Starbucks Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

Starbucks's competitors and similar companies include Dunkin' Donuts, Whitbread and Subway.

	Starbucks Starbucks is a company that operates as a marketer and retailer of coffee and food products.	Dunkin' Donuts Dunkin' Donuts (also known as Dunkin's Brands Group) is a chain of coffee and baked goods restaurants.	Whitbread Whitbread is a large operator of hotels, restaurants and coffee shops.	Subway SUBWAY is a fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1971	Founding Date 1950	Founding Date 1742	Founding Date 1965
Type	Type Public	Type Subsidiary	Type Public	Type Private
Tags	Tags Food & Beverage beverages distribution processed food	Tags Food & Beverage beverages processed food restaurant	Tags Travel & Leisure beverages hospitality hotels restaurant	Tags Food & Beverage beverages restaurant
Locations	Locations Seattle, US HQ Richmond, AU Vienna, AT Varginha, BR Toronto, CA Shanghai, CN San José, CR see more	Locations Canton, US HQ	Locations Dunstable, GB HQ London, GB	Locations Milford, US HQ
Employees	Employees 361,0005% decrease	Employees 21,6651% increase	Employees 31,613	Employees 108,7071% increase
Valuation ($)	Valuation ($) 108.4 b	Valuation ($) N/A	Valuation ($) 7.6 b	Valuation ($) N/A
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) $37.2b (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) $1.4b (FY, 2019)	Revenue (est.) £2.9b (FY, 2026)	Revenue (est.) N/A
Cost of goods	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods $155m (FY, 2019)	Cost of goods £215.1m (FY, 2026)	Cost of goods N/A
Gross profit	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit $1.2b (FY, 2019)	Gross profit £2.7b (FY, 2026)	Gross profit N/A
Net income	Net income N/A	Net income $242m (FY, 2019)	Net income £212.9m (FY, 2026)	Net income N/A
Operating ⚠
Countries	Countries 86 (Q3, 2023)	Countries N/A	Countries N/A	Countries 100 (Jun, 2023)
Restaurants	Restaurants N/A	Restaurants N/A	Restaurants 400 (FY, 2017)	Restaurants 37 k (Jun, 2023)