DPZ vs LKNCY vs SBUX Stock Comparison

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DPZ Dominos Pizza Inc
$340.69 +14.6% 1M -16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.21B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
2.26%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
LKNCY Luckin Coffee Inc.
$34.74 +5.1% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.14B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.56B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
SBUX Starbucks Corp
$109.70 +16.2% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$125.06B
P/E
63.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.34B
Div. yield
2.26%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Luckin Coffee leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Luckin Coffee 6, Starbucks 3, Dominos Pizza 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDPZLKNCYSBUXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.21B $11.14B $125.06B SBUX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x 17.8x 63.1x LKNCY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 16.1x 36.7x LKNCY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +33.7% +4.5% LKNCY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 7.3% 5.2% DPZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 85.1% 32.4% 31.4% DPZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x -2.1x 2.1x LKNCY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.26% — 2.26% DPZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.3% -9.1% +37.8% SBUX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr +18.5%/yr -1.3%/yr LKNCY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 43.8% 27.7% SBUX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 84/100 34/100 LKNCY

Percentile Scorecard

DPZLKNCYSBUX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDPZLKNCYSBUX
Valuation 45 #28 of 50 74 #14 of 50 8 #46 of 50
Growth 38 #30 of 48 94 #4 of 48 17 #40 of 48
Profitability 89 #6 of 47 83 #9 of 47 67 #16 of 47
Financial Health 14 #44 of 51 86 #8 of 51 42 #30 of 51
Shareholder Returns 78 #8 of 33 – 34 #22 of 33
Overall 53 84 34
  • DPZ ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • LKNCY ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • SBUX ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDPZLKNCYSBUXSPY
1 month +14.6%+5.1%+16.2% -1.0%
3 months -7.1%-5.1%+3.5% -0.4%
6 months +4.9%+3.7%+3.1% +4.5%
Year to date -18.3%+3.7%+30.3% +12.4%
1 year -16.3%-9.1%+37.8% +13.6%
3 years -5.9%+2.8%+6.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year -2.0%+0.9%+2.2% +20.8%
5 years -31.3%+133.3%-6.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -7.2%+18.5%-1.3% +10.4%
10 years +104.3%—+108.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +7.4%—+7.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureDPZLKNCYSBUXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%43.8%27.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%37.4%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.430.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-0.211.36 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-58.9%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.3%-13.8%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $438.42$40.30$109.70 $779.14
52-week low $283.03$27.67$79.60 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDPZLKNCYSBUX
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 22.2x 17.8xmedian 22.2x 63.1xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 3.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 14.2x 14.5xmedian 14.2x 29.0xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 18.0x 9.3xmedian 18.0x 34.3xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 3.1x 4.3xmedian 3.1x -16.3xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.38median 0.94 0.94median 0.94 -3.28median 0.94

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDPZLKNCYSBUX
Revenue $5.07B $8.56B $38.34B
Gross profit $2.03B $5.21B –
Operating income $999.84M $943.76M $2.98B
Net income $609.38M $642.83M $1.98B
Free cash flow $635.69M $1.20B $3.64B
EPS (diluted) $18.40 $1.94 $1.73
Cash & equivalents $229.04M $1.13B $3.45B
Total debt $4.89B $484.28M $13.28B
Shares (diluted) 33.11M 321.02M 1.14B
Enterprise value $10.45B $6.23B $112.69B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDPZLKNCYSBUX
P/E 18.5x 17.8x 63.1x
P/FCF 17.6x 9.3x 34.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x 9.3x 25.1x
P/S 2.2x 1.3x 3.3x
P/B -2.8x 4.3x -16.3x
P/Tangible book -2.8x 4.3x -15.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 14.5x 29.0x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 10.3x 45.2x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 1.1x 3.5x
EV/FCF 25.0x 8.1x 37.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.9x 8.1x 27.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.38 0.94 -3.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDPZLKNCYSBUX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 33.7% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 41.5% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.1% 31.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 43.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 30.4% -24.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 29.2% -17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.4% 18.9% -24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 20.4% -19.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.6% 13.1% -24.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 19.0% -19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% 20.4% 1.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 30.2% -1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% 20.4% 61.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 30.2% 6.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDPZLKNCYSBUX
Gross margin 40.0% 60.8% –
EBITDA margin 21.6% 7.9% 12.1%
Operating margin 19.7% 11.0% 7.8%
Pretax margin 15.4% 11.2% 8.0%
Net margin 12.0% 7.3% 5.2%
FCF margin 12.5% 14.0% 9.5%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% 14.0% 13.0%
Return on equity – 25.4% –
Return on assets 34.5% 11.8% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 85.1% 32.4% 31.4%
Return on capital employed – 27.9% 15.3%
Asset turnover 2.9x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.9x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDPZLKNCYSBUX
Debt / assets 276.6% 8.5% 46.9%
Debt / equity -1.2x 0.2x -1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x -2.1x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 0.4x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 323.9% 54.4% 127.1%
Equity / assets -223.9% 45.6% -27.1%
Interest coverage 5.0x 431.4x 5.4x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.13 4.44 3.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDPZLKNCYSBUX
Dividend yield 2.3% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 3.3% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.6% – 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDPZLKNCYSBUX
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 36.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $2.16FY2026 $2.99FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026 +34.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.5% +28.2% +30.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.29BFY2026 $9.64BFY2026 $35.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +36.7%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +20.8% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDPZLKNCYSBUX
Held by institutions 100.0% 0.0% 85.6%
Institutions holding 736 9 2,406
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +880.6% +4.9%
Institutions buying 383 5 1,099
Institutions selling 289 0 994
Buyers to sellers 1.33 – 1.11

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DPZLKNCYSBUX
DPZ 1.00 0.07 0.27
LKNCY 0.07 1.00 0.21
SBUX 0.27 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DPZ, LKNCY and SBUX?

Starbucks (SBUX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) $11.21B, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) $11.14B, Starbucks (SBUX) $125.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, DPZ, LKNCY and SBUX?

Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 18.5x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 17.8x, Starbucks (SBUX) 63.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) is cheapest (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 19.2x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 16.1x, Starbucks (SBUX) 36.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) +4.5%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +33.7%, Starbucks (SBUX) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dominos Pizza (DPZ) has the highest net margin (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 12.0%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 7.3%, Starbucks (SBUX) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) leads (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 85.1%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 32.4%, Starbucks (SBUX) 31.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Starbucks (SBUX) returned the most: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -16.3%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) -9.1%, Starbucks (SBUX) +37.8%. Over five years, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) compounded fastest (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -7.2%/yr, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +18.5%/yr, Starbucks (SBUX) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dominos Pizza (DPZ) has the highest dividend yield: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 2.26%, Starbucks (SBUX) 2.26%. Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Starbucks (SBUX) has been the steadiest (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 32.7%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 43.8%, Starbucks (SBUX) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DPZ, LKNCY and SBUX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.