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ARCO vs SBUX

Side-by-side comparison of Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (ARCO) and Starbucks Corporation (SBUX): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both ARCO and SBUX operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • SBUX is the larger of the two at $108.07B, about 62.5x ARCO ($1.73B).
  • Over the past year, ARCO is up 12.5% and SBUX is up 7.3% - ARCO leads by 5.2 points.
  • SBUX has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for ARCO).
  • SBUX has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 9 for ARCO).
PerformanceARCO+12.48%SBUX+7.30%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-09
MetricARCOSBUX
Company
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.
Starbucks Corporation
Price
$8.38+2.07%
$97.32+2.63%
Market cap
$1.73B
$108.07B
1M return
-7.10%
-7.23%
1Y return
+12.48%
+7.30%
Industry
Restaurants
Restaurants
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2011
1992
News (4w)
4
5
Recent ratings
9
25
ARCO

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. operates as a franchisee of McDonald's restaurants. The company has the exclusive right to own, operate, and grant franchises of McDonald's restaurants in 20 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas, and Venezuela. As of December 31, 2020, it operated or franchised 2,236 restaurants. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Montevideo, Uruguay.

SBUX

Starbucks Corporation

Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of specialty coffee worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas, International, and Channel Development. Its stores offer coffee and tea beverages, roasted whole bean and ground coffees, single-serve and ready-to-drink beverages, and iced tea; and various food products, such as pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch items. The company also licenses its trademarks through licensed stores, and grocery and foodservice accounts. The company offers its products under the Starbucks, Teavana, Seattle's Best Coffee, Evolution Fresh, Ethos, Starbucks Reserve, and Princi brand names. As of October 29, 2020, it operated approximately 32,000 stores. Starbucks Corporation was founded in 1971 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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