Starbucks Corporation

SBUX

Restaurants · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$105.49

-2.88 (-2.66%)

Market Cap

$120.23B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−3.9% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.19B (2021) → 1.14B (2025)

Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of specialty coffee worldwide. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Channel Development. Its stores offer coffee and tea beverages, roasted whole beans and ground coffees, single serve products, and ready-to-drink beverages; and various food products, such as pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch items. The company also licenses its trademarks through

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+32.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Starbucks Corporation is growing revenue at 9% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

20.1%

Thin — 20.1% gross margin

Operating Margin

8.2%

Modest — 8.2% operating margin

ROCE

11.7%

Below par — 11.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+1.8%

Nearly flat sales (1.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

-47.6%

Earnings shrinking (-47.6% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

192%

Turns 192% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

3.1%

Thin free cash flow (3.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

N/A

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Data not available

Interest Cover

5.90x

Adequate interest coverage (5.9x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

75.3x

Expensive — P/E 75.3

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+47.2

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (75.3 → 28.1)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.37%

Moderate income — 2.37% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+2.9%

Dividend flat

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