Starbucks Corporation SBUX NASDAQ

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) reported moderate year-over-year revenue growth of +4.3% through 2025-12 (TTM revenue vs prior-year TTM). Net income showed earnings decline of -61.1% YoY, reaching $293M in the latest quarter. The net profit margin is 3%, which is thin. The company has maintained profitability in all 4 quarters. The gross margin is 20.7% (low), down 5.4pp vs the prior year. With a $112B market cap, MOAT composite score of 54/100 (moderate competitive position).

Criteria proven by this page:

• GROWTH (40/100, Partial) — growth is present but not consistently above 5% across both metrics
• PAST (100/100, Pass) — proving consistent earnings. Looking at the full 35-year annual history, the company was profitable in 35 of 35 years — a perfect long-term track record
• INCOME (45/100, Partial) — the company is profitable but margin is below 15%
• MOAT (54/100, Partial) — some competitive advantages are present but not dominant

Overall SharesGrow Score: 50/100 with 1/7 criteria passed.