SBUX

Starbucks Corporation

NMS · Consumer Cyclical

$94.86

$1.21 (+1.29%)up 1.29%

26 September 2026 · delayed 15+ min

F

Quality score45.5 / 100

Cut-offs are the grader's own: 97+ for an A+, below 60 is an F.

Starbucks Corporation earns a F on strong earnings growth (>20%) and positive free cash flow but current ratio below 1.0 (liquidity concerns) and negative revenue growth. Does not meet investment criteria for your profile.

Model stance AVOID Suggested position 3.4% · $340.00 IQInvest estimate
Adjusted for Moderate investors, Medium-term investors 3.4% suggested allocation Change these

These change the suggested position size and the stance, not the category scores. Amount is in dollars.

IQ-SBUX-20260926engine v1 · 7-category weighted scorecard

What it is worth, depending who you ask.

Today’s price against the year it has had and the targets analysts publish. Every marker is a reported figure, not a projection of ours.

52-week low

$77.99

Lowest analyst target

$81.00

Today's price

$94.86

52-week high

$110.51

Mean analyst target

$112.23

Highest analyst target

$143.00

SBUX trades 52% of the way up its 52-week range, between $77.99 and $110.51. The mean analyst target of $112.23 is 18.3% above today's price.

Today’s price 52-week range Analyst price targets

Scored categories

Financial healthStrong earnings growth (>20%); Positive free cash flow; Current ratio below 1.0 (liquidity concerns); Negative revenue growth 55.023%

Profit margin

5.17%

Net profit per unit of revenue

healthyWhat this means

Of every 100 units of revenue, this much survives as profit.

A comfortable buffer between revenue and costs.

Operating margin

12.92%

Before interest and tax

healthyWhat this means

Profit from operations, before interest and tax, per 100 of revenue.

The operations themselves are comfortably profitable.

Gross margin

22.34%

After the cost of goods only

moderateWhat this means

What is left of revenue after only the direct cost of the product.

A conventional manufacturing or mixed-model range.

Return on assets

8.02%

Profit per unit of assets

strongWhat this means

Profit generated per unit of everything the company owns.

The assets are working hard.

Current ratio

0.76

Short-term assets over short-term debts

tightWhat this means

Short-term assets against short-term obligations.

Below 1 the company owes more within a year than it holds — workable if customers pay up front, risky otherwise.

Quick ratio

0.50

As above, excluding inventory

tightWhat this means

Short-term assets excluding inventory, against short-term debts.

Very little liquid cover if receipts slow down.

Revenue growth

-1.40%

Year on year

shrinkingWhat this means

Change in revenue against the same period last year.

Revenue is falling, which puts every margin under pressure.

Earnings growth

85.70%

Year on year

very strongWhat this means

Change in earnings against the same period last year.

Check whether it is repeatable or a one-off — a single asset sale can flatter this badly.

Revenue

$28.77B

Trailing twelve months

Free cash flow

$3.07B

Cash left after capital spending

Operating cash flow

$4.99B

Cash from the business itself

Payout ratio

142.77%

Dividends as a share of earnings

above earningsWhat this means

The share of earnings paid out as dividends.

The dividend exceeds profit, so it is being funded from cash or debt — rarely sustainable.

Growth & momentumLow Sharpe ratio (0.05) 40.022%

Sharpe ratio

0.05

Return earned per unit of risk

modestWhat this means

Return earned per unit of risk taken.

Below 1 is the common case; return did not strongly outpace the volatility.

Win rate

49.36%

Share of days that closed up

about evenWhat this means

The share of trading days that closed higher.

Close to a coin flip, which is the norm — returns come from the size of moves, not their count.

Average daily return

0.01%

Best day

24.50%

Worst day

-15.88%

ValuationHigh P/E ratio (54.8) - may be overvalued 25.018%

P/E ratio

54.83

Price against trailing earnings

very highWhat this means

You pay 54.83 for every 1 unit of annual earnings.

Above 40 the price assumes growth that then has to actually arrive.

Forward P/E

30.38

Price against forecast earnings

highWhat this means

Price against next year's *forecast* earnings.

Even next year's expected earnings do not bring the multiple down much.

PEG ratio

1.11

P/E adjusted for growth

fairWhat this means

P/E divided by the growth rate — it asks whether the price is justified by the growth.

Between 1 and 2 price and growth are roughly in step.

Price to book

-14.09

Price against balance-sheet equity

below bookWhat this means

Price against the accounting value of the company's net assets.

Under 1 the market values the company at less than its balance sheet — common in banks, and in businesses the market distrusts.

Price to sales

2.82

Price against revenue

moderateWhat this means

Price against revenue — usable when a company has no profit yet.

A common range for a profitable, growing business.

EV / EBITDA

22.51

Whole-company value against cash earnings

highWhat this means

Whole-company value, debt included, against cash earnings.

Expensive even before interest, tax and depreciation are considered.

Enterprise value

$126.99B

Market value plus debt, minus cash — the price of the whole business

Shares outstanding

1,140,000,000

Shares the profit is split across

Dividend yield

2.65%

Annual dividend against price

meaningfulWhat this means

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price.

A substantial part of the total return arrives as income.

TechnicalRSI oversold (<30) - potential buying opportunity; MACD bearish (negative histogram) 30.015%

RSI (14)

25.5

Above 70 overbought, below 30 oversold

oversoldWhat this means

A 0–100 momentum gauge over the last 14 sessions.

Below 30 conventionally reads as oversold, and traders watch for a bounce — a convention, not a law.

MACD

-2.93

Momentum against its own trend

MACD histogram

-0.55

Positive is bullish

RiskModerate beta (market-like risk) 50.012%

Volatility, annualised

31.80%

How far it swings in a year

normalWhat this means

How far the price typically swings over a year.

A typical range for an individual share.

Beta

0.96

Moves against the wider market

market-likeWhat this means

How much the price moves relative to the wider market.

Moves roughly in step with the index.

Maximum drawdown

-39.80%

Worst peak-to-trough fall

significantWhat this means

The worst peak-to-trough fall in the period measured.

A serious decline, though not unusual over a multi-year window.

Risk category

High

The engine's own banding

Analyst viewAnalyst consensus: Buy; Strong analyst coverage (31 analysts) 90.010%

Consensus

Buy

What covering analysts rate it

Analysts covering

31

Mean price target

$112.23

Highest target

$143.00

Lowest target

$81.00

Implied upside

18.31%

Target against today's price

meaningfulWhat this means

How far the mean analyst target sits above today's price.

Analysts see real room above today's price.

Price against the S&P 500

180 trading days to 2026-09-25

SBUX is nan% down over the window, against 11.9% up for the S&P 500 — behind by nan points.
SBUX +nan%S&P 500 +11.9%
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Sampled across the window. Both columns are rebased to 100 on 2026-01-08, so they can be compared directly.
DateCloseSBUX rebasedS&P 500 rebased
2026-01-08$86.61100.0100.0
2026-01-30$90.31104.3100.3
2026-02-23$93.69108.298.8
2026-03-16$96.69111.696.8
2026-04-07$94.11108.795.6
2026-04-28$96.16111.0103.1
2026-05-19$105.77122.1106.2
2026-06-10$98.20113.4105.0
2026-07-02$103.67119.7108.1
2026-07-24$102.66118.5107.1
2026-08-14$107.69124.3112.5
2026-09-04$104.47120.6111.5

How the score was built

Each category is scored 0–100, then multiplied by its weight. The seven contributions sum to the quality score.
CategoryScoreWeightContribution
Financial health55.023%12.7
Growth & momentum40.022%8.8
Valuation25.018%4.5
Technical30.015%4.5
Risk50.012%6.0
Analyst view90.010%9.0
ESG50.00%0.0
Quality score100%45.5

ESG is scored but carries no weight in this grade. Add ?esg=1 to the address to include it — the engine then redistributes weight across the other six, so the whole scorecard changes, not just one row.

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IQInvest defaultThe engine's own weighting: financial health 23% and performance 22% lead, valuation 18%, then technicals, risk and analysts.
Value investorPrice against worth dominates: valuation 40%, financial health 25%. Chart signals count for almost nothing.
Growth investorMomentum first: performance 40% and technicals 20%. Whether the price is fair today gets just 5%.
Sleep at nightStability over everything: risk 35% and financial health 30% together outweigh all other categories combined.
ChartistThe tape over the fundamentals: technicals 45% and performance 25%. Valuation is nearly ignored.
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Your grade

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45.5 / 100

Identical to the IQInvest grade.

All 48 metricsOne flat sortable table, for when you want everything at once.
Metric Category Value Source
52-week highMarket data$110.51Yahoo Finance
52-week lowMarket data$77.99Yahoo Finance
Analysts coveringAnalyst view31Yahoo Finance
Average daily returnGrowth & momentum0.01%Yahoo Finance
Average volumeMarket data7,077,600Yahoo Finance
Best dayGrowth & momentum24.50%Yahoo Finance
BetaRisk0.96Yahoo Finance
ConsensusAnalyst viewBuyYahoo Finance
Current ratioFinancial health0.76Yahoo Finance
Day highMarket data$94.92Yahoo Finance
Day lowMarket data$93.53Yahoo Finance
Dividend yieldValuation2.65%Yahoo Finance
Earnings growthFinancial health85.70%Yahoo Finance
EmployeesMarket data381,000Yahoo Finance
Enterprise valueValuation$126.99BYahoo Finance
EV / EBITDAValuation22.51Yahoo Finance
Forward P/EValuation30.38Yahoo Finance
Free cash flowFinancial health$3.07BYahoo Finance
Gross marginFinancial health22.34%Yahoo Finance
Highest targetAnalyst view$143.00Yahoo Finance
Implied upsideAnalyst view18.31%Yahoo Finance
Lowest targetAnalyst view$81.00Yahoo Finance
MACDTechnical-2.93Yahoo Finance
MACD histogramTechnical-0.55Yahoo Finance
Maximum drawdownRisk-39.80%Yahoo Finance
Mean price targetAnalyst view$112.23Yahoo Finance
OpenMarket data$94.10Yahoo Finance
Operating cash flowFinancial health$4.99BYahoo Finance
Operating marginFinancial health12.92%Yahoo Finance
P/E ratioValuation54.83Yahoo Finance
Payout ratioFinancial health142.77%Yahoo Finance
PEG ratioValuation1.11Yahoo Finance
Previous closeMarket data$93.65Yahoo Finance
Price to bookValuation-14.09Yahoo Finance
Price to salesValuation2.82Yahoo Finance
Profit marginFinancial health5.17%Yahoo Finance
Quick ratioFinancial health0.50Yahoo Finance
Return on assetsFinancial health8.02%Yahoo Finance
RevenueFinancial health$28.77BYahoo Finance
Revenue growthFinancial health-1.40%Yahoo Finance
Risk categoryRiskHighYahoo Finance
RSI (14)Technical25.5Yahoo Finance
Shares outstandingValuation1,140,000,000Yahoo Finance
Sharpe ratioGrowth & momentum0.05Yahoo Finance
Volatility, annualisedRisk31.80%Yahoo Finance
VolumeMarket data7,260,095Yahoo Finance
Win rateGrowth & momentum49.36%Yahoo Finance
Worst dayGrowth & momentum-15.88%Yahoo Finance
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