How do Starbucks and Yum! Brands compare by revenue?

Starbucks reported revenue of $9.9B in Q1 2026, while Yum! Brands reported $2.5B in Q4 2025. Starbucks is 3.9× larger by last-quarter revenue.

Which is growing revenue faster, Starbucks or Yum! Brands?

Starbucks's latest revenue grew 5.5% year-over-year, versus 6.5% for Yum! Brands. Yum! Brands is growing faster on a YoY basis.

Which has a higher net margin, Starbucks or Yum! Brands?

Starbucks's net margin is 3.0% vs Yum! Brands's 21.3%. Yum! Brands has the higher bottom-line margin.

Which generates more free cash flow, Starbucks or Yum! Brands?

Starbucks generated $1.3B of free cash flow last quarter, versus $482.0M for Yum! Brands. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditure — what's actually left for dividends, buybacks and debt repayment.

What is the 2-year revenue CAGR for Starbucks vs Yum! Brands?

Over the trailing 8 quarters, Starbucks compounded revenue at roughly 7.6% per year, versus 25.5% for Yum! Brands. Yum! Brands has the faster medium-term growth trajectory.

Where does this SBUX vs YUM data come from?

All figures are parsed directly from SEC EDGAR 10-Q / 10-K / 20-F / 6-K filings (for US-listed issuers) or EDINET filings (for Japanese issuers), then normalised into a common schema. Numbers update automatically as new filings are released.

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Side-by-side financial comparison of Starbucks (SBUX) and Yum! Brands (YUM), based on the latest 10-Q / 10-K filings. Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Starbucks is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($9.9B vs $2.5B, roughly 3.9× Yum! Brands). Yum! Brands runs the higher net margin — 3.0% vs 21.3%, a 18.3% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Yum! Brands posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (6.5% vs 5.5%). Starbucks produced more free cash flow last quarter ($1.3B vs $482.0M). Over the past eight quarters, Yum! Brands's revenue compounded faster (25.5% CAGR vs 7.6%).

StarbucksSBUXEarnings & Financial Report

Nasdaq · Consumer Discretionary · Restaurants

Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker at Seattle's Pike Place Market initially as a coffee bean wholesaler.

Yum! BrandsYUMEarnings & Financial Report

NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · Restaurants

Yum! Brands, Inc. is an American multinational fast food corporation. It was formed in 1977 as a subsidiary of PepsiCo, after the company acquired KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. PepsiCo divested the brands in 1997, and these consolidated as Yum!. The company operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Habit Burger & Grill, and several technology companies.

SBUX vs YUM — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue

SBUX

3.9× larger

$9.9B

$2.5B

Growing faster (revenue YoY)

YUM

+1.0% gap

6.5%

5.5%

Higher net margin

YUM

18.3% more per $

21.3%

3.0%

More free cash flow

SBUX

$792.0M more FCF

$1.3B

$482.0M

Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR

YUM

Annualised

25.5%

7.6%

Income Statement — Q1 2026 vs Q4 2025

Metric	SBUX	YUM
Revenue	$9.9B	$2.5B
Net Profit	$293.3M	$535.0M
Gross Margin	—	67.6%
Operating Margin	9.0%	29.3%
Net Margin	3.0%	21.3%
Revenue YoY	5.5%	6.5%
Net Profit YoY	-62.4%	26.5%
EPS (diluted)	$0.26	$1.91

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align — see 8-quarter trend below.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history — bar widths are scaled to the larger of the two companies so you can eyeball the size gap and growth trajectory without doing math. Quarters aligned by calendar period (report date) so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	$9.9B	$2.5B
Q3 25	$9.6B	$2.0B
Q2 25	$9.5B	$1.9B
Q1 25	$8.8B	$1.8B
Q4 24	$9.4B	$2.4B
Q3 24	$9.1B	$1.8B
Q2 24	$9.1B	$1.8B
Q1 24	$8.6B	$1.6B

Net Profit

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	$293.3M	$535.0M
Q3 25	$133.1M	$397.0M
Q2 25	$558.3M	$374.0M
Q1 25	$384.2M	$253.0M
Q4 24	$780.8M	$423.0M
Q3 24	$909.3M	$382.0M
Q2 24	$1.1B	$367.0M
Q1 24	$772.4M	$314.0M

Gross Margin

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	—	67.6%
Q3 25	—	70.3%
Q2 25	—	71.0%
Q1 25	—	70.9%
Q4 24	—	69.2%
Q3 24	—	71.4%
Q2 24	—	73.3%
Q1 24	—	75.0%

Operating Margin

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	9.0%	29.3%
Q3 25	2.9%	33.7%
Q2 25	9.9%	32.2%
Q1 25	6.9%	30.7%
Q4 24	11.9%	27.8%
Q3 24	14.4%	33.9%
Q2 24	16.7%	34.4%
Q1 24	12.8%	32.5%

Net Margin

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	3.0%	21.3%
Q3 25	1.4%	20.1%
Q2 25	5.9%	19.3%
Q1 25	4.4%	14.2%
Q4 24	8.3%	17.9%
Q3 24	10.0%	20.9%
Q2 24	11.6%	20.8%
Q1 24	9.0%	19.6%

EPS (diluted)

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	$0.26	$1.91
Q3 25	$0.11	$1.41
Q2 25	$0.49	$1.33
Q1 25	$0.34	$0.90
Q4 24	$0.69	$1.49
Q3 24	$0.80	$1.35
Q2 24	$0.93	$1.28
Q1 24	$0.68	$1.10

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest filing — the kind of financial-strength check premium terminals charge for.

Metric	SBUX	YUM
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand	$184.9M	$709.0M
Total DebtLower is stronger	$16.1B	$11.9B
Stockholders' EquityBook value	$-8.4B	$-7.3B
Total Assets	$32.2B	$8.2B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage	—	—

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years match up.

Cash + ST Investments

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	$184.9M	$709.0M
Q3 25	$247.2M	$1.0B
Q2 25	$333.3M	$677.0M
Q1 25	$340.2M	$607.0M
Q4 24	$285.8M	$707.0M
Q3 24	$257.0M	$548.0M
Q2 24	$212.3M	$520.0M
Q1 24	$362.5M	$652.0M

Total Debt

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	$16.1B	$11.9B
Q3 25	$16.1B	$11.5B
Q2 25	$17.3B	$10.4B
Q1 25	$15.6B	$11.3B
Q4 24	$15.6B	$11.3B
Q3 24	$15.6B	$11.2B
Q2 24	$15.6B	$11.1B
Q1 24	$15.5B	$11.1B

Stockholders' Equity

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	$-8.4B	$-7.3B
Q3 25	$-8.1B	$-7.5B
Q2 25	$-7.7B	$-7.7B
Q1 25	$-7.6B	$-7.8B
Q4 24	$-7.5B	$-7.6B
Q3 24	$-7.4B	$-7.7B
Q2 24	$-7.9B	$-7.6B
Q1 24	$-8.4B	$-7.8B

Total Assets

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	$32.2B	$8.2B
Q3 25	$32.0B	$7.2B
Q2 25	$33.6B	$6.9B
Q1 25	$31.6B	$6.7B
Q4 24	$31.9B	$6.7B
Q3 24	$31.3B	$6.5B
Q2 24	$30.1B	$6.4B
Q1 24	$29.4B	$6.2B

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Net income can be massaged; cash flow is harder to fake.

Metric	SBUX	YUM
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter	$1.6B	$617.0M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex	$1.3B	$482.0M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue	12.8%	19.2%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue; lower = less reinvestment burden	3.3%	5.4%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit; >1× = earnings back up with cash	5.45×	1.15×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters	$2.3B	$1.6B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years match up.

Operating Cash Flow

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	$1.6B	$617.0M
Q3 25	$1.4B	$543.0M
Q2 25	$1.0B	$446.0M
Q1 25	$292.0M	$404.0M
Q4 24	$2.1B	$513.0M
Q3 24	$1.5B	$471.0M
Q2 24	$1.7B	$342.0M
Q1 24	$506.0M	$363.0M

Free Cash Flow

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	$1.3B	$482.0M
Q3 25	$925.8M	$449.0M
Q2 25	$434.3M	$375.0M
Q1 25	$-297.2M	$333.0M
Q4 24	$1.4B	$407.0M
Q3 24	$737.4M	$419.0M
Q2 24	$945.8M	$292.0M
Q1 24	$-153.1M	$314.0M

FCF Margin

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	12.8%	19.2%
Q3 25	9.7%	22.7%
Q2 25	4.6%	19.4%
Q1 25	-3.4%	18.6%
Q4 24	14.7%	17.2%
Q3 24	8.1%	22.9%
Q2 24	10.4%	16.6%
Q1 24	-1.8%	19.6%

Capex Intensity

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	3.3%	5.4%
Q3 25	4.8%	4.7%
Q2 25	6.0%	3.7%
Q1 25	6.7%	4.0%
Q4 24	7.4%	4.5%
Q3 24	8.8%	2.8%
Q2 24	7.9%	2.8%
Q1 24	7.7%	3.1%

Cash Conversion

SBUX

YUM

Q4 25	5.45×	1.15×
Q3 25	10.38×	1.37×
Q2 25	1.79×	1.19×
Q1 25	0.76×	1.60×
Q4 24	2.65×	1.21×
Q3 24	1.69×	1.23×
Q2 24	1.58×	0.93×
Q1 24	0.66×	1.16×

Financial Flow Comparison

Sankey diagram of revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company. Charts shown full-width and stacked so both segment hierarchies are readable side-by-side on desktop and mobile.