Starbucks Corporation

SBUX Consumer Cyclical Restaurants

Starbucks Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended September 2026) was $37.9 billion, up 1.95% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
−4.47%
EPS
+85.7%
Free cash flow
+8.93%
Total debt
−17.4%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

106.34 0.18 +0.17%
Market cap
$121.0B
P/E
61.1×
Fwd P/E
44.7×
Dividend yield
2.33%
F-score
n/a
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
−2.95
Dividend safety
42/100

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Price to free cash flow

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As of 5 November 2026, Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) trades at a price to free cash flow of 32.5×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (September 2020) to 1,088× (December 2020); the current reading is higher than 62% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 17.9× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 12.9×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

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Annual newest first

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2026 28.7× (26.96%)
FY2025 39.4× 18.14%
FY2024 33.3× 20.65%
FY2023 27.6× (27.38%)
FY2022 38.0× 32.26%
FY2021 28.7× (96.74%)
FY2020 882× 2,547.97%
FY2019 33.3× 331.93%
FY2018 7.7× (72.97%)
FY2017 28.5× 16.72%

Quarterly newest first

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Sep 2026 28.7× (10.10%)
Jun 2026 32.0× (14.61%)
Mar 2026 37.4× (8.68%)
Dec 2025 41.0× 4.20%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 1,088×
Ten-year median 29.5×
Current reading's percentile 62

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 16.6×
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 17.0×
YUMC Yum China compare 17.9×
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare 24.4×
MCD McDonald's Corporation compare 24.8×
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare 27.9×
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 28.8×
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare 29.6×
SBUX Starbucks Corporation 32.5×
Restaurants industry median 17.9×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 12.9×
Market median 14.1×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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