98.73+4.0%+29.5%$108.13B$36.18B34.40361,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAAPLApple4.8242 of 5 stars$209.71-1.8%$234.95+12.0%-7.2%$3.14T$391.04B32.70164,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAMZNAmazon.com4.504 of 5 stars$223.11-0.1%$245.60+10.1%+15.4%$2.37T$650.31B36.341,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionDPZDomino's Pizza3.4646 of 5 stars$451.03-0.3%$487.17+8.0%-1.9%$15.44B$4.71B25.8610,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGOOGLAlphabet4.2016 of 5 stars$176.12-1.9%$199.95+13.5%-2.9%$2.14T$350.02B19.63183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPYPLPayPal4.8181 of 5 stars$75.92-0.9%$83.42+9.9%+19.0%$73.83B$31.80B16.9824,400Trending NewsTSLATesla4.6686 of 5 stars$292.97-7.1%$301.60+2.9%+30.1%$943.98B$95.72B161.03125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.4255 of 5 stars$55.13-3.4%$60.93+10.5%-2.6%$74.40B$11.49B48.87130,504Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeMCDMcDonald's4.4454 of 5 stars$293.00-0.4%$321.17+9.6%+17.7%$209.63B$25.92B25.88150,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNKENIKE4.4818 of 5 stars$76.44+0.1%$77.19+1.0%-1.0%$113.08B$46.31B35.3979,400Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionYUMYum! Brands4.2714 of 5 stars$150.05+0.0%$157.86+5.2%+15.7%$41.70B$7.55B29.8940,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Competitors Amazon.com Competitors Domino's Pizza Competitors Alphabet Competitors PayPal Competitors Tesla 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. A mistake I feel very foolish about. 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