- Prev close
- $94.90
- Day range
- $94.63 – $96.08
- Next earnings
- in 35 days
Starbucks fell -0.9% in a session that was close to flat at the index level, so the move reads as stock-specific rather than market-driven; the backdrop is mixed because revenue is still +4.5% YoY TTM but EPS is -25.0% YoY and valuation remains rich.
SBUX
STARBUCKS CORP
As of Sep 20, 2026
54/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreMove driver
SBUX closed -0.9% even as the S&P 500 was -0.1% and the Nasdaq 100 was +0.6%, so the move is not explained by the broader tape. No peer move is provided here, and the session’s own path — open $96.4, high $96.56, low $95.11, close $95.83 — looks like a modest fade rather than a sharp shock, which points to stock-specific pressure rather than a market-wide break.
Volatility check
This looks like ordinary-to-moderate volatility, but the valuation keeps the stock sensitive: PE 55.1 and forward PE 35.4 are elevated, while PEG 2.66 is not meaningful here because EPS growth is negative. The operating picture is mixed, not broken, with revenue +4.5% YoY TTM, the latest quarter at -1.4% YoY, and EPS -25.0% YoY TTM; margins are still positive at gross +22.3%, operating +9.2%, and net +5.2%. Beta 1.04 says the shares are roughly market-like in sensitivity, but analyst consensus is still tilted constructive at 8 strong-positive, 14 positive, 20 neutral, 3 negative, and 1 strong-negative, so the move is not backed by a consensus downgrade or obvious fundamental deterioration.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is not available this period, so I can’t place the report on a specific calendar date. What the market will be watching is clear from the published numbers: whether revenue re-accelerates from +4.5% YoY TTM after the latest quarter’s -1.4% YoY decline, whether EPS can improve from -25.0% YoY TTM, and whether margins hold at gross +22.3%, operating +9.2%, and net +5.2%. The facts provided do not include a prior post-earnings reaction pattern, so I won’t infer one.
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