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Company snapshot — Starbucks Corporation

SBUX in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Starbucks roasts, markets and sells coffee and related drinks through company-run and licensed stores worldwide, alongside packaged and ready-to-drink products sold through grocery and foodservice channels. It reports results across North America, International and Channel Development segments, with menus extending into food items such as pastries and sandwiches. Brands include Starbucks Coffee, Teavana, Seattle's Best Coffee and Starbucks Reserve. It is based in Seattle.
Where it sits in the stack
Starbucks sits in the consumer cyclical sector, within the restaurants sleeve of our universe, rather than in any Closelook build-out index; it is a retailer and licensor of branded food and drink rather than a supplier to the AI stack.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group has no listed comparison set for this name; the market commonly places it alongside McDonald's as a large chain restaurant operator.
Why Closelook tracks it
It sits in the Nasdaq-100, but the diary has not yet built a Closelook score for it and has not quoted it in any edition.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether store traffic and licensed-store growth shift the balance between the North America and International segments.

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for SBUX, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: initiation by Seaport Global, 2026-09-16

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for SBUX from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Initiation Seaport Global — at Neutral Initiated to Neutral 2026-09-16

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Restaurants · US · 7 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Restaurants · US

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against SBUX on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.57%, quarterly · last 0.62 USD on 2026-08-14

Dividends and capital return

What SBUX pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.48 USD per share · a 2.57% yield on the 2026-09-17 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-17
  • Change on the year +1.6% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 2.44 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.62 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-14
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.57 USD (partial) · 2024: 2.32 USD · 2025: 2.45 USD · 2026: 1.86 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-09

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Starbucks Corporation (SBUX)?

Starbucks Corporation trades as SBUX on the US exchange (US) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is SBUX in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Starbucks Corporation is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does SBUX trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -7.6% vs the 50-day and -1.4% vs the 200-day average, 12% below the 52-week high and +25.7% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Starbucks Corporation do?

Starbucks roasts, markets and sells coffee and related drinks through company-run and licensed stores worldwide, alongside packaged and ready-to-drink products sold through grocery and foodservice channels. It reports results across North America, International and Channel Development segments, with menus extending into food items such as pastries and sandwiches. Brands include Starbucks Coffee, Teavana, Seattle's Best Coffee and Starbucks Reserve. Closelook's peer group has no listed comparison set for this name; the market commonly places it alongside McDonald's as a large chain restaurant operator.

Where does Starbucks Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

Starbucks sits in the consumer cyclical sector, within the restaurants sleeve of our universe, rather than in any Closelook build-out index; it is a retailer and licensor of branded food and drink rather than a supplier to the AI stack. It sits in the Nasdaq-100, but the diary has not yet built a Closelook score for it and has not quoted it in any edition.

Does Starbucks Corporation pay a dividend?

Starbucks Corporation has paid 2.48 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.57% on the 2026-09-17 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.62 USD on 2026-08-14. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Starbucks Corporation recently?

The most recent analyst action on Starbucks Corporation on the Closelook wire is a initiation by Seaport Global on 2026-09-16 (at Neutral). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for SBUX, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Restaurants, then Consumer Cyclical. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.