Operates and licenses coffee shops worldwide, with a loyalty programme that drives habitual repeat visits.
Starbucks (SBUX) scores 4.3 out of 10 as of September 13, 2026, computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as mixed quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and growth is what holds it back.
Data provided by Twelve Data. Scores are computed by Lemma Analysis from reported financials.
Operating stores directly means carrying labour and rent, so margins are more volatile than the brand suggests, and debt-funded buybacks have left equity negative. Solvency read on coverage rather than on equity is the only version that means anything here. Predictability is the pillar to watch first when store traffic turns.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Starbucks scores 4.3 out of 10, which reads as mixed quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
It was last recomputed on September 13, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, i.e. quarterly, so this page changes when a new filing changes the answer rather than on a schedule. Live figures for SBUX are in the app.
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