Ratio Review: Analyzing Starbucks Corp (SBUX)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $87.11 in the prior trading day, Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ: SBUX) closed at $84.91, down -2.53%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.74 million shares were traded. SBUX stock price reached its highest trading level at $86.5044 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $84.77.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SBUX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.51 and its Current Ratio is at 0.72.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on October 30, 2025, Reiterated its Neutral rating but revised its target price to $83 from $84 previously.

On October 28, 2025, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $84. Barclays reiterated its Overweight rating for the stock on October 22, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $115 to $95.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 10 ’25 when KNUDSTORP JORGEN VIG bought 11,700 shares for $85.00 per share. The transaction valued at 994,500 led to the insider holds 53,096 shares of the business.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SBUX now has a Market Capitalization of 96551165952 and an Enterprise Value of 119720058880. As of this moment, Starbucks’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 52.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.14. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.95. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.22 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.949.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for SBUX is 0.98, which has changed by -0.16402483 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12607694 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SBUX has reached a high of $117.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $75.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.48%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 9.77M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8122610 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.14B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.13B. Insiders hold about 0.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.99% stake in the company. Shares short for SBUX as of 1763078400 were 44794976 with a Short Ratio of 4.58, compared to 1760486400 on 39612067. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 44794976 and a Short% of Float of 3.94.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, SBUX’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.45, compared to 2.45 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028133433. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.19. The current Payout Ratio is 149.81% for SBUX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-04-09 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The stock of Starbucks Corp (SBUX) is currently being evaluated by 27.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.43, with high estimates of $0.51 and low estimates of $0.28.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.63 and $2.19 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.39. EPS for the following year is $3.02, with 31.0 analysts recommending between $3.41 and $2.63.

Revenue Estimates

24 analysts predict $9.62B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $9.78B to a low estimate of $9.46B. As of. The current estimate, Starbucks Corp’s year-ago sales were $9.4BFor the next quarter, 24 analysts are estimating revenue of $9.03B. There is a high estimate of $9.26B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.85B.

A total of 31 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SBUX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $38.87B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $35.06B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $38.22B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $37.18BBased on 29 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $40.91B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $42.9B and the low estimate is $37.8B.

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