Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) receives a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) and flashes a Red SELL / AVOID warning (68/100 RQD Confidence). Our SEC filing scanner spotted paper earnings outpacing real operating cash flow (-28.5% (NI vs OCF)) while unpaid customer invoices grew—a classic sign to step aside until cash flow catches up.
Warning: Paper profits outpaced real cash collected while unpaid invoices rose—classic earnings quality red flag.
Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.
Our SEC fine-print scanner flagged elevated accounting or executive-hedging risk combined with interest-rate headwinds.
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24.1% ROIC with 41.0% gross margin and 2.03% FCF yield.
Flagged cash-conversion divergence or elevated filing risk disclosures.
Put/Call 0.80x with 22/40 institutional & insider flow.
- ✓Strong cash generator (41% profit margin)—profits are backed by real money, not accounting tricks.
- !Headline earnings grew much faster than real operating cash flow—watch out for profit revisions.
- !Priced at 65x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter.
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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
vs. +2.8% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
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Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) currently earns a Roarable Rating of D (Sell — SELL) with 68/100 RQD Confidence. Accounting Warning: Paper earnings outpaced operating cash flow (-28.5% (NI vs OCF)) as receivables rose.
What is SBUX's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?
SBUX's 12-month base price target is $110.26 (range $86 to $130.11), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.