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SBUX (Starbucks) Tariff Resilience Score : 5/10 (As of Jul. 20, 2025)


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What is Starbucks Tariff Resilience Score?

Starbucks has the Tariff Resilience Score of 5, which implies that the company might have Average Resilient.

Starbucks has Starbucks has a global supply chain, sourcing coffee beans internationally. It faces tariff risks on imports but mitigates through diversified sourcing and strong brand pricing power. Previous tariffs have impacted costs, but strategic supplier relationships and market presence help manage risks.

Tariff Resilience Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to measure a company's exposure to international trade tariffs, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as global supply chain dependencies, manufacturing locations versus sales markets, import / export balance and percentage of revenue, and more.

The company's exposure to international trade tariffs based on these criteria:

1. Global supply chain dependencies
2. Manufacturing locations versus sales markets
3. Import/export balance and percentage of revenue
4. Historical impact from previous tariff changes
5. Available mitigation strategies (alternative suppliers, pricing power)
6. Industry-specific tariff exemptions or vulnerabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Starbucks might have Average Resilient.


Competitive Comparison of Starbucks's Tariff Resilience Score

For the Restaurants subindustry, Starbucks's Tariff Resilience Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Tariff Resilience Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Starbucks's Tariff Resilience Score Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Starbucks's Tariff Resilience Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Starbucks's Tariff Resilience Score falls into.


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Starbucks  (NAS:SBUX) Tariff Resilience Score Explanation

The Tariff Resilience Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the most resilient. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 3 categories:

Tariff Resilience Score Resilience Level
7 - 10Highly Resilient
4 - 6Average Resilient
0 - 3Highly Vulnerable

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Starbucks Business Description

Address
2401 Utah Avenue South, Seattle, WA, USA, 98134
Starbucks is one of the most widely recognized restaurant brands in the world, operating more than 40,000 stores across more than 80 countries as of the end of fiscal 2024. The firm operates in three segments: North America, international markets, and channel development (grocery and ready-to-drink beverage). The coffee chain generates revenue from company-operated stores, royalties, sales of equipment and products to license partners, ready-to-drink beverages, packaged coffee sales, and single-serve products.
Executives
Sara Kelly officer: evp, chief partner officer 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98134
Rachel Ruggeri officer: evp, cfo 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, #800, SEATTLE WA 98134
Jorgen Vig Knudstorp director 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98134
Michael Aaron Conway officer: group president International 18 LOVETON CIRCLE, SPARKS MD 21152
Wei Zhang director RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION, 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Bradley E Lerman officer: evp, general counsel MEDTRONIC, INC., 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MSLC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Beth Ford director C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY SCHOLASTIC CORP, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Zabrina Jenkins officer: Interim evp, general counsel C/O RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT CORP., 11250 EL CAMINO REAL. SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Clara Shih director 2401 UTAH AVE S, # 800, SEATTLE WA 98134
Laxman Narasimhan officer: ceo-elect PEPSICO, INC., 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Mellody L Hobson director C/O TELLABS, 1415 W DIEHL RD, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Allison Richard E Jr director 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DR, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Howard D Schultz director, officer: chairman, president and ceo 2401 UTAH AVE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98134
Angela Lis officer: evp, chief partner officer 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, EX6, SEATTLE WA 98134
Kevin R Johnson director 2401 UTAH AVE. S, SUITE 800, SEATTLE WA 98134