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Coffee chain

1 breakdown and 2 tracked deals in this sector, compiled from public reporting.

Disclosed value counts only deals where a figure was made public. Most private equity transactions never are, so treat this as a floor, not a total.

The breakdowns

• Oct 24, 2026

  How Does Starbucks Make Money, and Where Does Each Dollar Go?

  How Starbucks makes money: of every $1 in fiscal 2025, about 46¢ ran the stores, 31¢ bought coffee, milk, food and cups, and about 8¢ was operating profit.

Who is buying

The deals

1. 1987$3.8M

   Starbucks

   Acquisition

   CompletedSeattleHistoryLink — Starbucks: The Early Years
2. 2026-03-30$4B

   Starbucks China (60% stake)

   Majority stake sale / joint venture · Boyu Capital

   CompletedChinaStarbucks 10-Q — Q3 fiscal 2026

Compiled from public reporting. Not investment advice.