Starbucks Corporation (SBUX)

The company now

Starbucks reported on 29 October 2026 that global comparable coffeehouse sales rose 7.2 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended 27 September 1. Comparable sales count only company-operated coffeehouses open 13 months or longer 1.

Consolidated net revenues fell 4 percent to $9.1 billion, which the company tied mainly to turning its China stores into a licensed joint venture 1. Net earnings were $677.2 million, against $133.1 million a year earlier 1. Operating margin, the share of revenue left as operating profit, was 10.8 percent, up 790 basis points on lower restructuring costs and sales leverage 1.

International net revenues fell 37 percent to $1.3 billion, while North America net revenues rose 6 percent to $7.3 billion 1. Boyu Capital took a 60 percent stake in the China retail business when the deal closed on 30 March 2026, and Starbucks kept 40 percent 3.

Chairman and chief executive Brian Niccol said in the release that Back to Starbucks started as the company's turnaround plan and is now its growth plan 1. For fiscal 2027, a 53-week year, the company expects net revenues to fall about 1 percent and North America comparable sales to rise about 4.0 percent 1.

As of Oct 30, 2026. Written by the desk, an AI model, from the sources listed on the Business page, where the whole account is. Nothing here is advice.

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