LKNCY vs RSTRF vs SBUX Stock Comparison

Luckin Coffee, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership and Starbucks Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LKNCY Luckin Coffee Inc.
$31.52 -8.0% 1M -22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.93B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
SBUX Starbucks Corp
$105.51 +10.6% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$118.26B
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.91B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 4, Starbucks 2, Luckin Coffee 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLKNCYRSTRFSBUXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.93B $24.67B $118.26B SBUX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 12.5x 46.8x RSTRF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x — 42.9x LKNCY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.5% +2.0% RSTRF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 20.1% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.49% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.9% +7.2% +25.4% SBUX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.6%/yr +5.3%/yr -0.1%/yr LKNCY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 25.4% 27.5% RSTRF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 58/100 28/100 RSTRF

Percentile Scorecard

LKNCYRSTRFSBUX

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

AxisLKNCYRSTRFSBUX
Valuation 57 #22 of 50 51 #25 of 50 6 #47 of 50
Growth – 61 #19 of 47 22 #37 of 47
Profitability – 76 #12 of 46 64 #17 of 46
Financial Health 86 #8 of 51 38 #32 of 51 8 #47 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 65 #12 of 32 42 #19 of 32
Overall – 58 28
  • LKNCY ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • RSTRF 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

PeriodLKNCYRSTRFSBUXSPY
1 month -8.0%-0.5%+10.6% +0.7%
3 months -6.4%+1.8%-0.3% +3.7%
6 months -9.9%-5.8%+0.2% +7.1%
Year to date -5.9%+7.0%+25.3% +12.8%
1 year -22.9%+7.2%+25.4% +11.9%
3 years +0.7%+10.7%+13.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.2%+3.4%+4.2% +22.8%
5 years +124.8%+29.2%-0.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.6%+5.3%-0.1% +10.9%
10 years —+70.1%+97.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+5.5%+7.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLKNCYRSTRFSBUXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%25.4%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%71.4%24.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.110.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.280.92 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-27.5%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-14.4%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $40.90$86.00$108.55 $779.14
52-week low $27.67$68.05$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.

MultipleLKNCYRSTRFSBUX
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 21.0x 12.5xmedian 21.0x 47.6xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.1x 2.5xmedian 1.1x 3.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.8x 12.5xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 17.6x 15.6xmedian 17.6x 29.7xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.4x 4.5xmedian 3.4x -15.7xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 0.85median 0.93 -3.20median 0.93

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 monthsLKNCYRSTRFSBUX
Revenue – $9.78B $37.91B
Gross profit – $5.30B –
Operating income – $2.64B $3.69B
Net income – $1.97B –
Free cash flow – $1.58B –
EPS (diluted) – $5.87 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $327.91M $974.00M $3.68B
Total debt – $13.27B –
Shares (diluted) 321.02M 335.00M 1.14B
Enterprise value $9.02B $20.46B $118.26B

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
MetricLKNCYRSTRFSBUX
P/E 19.7x 12.5x 47.6x
P/FCF 17.2x 15.6x 29.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.2x 24.1x
P/S 1.2x 2.5x 3.2x
P/B 3.8x 4.5x -15.7x
P/Tangible book 3.8x -4.6x -15.3x
EV/EBITDA – 12.5x –
EV/EBIT – 14.0x –
EV/Revenue – 3.8x 3.2x
EV/FCF – 23.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.8x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.85 -3.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLKNCYRSTRFSBUX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.5% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 19.1% 25.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% -14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 53.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 54.2% 35.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.8% -14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.6% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.5% -6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLKNCYRSTRFSBUX
Gross margin – 54.2% –
EBITDA margin – 30.4% –
Operating margin – 27.0% –
Pretax margin – 21.9% –
Net margin – 20.1% –
FCF margin – 16.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 19.1% 13.2%
Return on equity – 36.1% –
Return on assets – 7.8% 8.9%
Return on invested capital – 13.7% –
Return on capital employed – 11.6% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLKNCYRSTRFSBUX
Debt / assets – 52.5% –
Debt / equity – 2.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.1x –
Debt / FCF – 8.4x –
Liabilities / assets 48.4% 78.1% 127.0%
Equity / assets 51.6% 21.9% -27.0%
Interest coverage – 5.3x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLKNCYRSTRFSBUX
Dividend yield – 3.5% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 3.5% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusLKNCYRSTRFSBUX
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 – 42.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.16FY2026 – $2.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 – +15.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.2% – +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.64BFY2026 – $35.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.7%FY2026 – -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.8% – +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLKNCYRSTRFSBUX
Held by institutions 0.0% – 85.6%
Institutions holding 9 – 2,402
Change in shares held, QoQ +880.6% – +4.9%
Institutions buying 5 – 1,098
Institutions selling 0 – 992
Buyers to sellers – – 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.

LKNCYRSTRFSBUX
LKNCY 1.00 0.02 0.18
RSTRF 0.02 1.00 0.05
SBUX 0.18 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LKNCY, RSTRF and SBUX?

Starbucks (SBUX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) $9.93B, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) $24.67B, Starbucks (SBUX) $118.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, LKNCY, RSTRF and SBUX?

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 19.7x, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 12.5x, Starbucks (SBUX) 46.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) is cheapest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 14.6x, Starbucks (SBUX) 42.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +5.5%, Starbucks (SBUX) +2.0%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Starbucks (SBUX) returned the most: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) -22.9%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +7.2%, Starbucks (SBUX) +25.4%. Over five years, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) compounded fastest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +17.6%/yr, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +5.3%/yr, Starbucks (SBUX) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 0.00%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 3.49%, Starbucks (SBUX) 0.00%. Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) and Starbucks (SBUX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) has been the steadiest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 43.3%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 25.4%, Starbucks (SBUX) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LKNCY, RSTRF 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, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) leads on 4. 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.