Starbucks
Coffeehouses & restaurants · United States
Starbucks roasts coffee and sells drinks and food through about 41,000 company-operated and licensed coffeehouses worldwide, plus packaged coffee sold in grocery through partners like Nestlé.
What makes it different
Most revenue comes from stores it runs itself.
83%Company-operated share of revenueFY2025
Owning most stores gives control of the experience while licensees extend reach.
How big it is
How big is Starbucks?
$37.2BRevenueFY2025
40,990StoresFY2025
35.5MActive Rewards membersQ1 2026
How it makes money FY2025
Mostly drinks in its own stores.
- Beverage61%$22.5B
- Food19%$7.05B
- Other20%$7.59B
How the business works
Roast it. Pour it. Bring them back.
- 1Its own coffee
- 2Stores it owns
- 3Repeat customers in the app
Licensees stretch reach while the Rewards app brings people back.
Brands and businesses
More than Starbucks.
Who owns it
- The Vanguard Group10%
- Capital Research Global Investors6.7%
- Capital World Investors6.6%
CEO: Brian Niccol
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1971First store opens in Pike Place Market
- 1987Il Giornale buys Starbucks and becomes a coffeehouse company
- 1992Initial public offering
- 1996Japan, and bottled Frappuccino
- 1999Starbucks opens in China
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Starbucks's own reports.
Full profile
The rest of the story is in the app.
What Starbucks tracks20 metrics
Global comparable transactions
Total stores
90-day active Starbucks Rewards members
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from3 regions
United States
China
Other countries
The full timeline20 moments
2014
2025
2026
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