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Starbucks (SBUX) Fiscal Q4 2026 Earnings: New Full-Year Guidance

fiscal Q4 2026 (13 weeks ended Sep 27, 2026): revenue, EPS and full-year guidance from the SEC filing

Published Nov 5, 2026

TL;DR

  • Starbucks: initiated; revenue −4.5% vs a year earlier.

Starbucks's results for fiscal Q4 2026 (13 weeks ended Sep 27, 2026) come from the company's own earnings release, filed with the SEC on 2026-10-29. Everything below is taken from that filing; quotes are copied exactly. Company outlooks are the company's own.

At a glance

ItemValue
Revenue (GAAP)$9,141 million (−4.5% vs a year earlier)
Diluted EPS (GAAP)$0.59
Adjusted per-share figure (company's non-GAAP measure; FFO/AFFO for REITs)$0.80
Full-year guidanceInitiated

Guidance

Starbucks introduced FY2027 guidance: revenue down about 1%, North America comps up about 4%, non-GAAP EPS $3.15–3.25 (53-week year).

Why this label: Release 'introduces' fiscal 2027 guidance (revenue ~-1%, non-GAAP EPS $3.15–$3.25) for a new fiscal year.

MetricPeriodNewPrior (as stated in the release)
consolidated net revenuesFY2027 (53 weeks)decline approximately 1% y/y, including approximately $700 million from the 53rd weeknot stated
North America comparable coffeehouse sales growthFY2027approximately 4.0%not stated
non-GAAP consolidated operating marginFY202713.5%–14.0%not stated
non-GAAP EPSFY2027$3.15–3.25 (incl. slightly more than $0.10 from the 53rd week)not stated
GAAP diluted EPSFY2027$3.07–3.17not stated
net new coffeehousesFY2027approximately 1,200not stated

From the release

Revenue: "Total net revenues · 9,141.2 · 9,569.0 · (4.5)"

Earnings per share: "Q4 GAAP EPS $0.59, Up 392% ; Non-GAAP EPS $0.80, Up 54%"

consolidated net revenues: "Consolidated net revenues to decline by approximately 1% year over year, including approximately $700 million related to the 53rd week."

North America comparable coffeehouse sales growth: "North America comparable coffeehouse sales growth of approximately 4.0%"

non-GAAP consolidated operating margin: "Non-GAAP consolidated operating margin of 13.5% to 14.0%"

Quotes are copied from the filing; in table rows, cell borders are shown as “·”.

Key fact: Q4 global comparable coffeehouse sales rose 7.2%; non-GAAP EPS up 54% to $0.80.

Source

Starbucks earnings release (SEC filing), accession 0000829224-26-000154, filed 2026-10-29.

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