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Starbucks shares have quietly delivered a 14.1% gain over the past year, even as recent weeks have been choppier. This puts a fresh spotlight on whether the current valuation still lines up with the cash the business can generate over time. Over the last 12 months, Starbucks has delivered a 14.1% share price return, so anyone looking at the stock today is effectively asking whether that move already reflects its underlying cash flows. Management is focusing on store remodels and a "Back to...

Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments. Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities.

The restaurant chain’s appointment of Rachel Ruggieri is part of its ongoing board refresh efforts as it continues a plan to pay down its debt and improve its capital structure.

Rachel Ruggeri, who had been the coffee shop giant’s CFO, was named a director at the fast-food burger chain.

The coffee chain signed an agreement with the Tamil Nadu state government to establish a global capability center in the southern Indian city

Jack in the Box Inc. announced that Rachel Ruggeri, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Starbucks Corporation, has been appointed to its Board of Directors as an independent director. The Company also announced that Michael Murphy will retire from the Board and will not stand for reelection at the Company’s 2027 Annual […]

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is planning to establish a global capability centre in Chennai, India, with approximately 800 jobs expected to be created during the project’s initial phase, Reuters reported on Monday. The news agency cited a government source familiar with the plans.

On September 4, 2026, the Wall Street Journal reported that Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX)’ longtime chai latte devotees have turned against the company’s reformulated recipe, introduced in March. It reduced sweetener and shifted from a pre-made concentrate to a new base with just two grams of sugar. Customers have signed petitions, flooded Starbucks’ corporate lines, and […]

On September 9, 2026, Reuters reported that CEO Brian Niccol’s first two years as Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) CEO have succeeded in bringing customers back to the coffee chain. Comparable sales rose 7.9% in the fiscal third quarter for a fourth straight quarter of improvement, but his “Back to Starbucks” restructuring has raised costs and squeezed […]

The cafe chain had a broader mission than selling coffee, which may have been a mistake.

Restaurants are struggling with higher prices for ingredients and labor, as well as the wellness trend the need for innovation:

Attorney General James Uthmeier alleged that the coffee chain excluded or disfavored nonminorities in a lawsuit that mirrored recent federal enforcement activity.

McDonald's stock just hit a two-year low while the broader market rallied more than 11%, and one Wall Street analyst sees that gap as the setup of the year for patient investors.

McDonald's, Starbucks, and Dutch Bros Face a New Investor Test

Jeni Britton, founder of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams and now Founder and CEO of Floura, discussed her shift from ice cream to fiber-based snacks made from produce trim like apple cores, watermelon rinds, mango and pineapple rinds. Britton highlighted Starbucks as an important validation point for the young company, saying the placement gives Floura higher visibility and credibility as it expands beyond its direct-to-consumer roots. She speaks with Romaine Bostick on "The Close."

McDonald's (MCD) stock fell 14.2% over the past 12 months, versus roughly 14.3% for the S&P 500, and now sits near its 52-week low. Over roughly the same stretch, management changed how it explains weak traffic. It used to point at customers outside its control. It now points at its own restaurants, and that makes the stock a different bet.

SBUX plans 600-650 net new stores in fiscal 2026, leaning on international growth, licensing and disciplined development to expand globally.

A federal appeals court declined to enforce most of a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) illegally threatened employees with reprisals for trying to unionize and pretended to surveil organizing efforts, Reuters reported on September 4. In a 2-0 decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims that a Wichita, […]

Starbucks could be on the verge of another significant overseas deal. The company, per a report from Reuters, is considering offloading a majority stake in its Japan business. It could value Starbucks’ largest overseas company-operated market at about $3 billion, two sources informed the publication. Starbucks’ Japan operations cover 1,883 stores and account for nearly […]

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) trades at about 28.4 times its trailing adjusted earnings, the basis that adds stock-based compensation back to normalized net income. That is a steep price for a chain whose existing restaurants are guided to low single-digit sales growth for 2026. On what analysts expect Chipotle to earn by 2027, the same price is about 24.1 times. Those forward multiples sit on analyst-consensus earnings, which are not defined the same way as the trailing adjusted figure, so part

Key Stats for SBUX StockPast week performance: Consolidating52-week range: $78 to $111Valuation model target price: $118Implied upside: 21. 8% over 2.

Starbucks (NasdaqGS:SBUX) is weighing a sale of a majority stake in Starbucks Japan in a transaction that could value the unit at about US$3b. The Japanese business is Starbucks' largest company-operated market outside the US and represents roughly 9% of its global store count. Any deal is expected to attract interest from global private equity buyers that focus on mature consumer brands and international carve outs. The potential majority sale of Starbucks Japan sits alongside broader...

Starbucks employees who took the Nashville transfer kept their jobs and got help moving, but that relocation check may quietly reshape federal benefits they are counting on decades from now.

The restaurant industry is expected to continue to face a challenging consumer backdrop amid elevate

According to a Reuters report, Starbucks has been consulting financial advisors on potential options for the unit, while its Japan operations continue to account for a significant share of its global store network.

The business runs 1,883 stores, nearly 9% of the global base

SBUX's improving traffic, margins and earnings outlook strengthen its recovery story, but a 31.02X P/E and execution risks complicate the buy case.

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Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is considering selling a majority stake in its Japanese operations in a transaction that could value the business at approximately $3 billion, according to two people familiar with the matter. The company has invited several financial advisers to present options for the business and is open to relinquishing majority ownership, the sources told Reuters.

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