Starbucks is reportedly eliminating 104 roles across store design and construction, while 120 Seattle-based workers face separation after declining to relocate to Nashville.

The cuts affect the company’s corporate staff in technology and coffeehouse development. The reductions don’t involve cafe closures.

McDonald's, Starbucks and Yum! Brands are included in this Analyst Blog.

A new beverage platform running at or above plan in each market it has entered offers McDonald's stock its clearest evidenced path up from a base left by a year of underperformance.

The stock has not been priced this richly against its own sales at any point in a decade, and part of the earnings growth that price pays for comes from an exchange-rate swing rather than from the operation.

MCD's U.S. traffic weakness and execution issues weigh on the stock, but international growth, beverages and a recovery plan offer upside.

Can SBUX sustain its FY26 earnings momentum as strong comps, higher traffic and cost savings support further margin growth?

The coffee purveyor got a caffeinated jolt from an old favorite.

Starbucks stock is showing extremely low implied volatility. This strategy aims to profit when the stock swings.

Starbucks stock has delivered a strong 28.5% return year to date, yet both the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) intrinsic value estimate and the market multiple checks currently point to the shares trading at a premium rather than at a clear discount. That gap between recent share price strength and the more cautious valuation signals is now the focus for investors trying to assess potential upside from here. The 28.5% gain year to date suggests investors have been willing to pay up for Starbucks,...

Starbucks (NasdaqGS:SBUX) reports its Unicorn Frappuccino promotion delivered the highest-ever North America sales weekend for the company. The limited-time drink tapped into social media and pop culture trends, driving heavy store traffic and strong demand for the colorful beverage. Management links the weekend performance to a focus on fresh menu ideas that connect with current cultural moments. For investors looking beyond Starbucks to other companies using product creativity and...

Starbucks brought back the colorful Unicorn Frappuccino for one weekend only, and it led to the coffee chain's strongest sales weekend ever.

While profitability is essential, it doesn’t guarantee long-term success. Some companies that rest on their margins will lose ground as competition intensifies — as Jeff Bezos said, “Your margin is my opportunity”.

A new menu strategy could unlock valuable afternoon traffic

McDonald's has shed nearly 15% from its recent peak while a bold analyst just raised his target to levels most of Wall Street won't touch, and the question isn't whether the fundamentals support a recovery but whether the U.S. execution failure runs deeper than one bad quarter.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is home to the biggest and most well-known companies in the market, making it a go-to index for investors seeking stability. But not all large-cap stocks are created equal - some are struggling with slowing growth, declining margins, or increased competition.

Five dividend payments are closing their collection windows across August, and for three of them the deadline already passed this morning. Here is what income investors still have time to act on before the next ex-dates expire.

The introduction of pumpkin-spice lattes to menus means the end of summer is approaching, along with positive vibes

Starbucks Korea posted its first quarterly loss since it started operations 27 years ago after a marketing debacle triggered a boycott, criticism from President Lee Jae Myung, and a police raid of its corporate offices.