Starbucks (SBUX) Competitors $86.86 -2.30 (-2.58%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$86.86 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 08/1/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SBUX vs. AMZN, DPZ, GOOGL, PYPL, TSLA, BROS, CMG, MCD, NKE, and YUMShould you be buying Starbucks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Starbucks include Amazon.com (AMZN), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Alphabet (GOOGL), PayPal (PYPL), Tesla (TSLA), Dutch Bros (BROS), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), McDonald's (MCD), NIKE (NKE), and Yum! Brands (YUM). Starbucks vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Domino's Pizza Alphabet PayPal Tesla Dutch Bros Chipotle Mexican Grill McDonald's NIKE Yum! Brands Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, AMZN or SBUX? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Starbucks has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AMZN or SBUX? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Starbucks. Amazon.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starbucks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmazon.com$637.96B3.57$59.25B$6.1434.98Starbucks$36.18B2.73$3.76B$2.3237.44 Does the media refer more to AMZN or SBUX? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 216 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 383 mentions for Amazon.com and 167 mentions for Starbucks. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Starbucks' score of 0.58 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amazon.com 206 Very Positive mention(s) 72 Positive mention(s) 46 Neutral mention(s) 24 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Starbucks 61 Very Positive mention(s) 22 Positive mention(s) 51 Neutral mention(s) 15 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AMZN or SBUX? 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Starbucks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is AMZN or SBUX more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 7.18%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 24.90% beat Starbucks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amazon.com10.54% 24.90% 11.44% Starbucks 7.18%-36.23%8.51% Do analysts rate AMZN or SBUX? Amazon.com presently has a consensus price target of $262.45, suggesting a potential upside of 22.21%. Starbucks has a consensus price target of $101.27, suggesting a potential upside of 16.59%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Starbucks.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.02Starbucks 3 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41 SummaryAmazon.com beats Starbucks on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Starbucks News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SBUX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SBUX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SBUX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStarbucksRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$101.35B$11.36B$26.79B$9.54BDividend Yield2.74%3.92%177.15%4.09%P/E Ratio37.4430.7228.0423.83Price / Sales2.732.058.3766.14Price / Cash18.8717.4253.6657.96Price / Book-12.8510.005.435.54Net Income$3.76B$400.87M$880.44M$259.28M7 Day Performance-8.01%-5.00%-5.24%-4.68%1 Month Performance-7.77%-6.92%-2.45%4.36%1 Year Performance14.47%3.44%17.83%17.89% Starbucks Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBUXStarbucks4.4359 of 5 stars$86.86-2.6%$101.27+16.6%+15.6%$101.35B$36.18B37.44361,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAMZNAmazon.com4.7546 of 5 stars$232.81+0.6%$254.33+9.2%+16.7%$2.47T$637.96B37.911,556,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownDPZDomino's Pizza3.3899 of 5 stars$474.94-2.2%$491.52+3.5%+9.3%$16.13B$4.71B27.5810,700Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGOOGLAlphabet4.5439 of 5 stars$191.67-0.8%$211.32+10.3%+10.8%$2.33T$371.40B20.42183,323Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPYPLPayPal4.8799 of 5 stars$78.37+0.5%$83.13+6.1%+2.8%$76.25B$31.89B17.5424,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionTSLATesla4.2455 of 5 stars$327.77+3.7%$302.75-7.6%+39.6%$1.05T$97.69B189.20125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑BROSDutch Bros4.2153 of 5 stars$58.85-1.1%$76.06+29.2%+49.5%$9.69B$1.28B151.0526,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.6478 of 5 stars$45.28-3.2%$60.71+34.1%-20.5%$61.04B$11.31B40.45130,504MCDMcDonald's4.4251 of 5 stars$298.70+0.1%$322.00+7.8%+12.7%$213.63B$25.92B26.37150,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsNKENIKE4.4752 of 5 stars$78.91+3.5%$78.22-0.9%+1.0%$116.61B$46.31B36.5577,800Trending NewsYUMYum! Brands3.9423 of 5 stars$144.87-1.2%$159.86+10.3%+8.1%$40.27B$7.55B28.8640,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Competitors Domino's Pizza Competitors Alphabet Competitors PayPal Competitors Tesla Competitors Dutch Bros Competitors Chipotle Mexican Grill Competitors McDonald's Competitors NIKE Competitors Yum! Brands Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SBUX) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. Now? 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