SBUX vs QSR vs CMG Stock Comparison

Starbucks, Restaurant Brands International and Chipotle Mexican Grill Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SBUX Starbucks Corp
$103.04 +8.6% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$117.90B
P/E
59.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.34B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
$27.98 -10.7% 1M -31.9% 1Y
Market cap
$36.81B
P/E
25.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.42B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International 5, Starbucks 4, Chipotle Mexican Grill 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSBUXQSRCMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.90B $25.91B $36.81B SBUX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 59.5x 20.4x 25.9x QSR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.9x 18.7x 26.1x QSR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +6.5% +7.3% CMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 13.1% 11.4% QSR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.4% 12.1% — SBUX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 4.2x — SBUX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.1% +9.8% -31.9% SBUX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +5.4%/yr -4.7%/yr QSR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 24.9% 44.8% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 52/100 64/100 CMG

Percentile Scorecard

SBUXQSRCMG

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

AxisSBUXQSRCMG
Valuation 6 #47 of 50 45 #28 of 50 25 #38 of 50
Growth 17 #39 of 47 63 #18 of 47 41 #28 of 47
Profitability 69 #15 of 46 67 #16 of 46 91 #5 of 46
Financial Health 42 #30 of 51 30 #36 of 51 64 #19 of 51
Shareholder Returns 34 #22 of 33 56 #15 of 33 100 #1 of 33
Overall 34 52 64
  • SBUX ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CMG ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSBUXQSRCMGSPY
1 month +8.6%+3.3%-10.7% -0.2%
3 months -0.1%-1.1%-16.5% +3.9%
6 months +5.9%-5.4%-14.9% +8.2%
Year to date +22.4%+8.5%-24.4% +12.9%
1 year +18.1%+9.8%-31.9% +12.3%
3 years +12.0%+12.3%-25.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.8%+4.0%-9.5% +23.3%
5 years -9.0%+30.2%-21.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.9%+5.4%-4.7% +10.9%
10 years +92.3%+70.6%+279.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.8%+5.5%+14.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSBUXQSRCMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%24.9%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.0%25.7%50.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.040.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.660.39-0.71 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-27.5%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.1%-9.4%-31.9% -1.2%
52-week high $108.55$81.67$41.06 $779.14
52-week low $79.60$65.69$27.51 $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.

MultipleSBUXQSRCMG
P/E now vs peer median 59.2xmedian 20.6x 20.2xmedian 20.6x 25.2xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 13.3x 13.0xmedian 13.3x 15.8xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 17.3x 15.8xmedian 17.3x 22.6xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median -15.3xmedian 3.1x 4.8xmedian 3.1x 16.1xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -3.08median 1.07 2.68median 1.07 2.21median 1.07

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 monthsSBUXQSRCMG
Revenue $38.34B $9.70B $12.42B
Gross profit – $5.24B –
Operating income $2.98B $2.61B $1.82B
Net income $1.98B $1.70B $1.42B
Free cash flow $3.64B $1.63B $1.57B
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $2.77 $1.11
Cash & equivalents $3.45B $1.06B $228.20M
Total debt $13.28B $13.29B –
Shares (diluted) 1.14B 460.00M 1.28B
Enterprise value $105.53B $21.47B $32.79B

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
MetricSBUXQSRCMG
P/E 59.2x 20.2x 25.2x
P/FCF 32.3x 15.8x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 23.6x 13.6x 15.2x
P/S 3.1x 2.7x 2.8x
P/B -15.3x 4.8x 16.1x
P/Tangible book -15.0x -4.7x 16.1x
EV/EBITDA 27.4x 13.0x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 42.7x 14.6x 19.1x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 3.9x 2.8x
EV/FCF 34.9x 23.3x 22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.5x 20.0x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.08 2.68 2.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSBUXQSRCMG
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 6.5% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 12.7% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.9% 22.3% -5.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.8% 11.0% 8.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -24.7% 41.5% -7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 4.4% 8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -24.9% 47.2% -2.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 7.5% 11.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.7% 19.9% 11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 13.3% 9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 61.6% 20.5% 7.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 11.2% 7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSBUXQSRCMG
Gross margin – 54.0% –
EBITDA margin 12.1% 30.3% 17.7%
Operating margin 7.8% 26.9% 14.7%
Pretax margin 8.0% 21.7% 15.0%
Net margin 5.2% 13.1% 11.4%
FCF margin 9.5% 16.8% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 19.6% 18.7%
Return on equity – 31.8% 61.6%
Return on assets 6.7% 6.8% 16.1%
Return on invested capital 31.4% 12.1% –
Return on capital employed 15.3% 11.5% 24.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.4x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSBUXQSRCMG
Debt / assets 46.9% 53.1% –
Debt / equity -1.7x 2.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 4.2x –
Debt / FCF 3.6x 8.1x –
Liabilities / assets 127.1% 78.4% 75.2%
Equity / assets -27.1% 21.6% 24.8%
Interest coverage 5.4x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.14 1.64 5.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSBUXQSRCMG
Dividend yield 2.4% 3.5% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.5% 7.9%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.9% 7.9%
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.

ConsensusSBUXQSRCMG
Forward P/E 41.9xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.46FY2026 $3.96FY2026 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.5%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% +8.1% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.66BFY2026 $10.27BFY2026 $13.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.1%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% -10.0% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSBUXQSRCMG
Held by institutions 85.6% 92.2% 89.5%
Institutions holding 2,400 575 1,197
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +6.5% +0.3%
Institutions buying 1,097 319 510
Institutions selling 991 165 527
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.93 0.97

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.

SBUXQSRCMG
SBUX 1.00 0.38 0.34
QSR 0.38 1.00 0.29
CMG 0.34 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SBUX, QSR and CMG?

Starbucks (SBUX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Starbucks (SBUX) $117.90B, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $25.91B, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) $36.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, SBUX, QSR and CMG?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Starbucks (SBUX) 59.5x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 20.4x, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 25.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is cheapest (Starbucks (SBUX) 41.9x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.7x, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 26.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Starbucks (SBUX) +4.5%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +6.5%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has the highest net margin (Starbucks (SBUX) 5.2%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.1%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Starbucks (SBUX) leads (Starbucks (SBUX) 31.4%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Starbucks (SBUX) returned the most: Starbucks (SBUX) +18.1%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +9.8%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -31.9%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) compounded fastest (Starbucks (SBUX) -1.9%/yr, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.4%/yr, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has been the steadiest (Starbucks (SBUX) 27.6%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 24.9%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SBUX, QSR and CMG?

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 (QSR) leads on 5. 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.