Starbucks Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1971

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 361,000

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • SBUX

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 47

  • Share Price
  • $83.81
  • (As of Friday Closing)

Starbucks General Information

Description

Starbucks is one of the most widely recognized restaurant brands in the world, operating more than 40,000 stores across more than 80 countries as of the end of fiscal 2024. The firm operates in three segments: North America, international markets, and channel development (grocery and ready-to-drink beverage). The coffee chain generates revenue from company-operated stores, royalties, sales of equipment and products to license partners, ready-to-drink beverages, packaged coffee sales, and single-serve products.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Pequod, Cargo House
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • 2401 Utah Avenue South
  • Seattle, WA 98134-1435
  • United States
+1 (206)
Primary Industry
Restaurants and Bars
Other Industries
Food Products
Beverages
Stock Exchange
NAS
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 2401 Utah Avenue South
  • Seattle, WA 98134-1435
  • United States
+1 (206)

Starbucks Timeline

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Starbucks Stock Performance

As of 25-Apr-2025, Starbucks’s stock price is $83.81. Its current market cap is $95.2B with 1.14B shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$83.81 $83.86 $71.55 - $117.46 $95.2B 1.14B 11.4M $3.11

Starbucks Financials Summary

As of 31-Dec-2024, Starbucks has a trailing 12-month revenue of $36.1B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Dec-2024 FY 2024 30-Sep-2024 FY 2023 30-Sep-2023 FY 2022 30-Sep-2022
EV 125,726,450 132,384,068 125,298,858 117,332,224
Revenue 36,148,600 36,176,200 35,975,600 32,250,300
EBITDA 6,685,200 7,001,200 7,321,100 6,147,200
Net Income 3,517,200 3,760,900 4,124,500 3,281,600
Total Assets 31,893,100 31,339,300 29,445,500 27,978,400
Total Debt 25,871,500 25,803,100 24,599,800 23,804,800
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Starbucks Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA
Post-Val Status Debt

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Starbucks Comparisons

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Employees
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Starbucks is one of the most widely recognized restaurant brands in the world, operating more than 40,000 stores across
Restaurants and Bars
Seattle, WA
361,000 As of 2024

Burlington, MA
 

Charlotte, NC
 
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Starbucks Competitors (28)

One of Starbucks’s 28 competitors is Keurig Dr Pepper, a Formerly PE-Backed company based in Burlington, MA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Keurig Dr Pepper Formerly PE-Backed Burlington, MA
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Formerly PE-Backed Charlotte, NC
McDonald's Corporation Chicago, IL
Domino's Pizza Formerly PE-Backed Ann Arbor, MI
Tully's Coffee Corporate Backed or Acquired Seattle, WA
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Starbucks Patents

Starbucks Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-12282814-B1 Intelligent and automated rfid-based control system for a display Active 04-Dec-2024
CA-230370-S Store front Active 28-Nov-2023
CA-230372-S Store front Active 28-Nov-2023
CA-230371-S Store front Active 28-Nov-2023
US-20250116989-A1 Generation of computer-executable instructions based on monitoring network communications of remote computing systems Pending 06-Oct-2023 G05B19/40937
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Starbucks Signals

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Starbucks Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Starbucks Investments & Acquisitions (47)

Starbucks’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Waste Recycling (Montgomery). The deal was made on 31-Mar-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Waste Recycling (Montgomery) 31-Mar-2025 Buyout/LBO Environmental Services (B2B)
23.5 Degrees 14-Oct-2024 Merger/Acquisition Restaurants and Bars
Circular Services 16-Mar-2023 PE Growth/Expansion Environmental Services (B2B)
QualySense 11-Dec-2022 Later Stage VC Machinery (B2B)
Brightloom 22-Jul-2019 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software
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Starbucks ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated December, 04, 2024

22.34 | Med Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

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40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Covered Companies

of 15,109

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Industry

of 469

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Restaurants

Subindustry

of 142

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Starbucks Exits (15)

Starbucks’s most recent exit was on 11-Dec-2022 from QualySense. The exit was categorized as with 7 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
QualySense 11-Dec-2022 Completed
  • 7 buyers
Bakkt Holdings 31-Dec-2018 Completed
  • 19 buyers
PixlBank 31-Jul-2016 Completed
  • 3 buyers
Formation (Business/Productivity Software) 01-Jun-2016 Completed
  • 2 buyers
Starbucks Coffee España 03-Sep-2013 Secondary Transaction - Private Completed
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Starbucks Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Starbucks Coffee Japan Tokyo, Japan 1995
Starbucks Coffee International

Starbucks FAQs

  • When was Starbucks founded?

    Starbucks was founded in 1971.

  • Where is Starbucks headquartered?

    Starbucks is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

  • What is the size of Starbucks?

    Starbucks has 361,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Starbucks in?

    Starbucks’s primary industry is Restaurants and Bars.

  • Is Starbucks a private or public company?

    Starbucks is a Public company.

  • What is Starbucks’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Starbucks is SBUX.

  • What is the current stock price of Starbucks?

    As of 25-Apr-2025 the stock price of Starbucks is $83.81.

  • What is the current market cap of Starbucks?

    The current market capitalization of Starbucks is $95.2B.

  • What is Starbucks’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Starbucks is $36.1B.

  • Who are Starbucks’s competitors?

    Keurig Dr Pepper, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, McDonald's, Domino's Pizza, and Tully's Coffee are some of the 28 competitors of Starbucks.

  • What is Starbucks’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Starbucks’s EPS for 12 months was $3.11.

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