Stock AnalizStarbucks Corp. SBUX
Restaurants · IPO 1992 · data as of November 13, 2026
Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) is a consumer discretionary company listed in the US with a market value of about $121.4B. In fiscal year 2026 it had revenue of $37.9B and net income of $2.5B, a net margin of 6.7%.
Its overall Stock Analiz score is 1.6 out of 5 (weak). The strongest part is shareholder returns (4/5); the weakest is value (0/5).
Key numbers: a P/E of 48.2, a price to free cash flow of 32.6, 5-year revenue growth of 5% a year, a 5-year average ROIC of 20%. A discounted cash flow model with moderate assumptions puts its intrinsic value about 52% below the current price.
Score: 1.6 / 5
Checks passed
- 5-year average ROIC above 12%
- Profitable 5 years in a row
- Positive free cash flow
- Interest covered more than 5 times
- Pays a dividend
- 20% to 100% of free cash flow returned to shareholders
- Dividend 3 years in a row
- Stock-based pay below 5% of revenue
Checks not passed
- P/E below 25
- P/E below the industry median
- P/FCF below 20
- Price below intrinsic value (DCF, moderate assumptions)
- PEG below 1.5
- Revenue growth above 10% last year
- 3-year revenue growth above 10% a year
- Profit margin improving
Valuation
Growth and quality
Financials, last 10 years
| Fiscal year | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $37.9B | $37.2B | $36.2B | $36.0B | $32.3B | $29.1B | $23.5B | $26.5B | $24.7B | $22.4B |
| Net income | $2.5B | $1.9B | $3.8B | $4.1B | $3.3B | $4.2B | $928M | $3.6B | $4.5B | $2.9B |
| Free cash flow | $3.7B | $2.4B | $3.3B | $3.7B | $2.6B | $4.5B | $114M | $3.2B | $10.0B | $2.7B |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.21 | $1.63 | $3.31 | $3.58 | $2.83 | $3.54 | $0.79 | $2.92 | $3.24 | $1.97 |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 5.0% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 10.2% | 14.4% | 4.0% | 13.6% | 18.3% | 12.9% |
| ROIC | 16.5% | 11.8% | 22.3% | 27.1% | 24.0% | 20.9% | 7.3% | 66.5% | 28.6% | 29.4% |
From the company’s 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC. TTM = trailing twelve months.
What analysts expect
The average 12-month price target from 30 analysts is $111.07, 4% above the current price; targets range from $82.00 to $141.00; the consensus rating is “Buy”; expected EPS is $3.22 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027.
Frequently asked questions
What is Starbucks’s P/E ratio?
About 48.2, based on the last twelve months of diluted earnings per share (forward P/E about 32.8).
Is Starbucks stock undervalued?
Our DCF model with moderate assumptions puts its intrinsic value about 52% below the current market value. A model is a range, not a promise; try your own assumptions in the DCF calculator.
Does Starbucks pay a dividend?
Yes. The dividend yield is about 2.37%, and it has paid dividends for 10 years in our data.
Is Starbucks a good stock to buy?
We do not give buy or sell advice. Starbucks scores 1.6 out of 5 on our five checks (value, growth, track record, financial health and shareholder returns); the checks above show why.
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