LKNCY vs SBUX vs DPZ Stock Comparison

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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
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

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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

LKNCYSBUXDPZ

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureLKNCYSBUXDPZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%27.7%32.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.4%24.7%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.430.570.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.211.36-0.50 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-40.2%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%0.0%-22.3% -1.6%
52-week high $40.30$109.70$438.42 $779.14
52-week low $27.67$79.60$283.03 $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.

MultipleLKNCYSBUXDPZ
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 22.2x 63.1xmedian 22.2x 18.5xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 3.3xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 14.2x 29.0xmedian 14.2x 14.5xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 18.0x 34.3xmedian 18.0x 17.6xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 3.1x -16.3xmedian 3.1x -2.8xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.94median 0.94 -3.28median 0.94 2.38median 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 monthsLKNCYSBUXDPZ
Revenue $8.56B $38.34B $5.07B
Gross profit $5.21B – $2.03B
Operating income $943.76M $2.98B $999.84M
Net income $642.83M $1.98B $609.38M
Free cash flow $1.20B $3.64B $635.69M
EPS (diluted) $1.94 $1.73 $18.40
Cash & equivalents $1.13B $3.45B $229.04M
Total debt $484.28M $13.28B $4.89B
Shares (diluted) 321.02M 1.14B 33.11M
Enterprise value $6.23B $112.69B $10.45B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLKNCYSBUXDPZ
Dividend yield – 2.3% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 3.3%
Shareholder yield – 2.2% 5.6%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

LKNCYSBUXDPZ
LKNCY 1.00 0.21 0.07
SBUX 0.21 1.00 0.27
DPZ 0.07 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LKNCY, SBUX and DPZ?

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

Which stock is cheaper, LKNCY, SBUX and DPZ?

Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 17.8x, Starbucks (SBUX) 63.1x, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) is cheapest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 16.1x, Starbucks (SBUX) 36.7x, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 19.2x). 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: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +33.7%, Starbucks (SBUX) +4.5%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.