FN2 Earnings Intelligence
Starbucks (SBUX) earnings history
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) quarterly earnings scorecards, market reactions, transcript intelligence, and historical context.
Earnings History
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The current quarter strengthens the case that Starbucks's earnings growth can continue if Back to Starbucks initiatives, product innovation, and international expansion sustain comparable-sales momentum and margin gains. The main counterweight is execution and cost risk: management still needs to scale store improvements, manage coffee and tariff exposure, and convert digital and delivery investments into durable returns.
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Starbucks delivered its first simultaneous revenue and earnings growth in over two years. Q2 FY2026 revenue of $9.5 billion (up roughly 9% YoY), EPS of $0.50 (up 22%), and 6% global comparable store sales growth signal that the Back to Starbucks operational turnaround is gaining traction. Green Apron Service, the Grow scorecard, and digital enhancements are translating into transaction growth, improved service speed, and record Rewards membership of 35.6 million. The completed China JV with Boyu Capital ($3.1 billion in cash proceeds, valuation exceeding $13 billion) reshapes the international profile toward an asset-light licensing model. Management raised FY2026 guidance, reflecting confidence that margin expansion and the $2 billion cost-savings program will sustain the momentum.
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Starbucks' Q1 FY2026 results support a cautiously constructive operating thesis: transaction-led comparable-sales growth and Back to Starbucks initiatives are gaining traction, but the case depends on margin recovery and execution of the cost-saving and expansion plans.
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The quarter provides early evidence that Starbucks' operating reset is improving traffic and service execution, but it does not yet establish a durable earnings recovery. Positive comparable sales and international momentum support the strategy, while margin compression and execution risks remain the central counterpoints.
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The quarter supports a cautiously constructive turnaround thesis: management is investing in service, stores, digital capabilities and menu innovation, while international performance is strong and U.S. transaction trends are improving. The evidence is not yet conclusive because comparable store sales remain down, formal guidance was not provided, and the path back to pre-COVID margins depends on offsetting labor costs and executing at scale.
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The quarter supports a cautious turnaround thesis: management sees early operational progress and is concentrating investment on service, labor, digital ordering, and menu execution, but evidence of durable demand recovery and margin improvement remains incomplete.
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The supplied analysis supports a cautiously constructive but unproven turnaround thesis: Starbucks has identified operational and customer-experience levers that could improve demand and efficiency, but near-term profitability pressure and suspended guidance leave the outcome dependent on execution.
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