SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 01, 2026--
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.62 per share of outstanding Common Stock. The dividend will be payable in cash on August 28, 2026, to shareholders of record on August 14, 2026.
About Starbucks
Since 1971, Starbucks Coffee Company has been committed to responsibly sourcing and roasting high-quality arabica coffee. Today, with a global footprint of more than 41,000 company-operated and licensed coffeehouses and a growing presence in consumer-packaged goods, we are the world's premier purveyor of specialty coffee. Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding principles, we bring the unique Starbucks Experience to life for every customer through every cup. To share in the experience, please visit us in our stores or online at about.starbucks.com or www.starbucks.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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-- our ability to preserve, grow, and leverage our brands;
-- the impact of our brand, marketing, promotional, advertising, and
pricing strategies, platforms, reformulations, innovations, or customer
experience initiatives or investments;
-- the costs and risks associated with, and the successful and timely
execution and effects of, our existing and any future business
opportunities, expansions, initiatives, strategies, investments, and
plans, including our "Back to Starbucks" strategy and our restructuring
plan;
-- the costs and risks associated with, and the successful execution and
effects of, strategic changes to our ownership and operating structure,
including as a result of acquisitions, divestitures, other strategic
transactions or entry into joint ventures, including our joint venture
with respect to Starbucks retail operations in China;
-- our ability to align our investment efforts with our strategic goals;
-- evolving consumer preferences, demand, consumption, or spending
behavior, reduction in discretionary spending and price increases, and
our ability to anticipate or react to these changes;
-- the ability of our business partners, suppliers, and third-party
providers to fulfill their responsibilities and commitments and our
reliance on certain key business partners and suppliers;
-- the potential negative effects of food or beverage safety incidents, or
product recalls, including any perceived association of our products or
brands with such incidents;
-- our ability to open new stores and efficiently maintain the
attractiveness of our existing stores and manage related costs;
-- our heavy reliance on the financial performance of our North America
operating segment and our dependence on the performance and growth of
certain international markets;
-- our ability to operate and successfully expand our footprint in
international markets, which is influenced by factors distinct from our
North America operating segment;
-- inherent risks of operating a global business, including changing
conditions in our markets; local factors affecting store openings,
protectionist trade or foreign investment policies, such as tariffs and
import/export regulations; economic or trade sanctions; compliance with
local laws and other regulations; and local labor policies and conditions,
including labor strikes and work stoppages;
-- higher costs, lower quality, or unavailability of coffee, dairy, cocoa,
energy, water, raw materials, or product ingredients and related
volatility;
-- the ability of our supply chain to meet current or future business
needs and our ability to scale and improve our forecasting, planning,
production, and logistics management;
-- the potential impact on our supply chain and operations of adverse
weather conditions, natural disasters, or significant increases in
logistics costs;
-- a worsening in the terms and conditions upon which we engage with our
manufacturers and source suppliers;
-- the impact of unfavorable macroeconomic conditions and other factors,
including economic slowdowns or recessions, rising real estate costs,
supply chain disruptions, climate change and extreme weather events,
inflation and interest rate fluctuations, government shutdowns, labor
unrest, geopolitical instability, disruptions in credit markets and
foreign current exchange rate volatility;
-- failure to meet market expectations for our financial performance or
any announced guidance and the impact thereof;
-- failure to attract or retain key executive or partner talent;
-- changes in the availability and cost of labor, including any union
organizing efforts and our responses to such efforts;
-- the impact of, and our ability to respond to, substantial competition
from new entrants, consolidations by competitors, and other competitive
activities, such as pricing actions (including price reductions,
promotions, discounting, couponing, or free goods); marketing, category
expansion, product introductions; or entry or expansion in our geographic
markets;
-- evolving corporate governance and public disclosure regulations and
expectations;
-- the potential impact of activist shareholder actions or tactics;
-- failure to comply with applicable laws and complex and changing legal
and regulatory requirements, including in privacy and data protection;
-- the impact or likelihood of significant legal disputes and proceedings
or government investigations;
-- the unauthorized access, use, theft, or destruction of our data, or of
our proprietary or confidential information and the impact thereof;
-- potential negative effects of, and our ability to respond to, a
material failure, inadequacy, or interruption of our information
technology systems or those of our third-party business partners or
service providers, or failure to comply with data protection laws; and
-- our ability to adequately protect our intellectual property or
adequately ensure that we are not infringing the intellectual property of
others.
In addition, many of the foregoing risks and uncertainties are, or could be, exacerbated by any worsening of the global business and economic environment, and new risks periodically emerge. A forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of future events or circumstances, and those future events or circumstances may not occur. Actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. We are under no obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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CONTACT: Starbucks Contact, Investor Relations:
Catherine Park
investorrelations@starbucks.com
Starbucks Contact, Media:
Emily Albright
press@starbucks.com
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July 01, 2026 16:05 ET