Starbucks Raises Outlook After Sales and Earnings Top Estimates

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Starbucks reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $9.5 billion and adjusted earnings of 50 cents a share, beating analyst estimates of about $9.14 billion and 43 cents. Global comparable sales rose 6.2%, ahead of expectations for 3.65% growth, while U.S. comparable sales increased 7.1% and adjusted operating margin reached 9.4%. The company raised its full-year outlook, forecasting comparable sales growth of at least 5%, up from at least 3%, and adjusted earnings of $2.25 to $2.45 a share, versus prior guidance of $2.15 to $2.40.

Starbucks said full-year consolidated net revenue should be about flat from a year earlier. Outside the U.S., performance was softer, with international comparable sales up 2.6% and China comparable sales rising 0.5%, both below the cited estimates. The latest North America comparable-sales result extends a rebound from a stretch of declines through 2024 and 2025, after the region returned to growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2026.

From the sources (8 posts)

@firstsquawk

STARBUCKS POSTED Q2 REVENUE OF $9,500 MILLION VERSUS THE IBES ESTIMATE OF $9,157 MILLION, WITH ADJUSTED EPS OF $0.50 BEATING THE $0.43 FORECAST, EPS OF $0.45, AND AN ADJUSTED OPERATING MARGIN OF 9.4%.

@financialjuice

$SBUX Starbucks Q2 2026 Earnings Adj. EPS $0.50, est. $0.43 Rev. $9.5B, est. $9.14B Comp sales +6.2%, est. +3.65% US comp sales +7.1%, est. +3.7% International comp sales +2.6%, est. +3.04% China comp sales +0.5%, est. +3.4% Adj. oper marg

@cnbc

Starbucks raises full-year outlook after earnings, revenue top estimates

@unusual_whales

Starbucks, $SBUX, earnings: - EPS: $0.5, est: $0.44 - Revenue: $9.5 billion, est: $9.2 billion See all earnings:

@wallstengine

STARBUCKS $SBUX Q2 FY26 EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS 🔹 Revenue: $9.5B (Est. $9.14B) 🟢; +9% y/y 🔹 Adj. EPS: $0.50 (Est. $0.43) 🟢; +22% y/y 🔹 Global Comp Sales: +6.2% (Est. +3.65%) 🟢 🔹 U.S. Comp Sales: +7.1% (Est. +3.7%) 🟢 🔹 Adj. Operating Margin: 9.

@yahoofinance

$SBUX surges after posting a global same-store sales growth of 6.2%, beating Wall Street's forecasts of 3.7% growth.

@briansozzi

About that Starbucks turnaround. 8 quarter comparable store sales trend for Starbucks North America: Q2 2026: +7.1% Q1 2026 +4% Q4 2025 -1% Q3 2025 -2% Q2 2025 -1% Q1 2025 -4% Q4 2024 -6% Q3 2024 -2% Q2 2024 -3%

@polymarketmoney

Brian Niccol’s $SBUX turnaround is starting to show with the company posting its fastest transaction growth in 10 quarters.

Market impact

22 small

SBUX

Why it matters: A clean top-and-bottom-line beat with raised full-year guidance and the fastest transaction growth in 10 quarters validates the Niccol turnaround and lifts SBUX shares, but it is a single-name event with no genuine sector read-through.

At publish time: Headline states beat on sales and earnings plus a raised outlook; the summary/tweets confirm EPS $0.50 vs $0.43, revenue $9.5B vs $9.14B, and global comps +6.2% vs +3.65% — a clear own-stock catalyst at publish time.

model confidence: high

What happened next

1–2 weeks later

played out moved up

SBUX jumped ~5.6% post-earnings on beat-and-raise; comps surged, multiple price-target hikes validated Niccol turnaround. Single-name lift, no sector read-through.

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