Starbucks Corp. (SBUX)$103.11
Market Cap: 92.80 BCurrency: USD
Research Snapshot
Static fundamentals, valuation context, and investor signals for Starbucks Corp. (SBUX).
CONSUMER CYCLICAL
RESTAURANTS
DCF ready
Valuation
43.3x
EV/FCF, 2.3% FCF yield
Quality
23.3%
ROIC, 6.6% FCF margin
Growth
9.6%
5Y sales (revenue) CAGR
Balance sheet
-2.0x
Debt/equity, 0.7x current ratio
Superinvestors
6
Top: Polen Capital Management (3.1%)
Strengths to research
- Revenue compounded at 9.6% over five years.
- Free cash flow compounded at 84.5% over five years.
- ROIC is strong at 23.3%.
- Debt/equity looks manageable at -2.0x.
Watchouts
- P/E is elevated at 63.3x.
- P/FCF is elevated at 38.0x.
- Current ratio is below 1 at 0.7x.
Annual data: 10 periods
Quarterly data: 23 periods
Stock snapshot: May 25, 2026
Static dataset: May 25, 2026
Quality Scorecard
Build-time composite score for SBUX.
Grade B
78
/ 100
Compare to:
Peer Comparison
Target stock against 6 market-cap comparable peers.
Heat map: red worst to green best
| SBUX Target | Starbucks Corp. | $92.8B | 63.3x | 43.3x | 23.3% | 9.6% | 6.6% | N/A | 2.7x | N/A |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | $67.4B | 28.9x | 46.3x | 54.3% | 14.8% | 12.1% | N/A | -0.2x | N/A |
| MCD | McDonald's Corp. | $225.8B | 23.6x | 36.9x | 22.4% | 7.0% | 26.7% | N/A | 3.1x | N/A |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International | $30.3B | 32.1x | 29.2x | 6.4% | 13.7% | 15.4% | N/A | 5.0x | N/A |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants | $23.7B | 23.0x | 24.1x | 23.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% | 20.5% | 1.0x | N/A |
| DPZ | Dominos Pizza Inc. | $16.4B | 18.0x | 24.2x | N/A | 3.7% | 13.6% | 40.0% | -0.1x | N/A |
| BROS | Dutch Bros Inc Class A | $9.8B | 81.4x | 179.7x | 9.0% | 38.0% | 3.3% | N/A | -0.2x | N/A |
Financial Charts
No financial data available for SBUX (annual).
6 superinvestors own SBUX
Current quarter ownership and quarter-over-quarter share changes.
Superinvestor ownership
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Portfolio | QoQ Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polen Capital Management Polen Capital Management | 5,055,488 | $453M | 3.13% | 0.0% |
| Thomas Gayner Markel Group | 623,818 | $56M | 0.47% | 0.0% |
| Christopher Bloomstran Semper Augustus | 251,300 | $23M | 2.69% | 0.0% |
| David Katz Matrix Asset Advisors | 222,580 | $20M | 1.83% | 0.0% |
| First Eagle Investment Management First Eagle Investment Management | 16,376 | $1M | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Lee Ainslie Maverick Capital | 8,126 | $728,000 | 0.01% | 0.0% |