SBUX vs YUMC
Starbucks Corp. and Yum China Holdings, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SBUX | YUMC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $37.2B | $11.8B |
| Net income | $1.9B | $929.0M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | · | 16.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.63 | $2.51 |
| Dividend / share | $2.45 | $0.96 |
| Payout ratio | 149.3% | 38.0% |
| Free cash flow | $2.4B | $840.0M |
| Equity | $-8.1B | $5.4B |
| Net debt / equity | · | −0.09× |
| Current ratio | 0.72× | 1.05× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.6% | 7.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 14.9% | 3.5% |
SBUX bills 3.2× the revenue of YUMC, and YUMC keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (8.5% against 5.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | SBUX | YUMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $37.2B | $11.8B |
| FY2024 | $36.2B | $11.3B |
| FY2023 | $36.0B | $11.0B |
| FY2022 | $32.3B | $9.6B |
| FY2021 | $29.1B | $9.9B |
| FY2020 | $23.5B | $8.3B |
| FY2019 | $26.5B | $8.8B |
| FY2018 | $24.7B | $8.4B |
| FY2017 | $22.4B | $7.8B |
| FY2016 | $21.3B | $7.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SBUX | YUMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.9B | $929.0M |
| FY2024 | $3.8B | $911.0M |
| FY2023 | $4.1B | $827.0M |
| FY2022 | $3.3B | $442.0M |
| FY2021 | $4.2B | $990.0M |
| FY2020 | $928.3M | $784.0M |
| FY2019 | $3.6B | $713.0M |
| FY2018 | $4.5B | $708.0M |
| FY2017 | $2.9B | $398.0M |
| FY2016 | $2.8B | $498.0M |
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$25,387,400,000 | SBUX |
| FY2024 | +$24,873,200,000 | SBUX |
| FY2023 | +$24,997,600,000 | SBUX |
| FY2022 | +$22,681,300,000 | SBUX |
| FY2021 | +$19,207,600,000 | SBUX |
| FY2020 | +$15,255,000,000 | SBUX |
| FY2019 | +$17,732,600,000 | SBUX |
| FY2018 | +$16,304,500,000 | SBUX |
| FY2017 | +$14,617,800,000 | SBUX |
| FY2016 | +$14,240,900,000 | SBUX |
| FY2015 | +$12,253,700,000 | SBUX |
| FY2014 | +$9,513,800,000 | SBUX |
SBUX has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 12 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.5 pp | YUMC |
| FY2024 | +1.7 pp | SBUX |
| FY2023 | +3.3 pp | SBUX |
| FY2022 | +5.2 pp | SBUX |
| FY2021 | +4.1 pp | SBUX |
| FY2020 | −5.9 pp | YUMC |
| FY2019 | +5.1 pp | SBUX |
| FY2018 | +9.5 pp | SBUX |
| FY2017 | +7.4 pp | SBUX |
| FY2016 | +6.0 pp | SBUX |
| FY2015 | +9.7 pp | SBUX |
| FY2014 | +13.1 pp | SBUX |
The higher net margin has changed hands between SBUX and YUMC over this period.
12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SBUX's net margin has been more volatile than YUMC's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 3.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.9.
12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between SBUX and YUMC over these 12 fiscal years — SBUX led in 10 and YUMC in 2.
12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SBUX's return on equity has been more volatile than YUMC's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 37.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.1.
4 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
SBUX led in return on equity in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.