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Starbucks Corp.
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What Starbucks Corp. is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to June 28, 2026: $38.3 billion, up 4.5% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to June 28, 2026: $3.64 billion, up 62% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to June 28, 2026: $1.34 billion, down 49% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to September 28, 2025: $1.75 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (July 29, 2026): sentiment 0.80 on a −1 to +1 scale (confident, opportunity-framed), confidence 0.90 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 1 outlook figure raised, 0 lowered, 0 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed November 14, 2025): 1 risk factor added, 8 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $0.7 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 2,409 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+57 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 57 (72 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Risk events (12 months): 4 — latest OSHA inspection, Jul 27, 2026 →
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Starbucks Corp. is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Steady · Confident
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Steady
- Capital spending3rd pct
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex—
- Hiring filings87th pct
- Deals and private raises48th pct
- Patent publications30th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Confident
- Call sentiment90th pct
- Call confidence91st pct
- Guidance changes60th pct
- Risk factors added62nd pct
- Insider open-market trades31st pct
- + Call sentiment
- + Call confidence
- − Insider open-market trades
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver46th pct
- Stress filings50th pct
Credit
How these are built →Starbucks Corp.'s borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$13.3B
- Due within a year $1.5B
- Longer term $11.8B
- Default point $7.4B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Jun 28, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
None
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2025 | $750M | 4.500% | 2028 (3y) | +77bp | 4.545% |
| May 6, 2025 | $500M | 4.800% | 2030 (5y) | +90bp | 4.804% |
| May 6, 2025 | $500M | 5.400% | 2035 (10y) | +110bp | 5.412% |
| Feb 5, 2024 | $500M | 5.000% | 2034 (10y) | +90bp | 5.068% |
| Feb 5, 2024 | $1B | 4.850% | 2027 (3y) | +60bp | 4.865% |
| Feb 5, 2024 | $500M | 4.900% | 2031 (7y) | +80bp | 4.956% |
From the pricing term sheets Starbucks Corp. filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
In the news
Headlines that name Starbucks Corp., with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.
- NeutralStarbucks (SBUX): The Comeback Is Working. Now Comes the Hard Part
insidermonkey.com · via Marketaux · Oct 7, 2026
- NeutralIs Starbucks (SBUX) a Bad Investment Until the Turnaround Shows Up?
insidermonkey.com · via Marketaux · Oct 4, 2026
- NeutralU.S. Lawmaker Calls on Starbucks (SBUX) to Close Xinjiang Stores Amid Human Rights Concerns
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 2, 2026
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (STARBUCKS CORPORATION)third_quarter 2026 · $0.3 million
- Oct 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (DOGWOOD STRATEGIES)third_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Oct 18, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (K&L GATES, LLP)third_quarter 2026
- Oct 14, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (SUMMIT PUBLIC AFFAIRS)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 13, 2026Patent
- Sep 24, 20268-KExit or restructuring costsItem 2.05
- Sep 22, 2026Patent
- Sep 1, 2026PatentPatent granted: EXTRACTION CELLUS 12721359
- Aug 25, 2026Trademark
- Aug 15, 2026Trademark
- Aug 11, 2026PatentPatent granted: MODULAR BREW SYSTEMSUS 12702248
- Aug 4, 2026Patent
- Jul 27, 2026Risk event
- Jul 21, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (STARBUCKS CORPORATION)second_quarter 2026 · $0.3 million
- Jul 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (K&L GATES, LLP)second_quarter 2026
- Jul 17, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (SUMMIT PUBLIC AFFAIRS)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jun 12, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- May 29, 2026Trademark
- May 29, 2026Trademark
- May 29, 2026Trademark
- May 15, 20268-KExit or restructuring costsItem 2.05
- Apr 21, 2026Risk event
- Mar 30, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Mar 24, 2026Risk event
- Dec 23, 2025Risk event
- Nov 17, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Nov 14, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 8 removed
- Oct 17, 2025Risk event
- Sep 25, 20258-KExit or restructuring costsItem 2.05
- Aug 11, 2025Risk event
- Aug 11, 2025Risk event
- Aug 7, 2025Risk event
- Jul 9, 2025Risk event
- Jul 2, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 26, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 23, 2025Risk event
- Jun 16, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Jun 16, 20258-KMaterial agreement terminatedItem 1.02
- Jun 4, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
Peers
Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
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|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald's Corp. MCD | $27.7B | $7.8B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Darden Restaurants DRI | $13.4B | $1.1B | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG | $12.4B | $1.6B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Restaurant Brands International QSR | $9.7B | $1.6B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Yum! Brands YUM | $8.7B | $1.7B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Dutch Bros Inc. BROS | $1.9B | $0.1B | Jun 30, 2026 |
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| Domino's DPZ | — | — | — |