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Starbucks price to free cash flow SBUX

Market value divided by free cash flow over the last twelve months, since 2010.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
31.6×
10-year median
29.8×
Against its 10-year history
57th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
7.6× to 92.9×
Peer median
22.7×

Starbucks' price to free cash flow is 31.6× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 29.8×, close to the middle of its last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 7.6× in Dec 2018 to 92.9× in Jun 2020.

The median for 7 restaurant stocks of a similar size is 22.7×.

Price to free cash flow over time

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far31.6×28.4×48.8×
202539.6×31.5×46.5×
202431.5×21.0×35.0×
202329.7×29.5×60.3×
202244.5×19.2×47.2×
202130.4×27.0×60.1×
202085.7×24.9×92.9×
201932.1×7.9×32.3×
20187.9×7.6×34.4×
201730.8×25.7×32.0×
201625.8×25.8×35.9×
201536.4×29.3×41.7×
201432.2×32.1×33.3×
201333.7×28.9×47.3×
201243.8×32.2×54.8×
201131.7×18.6×35.6×
201018.8×12.8×19.2×

Against its peers

Companies in Restaurants nearest Starbucks' size, closest first, today.

CompanyPrice to free cash flow
SBUXStarbucks31.6×
MCDMcDonald's22.7×
YUMYum! Brands24.3×
CMGChipotle Mexican Grill22.2×
QSRRestaurant Brands International21.0×
DRIDarden Restaurants22.8×
YUMCYum China16.2×
ARMKAramark32.0×
Peer median22.7×

What the price to free cash flow tells you

Market value divided by free cash flow: the cash left after running the business and paying for equipment. Cash is harder to manage than accounting earnings, so many investors trust this more than PE.

Lumpy: a big year of building factories drops cash flow and inflates the ratio without the business getting worse.

More on Starbucks

Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.