Starbucks Valuation

Is 1SBUX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 1SBUX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 1SBUX (€96.18) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€113.92)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 1SBUX is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1SBUX?

Key metric: As 1SBUX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1SBUX. This is calculated by dividing 1SBUX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1SBUX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio30.7x
EarningsUS$3.76b
Market CapUS$115.47b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1SBUX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1SBUX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average39x
3690 Meituan
40.2x28.6%HK$974.3b
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill
57.6x15.5%US$84.5b
MCD McDonald's
25.8x6.6%US$212.3b
CPG Compass Group
32.4x11.9%UK£45.4b
1SBUX Starbucks
30.7x10.5%€115.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1SBUX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.7x) compared to the peer average (38.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1SBUX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Hospitality Industry?

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1SBUX 30.7xIndustry Avg. 17.2xNo. of Companies20PE01224364860+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1SBUX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.7x) compared to the European Hospitality industry average (17.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1SBUX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

1SBUX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio30.7x
Fair PE Ratio36.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1SBUX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 1SBUX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€96.18
€98.39
+2.3%
11.9%€114.48€72.50n/a30
Nov ’25€90.91
€93.59
+2.9%
12.5%€110.74€70.13n/a29
Oct ’25€87.45
€88.23
+0.9%
13.8%€107.77€68.26n/a29
Sep ’25€85.91
€86.61
+0.8%
12.6%€108.25€69.46n/a29
Aug ’25€68.99
€80.86
+17.2%
9.8%€103.79€71.36n/a29
Jul ’25€71.77
€83.93
+16.9%
11.4%€111.72€71.69n/a29
Jun ’25€73.38
€82.85
+12.9%
11.2%€110.89€71.16n/a28
May ’25€82.13
€87.74
+6.8%
11.6%€112.24€72.95n/a29
Apr ’25€84.80
€98.89
+16.6%
7.3%€118.24€88.45n/a29
Mar ’25€86.50
€98.36
+13.7%
7.0%€117.20€87.67n/a30
Feb ’25€84.80
€98.69
+16.4%
7.0%€116.84€87.40n/a29
Jan ’25€86.70
€102.32
+18.0%
7.2%€113.50€90.80n/a29
Dec ’24€90.20
€103.72
+15.0%
7.1%€114.81€91.85n/a28
Nov ’24€86.90
€103.24
+18.8%
7.6%€118.40€93.77€90.9128
Oct ’24€86.90
€105.92
+21.9%
9.1%€141.63€95.36€87.4527
Sep ’24€89.80
€103.88
+15.7%
8.9%€138.08€92.97€85.9127
Aug ’24€92.00
€104.42
+13.5%
8.7%€136.07€91.62€68.9926
Jul ’24€90.40
€106.77
+18.1%
8.0%€125.98€93.56€71.7727
Jun ’24€91.10
€108.22
+18.8%
7.9%€127.26€95.44€73.3826
May ’24€101.60
€103.61
+2.0%
9.2%€123.80€78.29€82.1328
Apr ’24€93.00
€104.48
+12.3%
10.5%€128.26€79.93€84.8029
Mar ’24€96.14
€105.07
+9.3%
10.3%€129.04€80.42€86.5030
Feb ’24€99.90
€101.41
+1.5%
10.2%€125.38€79.28€84.8029
Jan ’24€93.53
€95.75
+2.4%
10.5%€129.10€81.64€86.7029
Dec ’23€97.65
€96.49
-1.2%
9.9%€131.72€83.29€90.2030
Nov ’23€88.07
€96.77
+9.9%
10.0%€134.90€79.35€86.9030

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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