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Starbucks shares slid hard this month while the broader market climbed, and the disconnect raises a question every shareholder needs to answer before the next move hits.
The brand said the closures would impact locations that can’t deliver the coffeehouse experience or financial performance it expects.
The coffee chain's board approved a restructuring plan last year; a second round of closures is now underway
Starbucks plans to close hundreds of cafés across North America this week, the latest move under Chief Executive Brian Niccol to streamline and boost the profitability of its operations. The closures mark the second round of café cuts under Niccol, who joined the coffee giant in September 2024. The company’s fiscal year concludes later this month, which is around the same time when Niccol announced hundreds of store closures last year.
Domino's Pizza has shed more ground this year than any peer or benchmark in its category, yet one close competitor moved in the opposite direction entirely, which makes the sell-or-hold question harder than the chart alone suggests.
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.
The business runs 1,883 stores, nearly 9% of the global base
On the heels of a PSL Day win, the coffee giant adds new seasonal offerings, limited-time drinks, and merchandise.
Starbucks has underperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, but analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
Dutch Bros beat Q2 estimates with 32.5% revenue growth and raised guidance, yet shares fell 19% on softer Q3 same-shop sales guidance despite analysts' bullish price targets.
The coffee chain said it will no longer use the product as it transitions from its summer to fall menu.
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) is laying off more than 200 corporate employees as CEO Brian Niccol continues to streamline the company under its broader “Back to Starbucks” turnaround strategy. The latest cuts include about 120 technology employees who did not relocate to Nashville, along with 104 positions in coffeehouse design and development. Importantly, the layoffs are […]
The coffee giant is also stepping up operations in a Southern U.S. city.
Starbucks is cutting more than 200 additional corporate jobs as part of its ongoing restructuring, even as the company posts improving comparable-store sales and progresses on its turnaround plan.
Starbucks (SBUX) is back in focus after its refreshed fall menu, including the return of a 23 year old seasonal drink and the Unicorn Frappuccino, coincided with stronger traffic and early turnaround signals. See our latest analysis for Starbucks. Against this backdrop, Starbucks shares trade at US$107.49, with a year to date share price return of 28.01% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 28.46%, suggesting recent menu driven enthusiasm has aligned with longer term investor gains. If...
Costco doesn’t offer the brand, which hopes to change how people drink their morning joe.
Major packaged-goods firms, retailers and food makers are seeing substantial increases in overseas revenue that are outpacing slowing domestic sales.
THE DEAL: After relocating from the Seattle area to Florida, billionaire Howard Schultz, the former chairman and chief executive of Starbucks has sold his house in Hawaii’s affluent Hualālai Resort community for $36 million in an off-market deal. THE BUYER: The buyer is upsizing from a smaller house in the wealthy Big Island community to accommodate a growing family, said listing agent Robert Kildow of Hualālai Realty. Kildow declined to identify the buyer, who agreed to buy the house over FaceTime, he said.
The stock market sold off as oil prices surged on Trump's Iran threats. Microsoft, Meta and Fortinet were key earnings movers late.
Starbucks is widely believed to be in turnaround mode, but margins, growth and earnings expectations have retreated in the two years since Brian Niccol took over. Read more below in today’s Markets A.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the coffee shop giant, agreeing that its former CEO did not make “flagrantly false” statements about its sales results.
Starbucks stock has delivered a strong 26.4% gain year to date, while both the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) intrinsic value estimate and earnings based multiples currently point to the shares trading at a premium rather than as a clear bargain. The 26.4% year to date return suggests investors have already priced in a meaningful part of the turnaround story and cost savings potential. Efforts to cut software spending through in house AI tools and wider cost reductions can support future cash...
Earlier this month, Starbucks Corporation confirmed its Board approved a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.62 per share, payable on August 28, 2026, to shareholders of record as of August 14, 2026. Alongside this dividend affirmation, Starbucks is pushing an intensive turnaround that combines US$400 million in targeted software cost savings with new bonus and pay structures for cafe workers. Next, we’ll explore how Starbucks’ push to cut US$400 million in annual software expenses could...
Starbucks' plan to replace IBM and Microsoft tools with in-house AI highlights
Starbucks (SBUX) concluded the recent trading session at $102.19, signifying a -1.8% move from its prior day's close.
Verizon launches new Simplicity plans dropping activation and upgrade fees while introducing a loyalty program with 3% back on bills and brand perks.
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