DE vs SBUX: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Deere & Company and Starbucks Corporation โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-23.
Deere & Company ยท Industrials
$703.12
-12.2% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C High Quality
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Starbucks Corporation ยท Consumer Cyclical
$96.67
+12.3% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C
QuantHub Verdict
SBUX has more upside to fair value (+12.3%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric DE SBUX
Current Price $703.12 $96.67
Fair Value Estimate $616.99 $108.52
Upside to Fair Value -12.2% +12.3%
Market Cap $189.8B $110.2B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 22.1x 22.0x
Price / Sales 4.0x 2.9x
Price / FCF 49.1x 30.4x
Revenue Growth YoY +7.0% -1.4%
Gross Margin 35.7% 31.7%
Operating Margin 19.0% 9.4%
Return on Equity 18.1% -24.3%
Dividend Yield 0.92% 2.57%
FCF Yield 2.04% 3.29%
Analyst Consensus Buy Buy
Investment Thesis
DE โ€” Deere & Company
Deere & Company is a 1837-founded global manufacturer of agricultural, turf, and construction equipment organized across Production and Precision Agriculture, Small Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services, employing roughly 73,100 people under CEO John C. May. Business quality is high on franchise strength but currently strained by the large-agriculture cycle: TTM โ€ฆ
SBUX โ€” Starbucks Corporation
Starbucks is the world's largest specialty coffee retailer, operating company-owned and licensed coffeehouses across North America, International, and Channel Development segments, with a brand that has historically supported premium pricing and global scale. The business quality is currently strained: revenue declined 1.4% year over year in the most recent quarter, TTM operating margin is 9.4%, โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric DE SBUX
Zone Low $462.74 $81.39
Zone High $524.44 $92.24
In Buy Zone? No No
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