SBUXStarbucks
Starbucks is the premier roaster, marketer, and retailer of specialty coffee in the world, operating in 89 markets. 10-K, Item 1
- Employees
- 381,000
- Headquarters
- Seattle, WA
- CEO
- Brian R. Niccol
- Next results
- around Jan 27, 2027
Key numbers
Latest fiscal year, with ten years behind eachWhat changed
10-K filed Nov 14, 2025 against Nov 20, 2024| Area | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Risk factors | 58 new paragraphs, nothing like them in the previous 10-K | 10-K Item 1A |
| Inventory growing faster than revenue | Inventory +23.0% vs revenue +2.8% (+20.2 pts) | 10-K · XBRL |
| Accounting checks | 10 other checks clear, 1 worth a look | 10-K · XBRL |
| Insiders | No open-market buys in the last 90 days | Form 4 |
| Filings | 1 in the last 30 days | EDGAR |
Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.
What's new, in their words
10-K filed Nov 14, 2025Paragraphs in Risk Factors that were not in the 10-K filed 2024-11-20. Quoted as filed.
Various factors, events, or conditions may result in a diminution or erosion of trust in our brand value. Adverse developments pertaining to the matters discussed elsewhere in this risk factors section may negatively impact the value of our brands. Such developments may include difficulties executing strategic initiatives, adapting to…
10-K, Item 1A
Accounting checks
latest 10-K10 of 11 clear 1 worth a look. Checks, not verdicts.
- !Inventory growing faster than revenueInventory +23.0% vs revenue +2.8% (+20.2 pts)
- ✓Receivables +5.2% vs revenue +2.8% (+2.5 pts)
- ✓Cash from operations $4.7B vs net income $1.9B (FY ending 2025-09-28)
- ✓Same auditor in both 10-Ks: DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
- ✓No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
- ✓No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
- ✓No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
- ✓The same matters as last year: Goodwill Impairment Assessments for China Reporting Unit
- ✓No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
- ✓No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
- ✓No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years
In the last 30 days
All filings →- Oct 29, 20268-K Quarterly results 8-K item 2.02
About Starbucks
10-K, Nov 14, 2025Starbucks is the premier roaster, marketer, and retailer of specialty coffee in the world, operating in 89 markets. Formed in 1985, Starbucks Corporation’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “SBUX.” We purchase and roast high-quality coffees that we sell, along with handcrafted coffee, tea, and other beverages and a variety of high-quality food items through company-operated stores (“stores” or “coffeehouses”). We also sell a variety of coffee and tea products and license our trademarks through other channels, such as licensed stores as well as grocery and foodservice through our Global Coffee Alliance with Nestlé S.A. (“Nestlé”).
- Headquarters
- Seattle, WA
- Country
- United States
- Reports in
- USD
- Listed on
- Nasdaq
- Fiscal year ends
- September 28
- Last results
- Oct 29, 2026
- Incorporated in
- WA
Employees, at the top of the page: "As of September 28, 2025, Starbucks employed approximately 381,000 people worldwide" (10-K). Address and exchange: SEC's company file.
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