Starbucks brews up mixed Q4 results as sales rise but profits cool, with its turnaround plan showing early signs of revival.
Starbucks released its fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, October 30, finally providing an official figure for its recent wave of store closings.
Starbucks is back in consumers' daily grind.
SBUX posts mixed Q4 results as revenues climb 5.5% year over year, while EPS misses estimates amid margin pressure.
Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol says the "Back to Starbucks" plan is working to drive sales and improve service. Sales at established locations rose 1% in the most recent quarter.
Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX, ETR:SRB) late Wednesday reported fiscal fourth quarter 2025 earnings that fell short of expectations, even as the beverage retail giant's same-store sales increased for the first time in seven quarters. The company recorded adjusted earnings per share for the period of $0.52, missing the $0.56 analyst consensus estimate based on a survey by LSEG.
Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced what seemed to be a mediocre quarter.
Starbucks Corporation ( SBUX ) Q4 2025 Earnings Call October 29, 2025 4:15 PM EDT Company Participants Catherine Park Brian Niccol - Chairman & CEO Catherine Smith - Executive VP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer Conference Call Participants David Palmer - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division Danilo Gargiulo - Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC.
Starbucks said Wednesday (Oct. 29) that the turnaround strategy it launched last year led to its first global comparable store sales growth in seven quarters. The company's global comparable store sales increased 1% during the quarter ended Sept.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Starbucks (SBUX) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Starbucks says its protein offerings are aiding its turnaround effort. The coffee chain launched protein cold foam and protein lattes last month, CEO Brian Niccol said.
The Seattle company reports flat U.S. same-store sales for its fourth quarter.