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Starbucks SBUX EV / EBITDA

EV / EBITDA at other companies

McDonald's logo
McDonald'sMCD
20.9×-1.8×
Chipotle Mexican Grill logo
Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG
21×-10.4×
Keurig Dr Pepper logo
Keurig Dr PepperKDP
10.1×-8.8×
Restaurant Brands International logo
Restaurant Brands InternationalQSR
15×+0.9×
General Mills logo
General MillsGIS
8.7×-2.2×
Coca-Cola logo
Coca-ColaKO
23.2×-4.4×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$9.5B+8.8%
Operating income$828.1M+37.8%
Net income$510.9M+33.0%
EPS (diluted)$0.45+32.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.5B-42.7%
Total debt$24.4B-6.2%
Total equity-$8.5B-11.1%
Total assets$30.6B-3.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$364.5M+24.8%
CapEx$272.7M-53.7%
Free cash flow$91.8M

Valuation

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Market cap$113.76B-8.4%
Enterprise value$136.62B-7.3%
P/E76.1×+36.4×
P/S-0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin72.3%
Operating margin7.6%-4.9pp
Net margin3.9%-4.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity136.5%
Debt / equity7.8×
Current ratio0.9×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Starbucks’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Starbucks’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Starbucks's EV / EBITDA?
Starbucks (SBUX) reported EV / EBITDA of 26.8× in Q1 2026.
How has Starbucks's EV / EBITDA changed year-over-year?
Starbucks's EV / EBITDA increased by 23.9% year-over-year, from 21.7× to 26.8×.
What is the long-term trend for Starbucks's EV / EBITDA?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Starbucks's EV / EBITDA has grown at a -12.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 147.1× to 88.3×.
What does EV / EBITDA mean?
What the whole business (debt included) costs relative to its operating cash earnings.
How do you interpret EV / EBITDA?
Lets you compare companies with different leverage and tax positions on a like-for-like basis — the standard multiple in M&A. Lower can mean cheaper, subject to growth and capital intensity.
How does EV / EBITDA compare across companies?
Broadly comparable across non-financial sectors; not used for banks and insurers, where EBITDA is not meaningful.