StarbucksvsService Corporation International

SBUX and SCI stock compared: price, dividend, valuation and results, from SEC filings.

Starbucks (SBUX) has a market value of $121B and Service Corporation International (SCI) $10.4B. Over the last year, with dividends, SBUX moved +25.9% and SCI -4.9%. The P/E is 48.0 for SBUX and 18.6 for SCI. Dividend yield: SBUX 2.34%, SCI 1.87%.

At a glance

The main figures of both. A bar only shows which number is larger, not which is better.

  • Market value

    SBUX$121B

    SCI$10.4B

    SBUX is 12 times SCI

  • Revenue, 12 months

    SBUX$37.9B

    SCI$4.4B

    SBUX is 8.6 times SCI

  • Net income, 12 months

    SBUX$2.5B

    SCI$561M

    SBUX is 4.5 times SCI

  • Operating margin

    SBUX9.7%

    SCI22.7%

    13.0 points apart

  • ROIC

    SBUX36.2%

    SCI11.2%

    25.0 points apart

  • P/E

    SBUX48.0

    SCI18.6

    SBUX is 2.6 times SCI

  • Dividend yield

    SBUX2.3%

    SCI1.9%

    0.4 points apart

  • 5-year return

    SBUX+7.5%

    SCI+21.8%

    14.3 points apart

A fainter bar means a negative number. The 5-year return includes dividends.

The price over time

Both start at 100 at the beginning of the period, so the lines show how much each changed. With dividends means each dividend buys more shares.

SBUX+7.5%

SCI+21.8%

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Returns by period
PeriodSBUXWith dividendsSCIWith dividends
1 year since November 12, 2025+25.9%Price +22.0%-4.9%Price -6.5%
3 years since November 13, 2023+11.0%+3.5% a yearPrice +2.8%+35.1%+10.6% a yearPrice +28.6%
5 years since November 12, 2021+7.5%+1.4% a yearPrice -4.7%+21.8%+4.0% a yearPrice +12.2%
10 years since November 14, 2016+145.0%+9.4% a yearPrice +96.3%+244.0%+13.2% a yearPrice +191.1%

Each cell: the total return with dividends, its yearly rate, and the price change alone. Before taxes and costs. Past returns do not predict future ones.

Every figure

As on each company's page. A description, not a recommendation: no one figure says which is better.

SBUXStarbucksSCIService Corporation International

Valuation

SBUXSCI
Valuation
Price$106.44$74.98
Market value$121B$10.4B
Enterprise value (EV)$131B$15.4B
P/E48.018.6
P/E, 5-year median29.819.6
P/B–6.6
EV/EBIT35.415.3
Free cash flow yield3.1%6.5%

Results and growth

SBUXSCI
Results and growth
Revenue, 12 months$37.9B$4.4B
Net income, 12 months$2.5B$561M
Free cash flow, 12 months$3.7B$681M
Earnings per share, 12 months$2.21$4.02
Revenue growth, year on year2.0%2.9%
Revenue growth a year, past+5.5%over 5 years+4.2%over 5 years
EPS growth a year, past-9.0%over 5 years+5.7%over 5 years

Margins and returns on capital

SBUXSCI
Margins and returns on capital
Gross margin–25.9%
Operating margin9.7%22.7%
Net margin6.7%12.7%
ROIC36.2%11.2%
ROE–35.5%

Balance sheet

SBUXSCI
Balance sheet
Cash$3.9B$222M
Total debt$22.4B$5.2B
Net debt / EBITDA1.84.1
Interest cover7.0×3.9×

Dividends and buybacks

SBUXSCI
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield2.3%1.9%
Dividend per share, 12 months$2.49$1.40
Dividend growth a year, past+1.7%over 5 years+10.5%over 5 years
Buyback yield–4.4%
Shareholder yield2.3%6.3%

Last 12 months from the latest 10-Q and 10-K. Value, P/E and yields at today's price. A dash means the figure does not exist or did not pass our checks.

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Which is bigger, Starbucks or Service Corporation International?

By market value, Starbucks ($121B) is about 11.6 times Service Corporation International ($10.4B), at today's prices.

How did SBUX and SCI stock do over the last 10 years?

Since November 14, 2016, SBUX's price moved +96.3% and SCI's +191.1%. With dividends: SBUX +145.0% (+9.4% a year), SCI +244.0% (+13.2% a year). Past returns do not predict future ones.

Which pays the higher dividend, SBUX or SCI?

The dividend yield at today's price is 2.34% for Starbucks and 1.87% for Service Corporation International. Over the last twelve months they paid $2.49 and $1.40 per share.

What is the P/E of SBUX and SCI?

At today's price, the P/E is 48.0 for SBUX and 18.6 for SCI. The median of the last five years was 29.8 and 19.6, which shows where each stands against its own past.

Which has the higher profit margins, Starbucks or Service Corporation International?

Over the last twelve months, the net margin was 6.7% for Starbucks and 12.7% for Service Corporation International, and the operating margin 9.7% and 22.7%. Revenue was $37.9B and $4.4B.

Which is the better investment, Starbucks or Service Corporation International?

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