Starbucks Corporation SBUX

94.86 1.21 1.29% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$106.5B
P/E
54.5×
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Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) trades at a price to free cash flow of 29.7×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (September 2020) to 1,088× (December 2020); the current reading is higher than 51% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 19.4× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 12.8×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
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%
FY2016 24.5× 3.20%

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 32.0× (14.61%)
Mar 2026 37.4× (8.68%)
Dec 2025 41.0× 4.20%
Sep 2025 39.4× (14.83%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 1,088×
Ten-year median 29.5×
Current reading's percentile 51

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 14.5×
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 14.7×
YUMC Yum China compare 15.0×
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare 20.3×
MCD McDonald's Corporation compare 21.1×
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare 22.7×
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 24.0×
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare 25.5×
SBUX Starbucks Corporation 29.7×
Restaurants industry median 19.4×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 12.8×
Market median 14.0×

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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