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Starbucks (Starbucks) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 22.89 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Starbucks's share price is $87.61. Starbucks's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.83. Hence, Starbucks's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 22.89.

The historical rank and industry rank for Starbucks's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

SBUX' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.63   Med: 30.9   Max: 1259.51
Current: 22.85

During the past 13 years, Starbucks's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1259.51. The lowest was 7.63. And the median was 30.90.

SBUX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
66.93% of 254 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 15.01 vs SBUX: 22.85

Starbucks's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.57. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.83.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Starbucks was 102.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 220.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Starbucks's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 406.60% per year. The lowest was -135.10% per year. And the median was 14.40% per year.


Starbucks Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Starbucks's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Starbucks Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 33.65 885.77 28.94 38.20 28.59

Starbucks Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 52.43 43.55 38.23 28.59 25.08

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Starbucks's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Starbucks Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Starbucks's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Starbucks's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Starbucks Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Starbucks's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=87.61/3.828
=22.89

Starbucks's Share Price of today is $87.61.
Starbucks's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.83.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Starbucks  (NAS:SBUX) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Starbucks (Starbucks) Business Description

Address
2401 Utah Avenue South, Seattle, WA, USA, 98134
Starbucks is one of the most widely recognized restaurant brands in the world, operating more than 38,000 stores across more than 80 countries as of the end of fiscal 2023. The firm operates in three segments: North America, international markets, and channel development (grocery and ready-to-drink beverage). The coffee chain generates revenue from company-operated stores, royalties, sales of equipment and products to license partners, ready-to-drink beverages, packaged coffee sales, and single-serve products.
Executives
Sara Kelly officer: evp, chief partner officer 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98134
Rachel Ruggeri officer: evp, cfo 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, #800, SEATTLE WA 98134
Michael Aaron Conway officer: group president International 18 LOVETON CIRCLE, SPARKS MD 21152
Wei Zhang director RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION, 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Bradley E Lerman officer: evp, general counsel MEDTRONIC, INC., 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MSLC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Beth Ford director C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY SCHOLASTIC CORP, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Zabrina Jenkins officer: Interim evp, general counsel C/O RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT CORP., 11250 EL CAMINO REAL. SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Clara Shih director 2401 UTAH AVE S, # 800, SEATTLE WA 98134
Laxman Narasimhan officer: ceo-elect PEPSICO, INC., 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Mellody L Hobson director C/O TELLABS, 1415 W DIEHL RD, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Allison Richard E Jr director 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DR, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Howard D Schultz director, officer: chairman, president and ceo 2401 UTAH AVE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98134
Angela Lis officer: evp, chief partner officer 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, EX6, SEATTLE WA 98134
Kevin R Johnson director 2401 UTAH AVE. S, SUITE 800, SEATTLE WA 98134
Gina Woods officer: evp, Public Affairs 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, #800, SEATTLE WA 98134

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