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Starbucks is slowly but surely pushing its stock into the upper echelon of dividend payers. Consistent dividend growth isn't necessarily an indication that the underlying company is performing well, however.

Starbucks (SBUX) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Starbucks remains in a challenging turnaround, with no clear drivers for profitable growth acceleration ahead of FY27. SBUX trades at a premium 32x FY27 P/E, despite industry headwinds, low-single-digit growth, and operating margins near record lows. Niccol's leadership halted loyalty declines and improved comparable sales, but margin sacrifices raise sustainability questions.

A dividend raise signals board confidence in future cash flow, but four recent raises from utilities, a coffee giant, and a fast food empire hide very different levels of safety underneath the headline numbers.

Starbucks became too transactional, eroding its brand and its role as a “third place.” Starbucks's turnaround is showing measurable signs of progress.

PepsiCo manages a globally diversified portfolio of convenient snacks and beverage brands. Starbucks operates a massive global retail footprint and maintains a dominant premium coffee brand.