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Starbucks Corporation

SBUX

Consumer Cyclical · 99.24 -0.8% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Starbucks Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 15 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 8.8% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-0.8% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeCoffee Retailers · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • SBUX's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if SBUX's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 15 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 8.8% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.8 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 33.0% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • SBUX's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements157
Verified relationships13
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 2.56x in the latest annual period.
  • Macroeconomic conditions has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -7.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -5.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 370% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

99.24
6m-2.2%12m+18.4%24m+8.4%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-10-03$29.1B+23.6%+0.3%
2022-10-02$32.3B+11.0%-2.3%
2023-10-01$36.0B+11.6%-0.6%
2024-09-29$36.2B+0.6%-1.2%
2025-09-28$37.2B+2.8%+0.2%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 4 filings
Our ability to incur new liens and conduct sale and leaseback transactions on certain material properties is subject to compliance with terms of the indentures under which the long-term notes were issued.
10-Q · Apr 28, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsmixed · 4 filings
30, 2025 Corporate and Other operating loss decreased 14% to $480 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 compared to $558 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, primarily due to lower costs associated with restructuring our support organization…
10-Q · Apr 28, 2026
Capital investment and capacitynegative · 3 filings
The change was primarily due to a net decrease in capital expenditures of $685.7 million, driven by a reduction in new store investments and retail renovations in North America and global non-retail facilities spend, and lapping the acquisition of 23.5 Degree…
10-Q · Apr 28, 2026
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 3 filings
Interest expense increased $22 million, primarily due to higher interest rates on refinanced long-term debt in the current year and reduced savings from cross-currency interest rate hedging.
10-Q · Apr 28, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 3.0× · EV/sales 3.4×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

99.24-0.8% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for SBUX. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-29.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 8.8% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.8 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 33.0% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

For the two quarters ended March 29, 2026, compared with the two quarters ended March 30, 2025 Product and distribution costs as a percentage of total net revenues increased 230 basis points for the first two quarters of fiscal 2026, largely due to inflationary pressures (approximately 120 basis points), primarily driven by elevated coffee pricing and tariffs, and mix shift (70 basis points).

Operating margin contracted 680 basis points to 41%, primarily driven by lower income from the North American Coffee Partnership joint venture relative to segment revenue growth (approximately 550 basis points) and other product mix shifts (160 basis points).

Operating margin contracted 660 basis points to 41%, primarily driven by product mix shifts (approximately 470 basis points) and lower North American Coffee Partnership joint venture income growth relative to segment revenue growth (230 basis points).

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind SBUX

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

BAXBaxter International Inc.partnerNov 14, 2025

Smith currently serves on the board of directors for PPG Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of paintings and coatings, and Baxter International, Inc., a healthcare company.

PEPPepsiCo, Inc.partnerNov 14, 2025

A large portion of our Channel Development business operates under a licensed model of the Global Coffee Alliance with Nestlé, while our global ready-to-drink businesses operate under collaborative relationships with PepsiCo, Inc., Nestlé, and others.

Depended on by

AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc.customerMar 30, 2026

Baldwin served in human resources leadership roles focused on the growth and expansion of Starbucks Corporation and building a culture of inclusion at Diageo North America, Inc.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

SBUX is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Coffee Retailers. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for SBUX; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.