SBUX PEER ANALYSIS

Starbucks Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

SBUXStarbucks Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · US · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Restaurants

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

SBUXIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	SBUX	CPG	QSR	Ind. Median
P/E	79.20	26.60●	35.56	29.74
P/B	-13.99●	6.95	9.09	1.82
EV/EBITDA	26.30	12.41●	18.70	14.41
P/S	3.08	1.11●	3.54	1.05

Financial Health
Metric	SBUX	CPG	QSR	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.92	0.70	0.99●	0.72
Debt/Equity	-288.1%●	114.9%	420.7%	83.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	4.23	1.67●	5.65	3.64

Profitability
Metric	SBUX	CPG	QSR	Ind. Median
Net Margin	3.9%	4.2%	10.0%●	3.0%
ROE	—	27.8%	27.9%●	8.0%
ROA	4.8%	7.6%●	3.8%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	13.9%	10.3%	27.1%●	12.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	SBUX	CPG	QSR	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	5.8%	-12.4%	9.2%●	5.4%
NI Growth	-52.2%	9.1%●	0.4%	-1.1%
Div. Yield	2.4%●	2.1%	2.4%	2.1%
Payout	187.1%	54.8%	117.5%	45.9%

Valuation
Metric	SBUX	MCD	CMG	YUM	DRI	TXRH	Ind. Median
P/E	79.20	23.20	30.80	26.89	19.78●	29.78	29.74
P/B	-13.99	-156.58●	18.57	-6.42	10.81	8.15	1.82
EV/EBITDA	26.30	17.10	21.49	19.87	12.70●	18.76	14.41
P/S	3.08	7.34	3.68	5.51	1.81●	2.04	1.05

Financial Health
Metric	SBUX	MCD	CMG	YUM	DRI	TXRH	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.92	1.14●	0.92	0.65	0.31	0.46	0.72
Debt/Equity	-288.1%	-4,267.6%●	217.9%	-164.1%	274.2%	69.5%	83.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	4.23	3.60	1.91	3.86	2.50	1.19●	3.64

Profitability
Metric	SBUX	MCD	CMG	YUM	DRI	TXRH	Ind. Median
Net Margin	3.9%	31.6%●	12.0%	20.5%	9.1%	6.8%	3.0%
ROE	—	—	49.2%	—	53.4%●	28.7%	8.0%
ROA	4.8%	14.9%	16.3%	23.4%●	9.5%	12.3%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	13.9%	54.4%●	18.8%	34.4%	17.7%	11.6%	12.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	SBUX	MCD	CMG	YUM	DRI	TXRH	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	5.8%	6.8%	5.7%	9.7%	9.4%	10.3%●	5.4%
NI Growth	-52.2%	6.3%	-7.0%	22.0%●	15.0%	-4.3%	-1.1%
Div. Yield	2.4%	2.7%	—	1.3%	3.0%●	1.5%	2.1%
Payout	187.1%	59.6%	—	45.9%	57.4%	44.4%	45.9%

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