F
Ford Motor Company
F offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SBUX
Starbucks Corporation
SBUX has the edge over F overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
SBUX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
SBUX's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SBUX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 25x | $54.72 | -49% |
| Fair | 32x | $71.35 | -33% |
| Forward | 33x | $107 | — |
| Current | 49x | $107 | — |
| Expensive | 78x | $172 | +60% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SBUX's PE is in its expensive range at 49x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 33x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect F's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SBUX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect SBUX's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
SBUX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.23 | +46% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.21 | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.73 | -25% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.31 | -53% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.20 | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.63 | -51% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.32 | -35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.76 | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.10 | -17% |
SBUX has the edge over F on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $49.5B last quarter, down 2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F's operating margin was 2.9% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
SBUX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.1B | -4.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.3B | -1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.5B | +8.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.9B | +5.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.6B | +5.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.5B | +3.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.8B | +2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.4B | -0.3% |
SBUX has the edge over F on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +7.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.7% | +1.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9% | -3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.9% | -6.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.9% | -6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | -3.8 points |
SBUX has the edge over F on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F has the edge over SBUX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SBUX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | +8.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +211% |
| Q1 2026 | $91.8M | +$389M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | -7.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $925.8M | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $434.3M | -54% |
| Q1 2025 | -$297.2M | -$144.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | -23% |
SBUX generated $3.7B in free cash flow over the past year, up 53% from the year before.
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% from the year before.
SBUX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -400K shares |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +3.6M shares |
| 3 years | -0.7% | -7.9M shares |
| 5 years | -3.6% | -42.1M shares |
| Available history | -4% | -47.6M shares |
SBUX has the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $1.3B |
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has the edge over SBUX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SBUX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.8x | Healthy |
SBUX's net debt is about 1.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.8 years a year ago.
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
SBUX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 75.9 | Neutral |
SBUX's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 76 (neutral).
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SBUX PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | SBUX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 49x | 18x | 169% above |
| PE % | 70 | 47 | 23 pts above |
SBUX is trading at 49x earnings, a 169% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below its 200-week average.
SBUX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $99.4 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $102.3 | 4.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $98.4 | 9% above |
| 100 week MA | $94.8 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $94.9 | 13% above |
SBUX has the edge over F on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F's yearly returns have swung widely, from +129% in 2021 to −44% in 2022. It's down 11% so far in 2026.
SBUX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $88.1 | $102.0 | +16% |
| 2021 | $102.0 | $112.4 | +10% |
| 2022 | $112.4 | $98.3 | -13% |
| 2023 | $98.3 | $96.0 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | $96.0 | $92.3 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | $92.3 | $85.1 | -7.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $85.1 | $107.3 | +26% |
SBUX has the edge over F on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.