# Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price $104.47, market value $119.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 60.4×** (5-yr avg 31.6×, 3-yr avg 34.0×). Starbucks Corporation trades at 60.4× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 31.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 33.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 3.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.1×.
- **EV / EBITDA: 29.1×**. Enterprise value is 29.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.1%** (5-yr avg 3.2%). Free cash flow equals 3.1% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 3.2%.
- **Earnings yield: 1.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 7.8%**. 7.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.0%**. 5.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -22.9%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 29.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 29.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 6.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.8%** (3-yr 4.9%/yr, 5-yr 9.6%/yr). Revenue grew 2.8% over the last year, against 9.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -50.8%** (3-yr -16.8%/yr, 5-yr 15.6%/yr). Earnings per share fell 50.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -1.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -1.5% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 0.72** (quick 0.72). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.79**. A Z-score of 2.79 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.37%** ($2.48 per share, trailing). Starbucks Corporation yields 2.37%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 149%** (77% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (149% payout), though free cash flow still covers it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 16**. 16 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 7.8%/yr** (1-yr 5.6%). The dividend has grown 7.8% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (31 analysts). 31 analysts cover Starbucks Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $112.23 (+7% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 22.4%** (YTD 25.6%, 3-mo 9.6%). The shares are up 22.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -5.5%** (34.0% above the low). Trading 5% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 45**. An RSI of 45 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.56** (volatility 28%). Beta of 0.56 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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