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SBUX vs. AAPL, AMZN, DPZ, GOOGL, and TSLA

Should you buy Starbucks stock or one of its competitors? Starbucks's main competitors and comparable companies include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Tesla (TSLA). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size.

How does Starbucks compare to Apple?

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

In the previous week, Apple had 346 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 394 mentions for Apple and 48 mentions for Starbucks. Apple's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Starbucks' score of 0.57 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Starbucks
15 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Apple
265 Very Positive mention(s)
47 Positive mention(s)
43 Neutral mention(s)
28 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

72.3% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Starbucks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 Ratio
Starbucks$37.18B2.87$1.86B$1.7453.82
Apple$416.16B11.78$112.01B$8.7238.52

Apple has a net margin of 27.62% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 5.17%. Apple's return on equity of 135.46% beat Starbucks' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Starbucks5.17% -34.10% 9.03%
Apple 27.62%135.46%34.11%

Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Starbucks pays out 142.5% 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 12.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Starbucks is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Starbucks has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

Starbucks currently has a consensus price target of $110.30, indicating a potential upside of 17.78%. Apple has a consensus price target of $340.14, indicating a potential upside of 1.26%. Given Starbucks' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Starbucks is more favorable than Apple.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Starbucks
4 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Apple
2 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
26 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62

Summary

Apple beats Starbucks on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Starbucks compare to Amazon.com?

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

72.3% of Starbucks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Starbucks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 357 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 405 mentions for Amazon.com and 48 mentions for Starbucks. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Starbucks' score of 0.57 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Starbucks
15 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Amazon.com
276 Very Positive mention(s)
59 Positive mention(s)
29 Neutral mention(s)
26 Negative mention(s)
13 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Amazon.com has a net margin of 17.44% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 5.17%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 18.00% beat Starbucks' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Starbucks5.17% -34.10% 9.03%
Amazon.com 17.44%18.00%8.97%

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 Ratio
Starbucks$37.18B2.87$1.86B$1.7453.82
Amazon.com$716.92B3.75$77.67B$12.4320.06

Starbucks presently has a consensus price target of $110.30, suggesting a potential upside of 17.78%. Amazon.com has a consensus price target of $321.19, suggesting a potential upside of 28.80%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Starbucks.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Starbucks
4 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Amazon.com
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
56 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95

Starbucks has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Amazon.com beats Starbucks on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Starbucks compare to Domino's Pizza?

Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Domino's Pizza has a net margin of 11.86% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 5.17%. Domino's Pizza's return on equity of -15.15% beat Starbucks' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Domino's Pizza11.86% -15.15% 34.16%
Starbucks 5.17%-34.10%9.03%

Starbucks has higher revenue and earnings than Domino's Pizza. Domino's Pizza 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 Ratio
Domino's Pizza$4.94B1.96$601.70M$17.6316.62
Starbucks$37.18B2.87$1.86B$1.7453.82

Domino's Pizza pays an annual dividend of $7.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Domino's Pizza pays out 45.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks pays out 142.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Domino's Pizza has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Starbucks has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Domino's Pizza is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Starbucks had 34 more articles in the media than Domino's Pizza. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Starbucks and 14 mentions for Domino's Pizza. Domino's Pizza's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Starbucks' score of 0.57 indicating that Domino's Pizza is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Domino's Pizza
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Starbucks
15 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Domino's Pizza has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Starbucks has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

94.6% of Domino's Pizza shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Starbucks shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Domino's Pizza shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Starbucks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Domino's Pizza presently has a consensus target price of $394.35, suggesting a potential upside of 34.58%. Starbucks has a consensus target price of $110.30, suggesting a potential upside of 17.78%. Given Domino's Pizza's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Domino's Pizza is more favorable than Starbucks.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Domino's Pizza
1 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.48
Starbucks
4 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47

Summary

Domino's Pizza beats Starbucks on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Starbucks compare to Alphabet?

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 145 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 193 mentions for Alphabet and 48 mentions for Starbucks. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Starbucks' score of 0.57 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Starbucks
15 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alphabet
122 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
33 Neutral mention(s)
23 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Starbucks presently has a consensus price target of $110.30, suggesting a potential upside of 17.78%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $422.16, suggesting a potential upside of 23.31%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Starbucks.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Starbucks
4 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
45 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.02

Starbucks has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

72.3% of Starbucks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Starbucks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Starbucks. Alphabet 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 Ratio
Starbucks$37.18B2.87$1.86B$1.7453.82
Alphabet$402.84B10.39$132.17B$19.9117.20

Alphabet has a net margin of 54.77% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 5.17%. Alphabet's return on equity of 51.32% beat Starbucks' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Starbucks5.17% -34.10% 9.03%
Alphabet 54.77%51.32%35.42%

Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Starbucks pays out 142.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alphabet pays out 4.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Starbucks is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Alphabet beats Starbucks on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Starbucks compare to Tesla?

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Starbucks has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tesla has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its share price is 84% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Tesla had 129 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 177 mentions for Tesla and 48 mentions for Starbucks. Starbucks' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Tesla's score of 0.55 indicating that Starbucks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Starbucks
15 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Tesla
64 Very Positive mention(s)
35 Positive mention(s)
55 Neutral mention(s)
15 Negative mention(s)
5 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

72.3% of Starbucks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Tesla shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Starbucks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of Tesla shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Starbucks has a net margin of 5.17% compared to Tesla's net margin of 3.67%. Tesla's return on equity of 3.82% beat Starbucks' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Starbucks5.17% -34.10% 9.03%
Tesla 3.67%3.82%2.27%

Starbucks presently has a consensus price target of $110.30, indicating a potential upside of 17.78%. Tesla has a consensus price target of $411.89, indicating a potential upside of 8.98%. Given Starbucks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Starbucks is more favorable than Tesla.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Starbucks
4 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Tesla
5 Sell rating(s)
19 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.39

Tesla has higher revenue and earnings than Starbucks. Starbucks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesla, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Starbucks$37.18B2.87$1.86B$1.7453.82
Tesla$94.83B15.74$3.79B$1.08349.94

Summary

Tesla beats Starbucks on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SBUX vs. The Competition

MetricStarbucksHotels, Restaurants & Leisure IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$108.43B$7.34B$12.62B$13.29B
Dividend Yield2.61%3.94%60.55%12.57%
P/E Ratio53.8220.8044.0525.75
Price / Sales2.87339.4593.3587.10
Price / Cash25.7521.2228.5252.76
Price / Book-13.154.373.896.34
Net Income$1.86B$262.26M$445.57M$360.00M
7 Day Performance-3.12%-1.65%-1.10%-0.11%
1 Month Performance-12.88%-8.46%-5.44%-3.42%
1 Year Performance11.13%-8.25%-7.99%5.46%

Starbucks Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SBUX
Starbucks
4.4471 of 5 stars
$93.65
-0.5%
$110.30
+17.8%
+9.9%$108.43B$37.18B53.82381,000
AAPL
Apple
4.5528 of 5 stars
$334.12
+0.8%
$338.80
+1.4%
+32.5%$4.87T$416.16B38.26166,000
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.9887 of 5 stars
$248.22
-0.1%
$323.26
+30.2%
+12.9%$2.67T$716.92B19.931,576,000
DPZ
Domino's Pizza
4.8466 of 5 stars
$304.92
-1.9%
$398.06
+30.5%
-30.1%$10.09B$4.94B17.2910,200
GOOGL
Alphabet
4.6854 of 5 stars
$346.04
+0.3%
$420.19
+21.4%
+34.2%$4.22T$402.84B17.34190,820

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This page (NASDAQ:SBUX) was last updated on 9/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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