Headquartered in Seattle, WA Fiscal year ends September NASDAQ: SBUX starbucks.com
Starbucks Corporation roasts, markets and sells specialty arabica coffee, handcrafted beverages and food through a global base of 41,607 company-operated and licensed coffeehouses as of fiscal year-end 2026. About 32% of those coffeehouses are company-operated and 68% are licensed. The company reports three segments:
- North America: 18,176 coffeehouses, including 16,781 in the U.S.
- International: 23,431 coffeehouses, now primarily licensed after Starbucks retail operations in China were converted in fiscal 2026 to a licensed joint venture with Boyu Capital.
- Channel Development: sells packaged coffee and ready-to-drink products through the Global Coffee Alliance and the North American Coffee Partnership joint venture.
Revenue comes mainly from company-operated coffeehouse sales, plus product sales to and royalties from licensees and consumer-packaged goods. Under its "Back to Starbucks" strategy, the company is focused on coffeehouse experience, portfolio optimization through store closures, and margin expansion. Updated
Global comparable coffeehouse sales rose 7.2%, the proof Brian Niccol needed to call "Back to Starbucks" a working growth plan. Revenue came in missing expectations mostly because the China retail business moved to a licensed joint venture, and fiscal 2027 guidance of $3.15 to $3.25 arrives with buybacks resuming.
Starbucks lifted its quarterly dividend 2.44% to 63 cents a share, payable November 27 to holders of record November 13. The raise keeps a multi-year streak intact while Niccol's turnaround spending runs.
Four days of takeover premium just came out of Chipotle shares, leaving holders back on the burrito chain's own fundamentals with no bidder underneath.
BREAKING: Chipotle stock, $CMG, falls after Starbucks says that it is not buying the company. On October 8th, the Financial Times reported that Starbucks "explored talks" about acquiring Chipotle. https://t.co/AhaeDfLDYr
A 4.8% intraday slide to $88.54 is an unusually violent day for a $100.9 billion consumer staple, erasing roughly $5 billion in value in a single session. Keep an eye on whether it holds above the open-day low into the close.
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Starbucks Corporation roasts, markets and sells specialty arabica coffee, handcrafted beverages and food through a global base of 41,607 company-operated and licensed coffeehouses as of fiscal year-end 2026. About 32% of those coffeehouses are company-operated and 68% are licensed.
24/7 Wall St.'s 12-month price target for SBUX is $120.32, rated Buy. The Wall Street consensus target is $110.41. SBUX price prediction →
