COMPARE · Data as of August 24, 2026
EXPE vs SBUX
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. EXPE scored 67.9, SBUX scored 47.4 — EXPE leads.
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EXPE
Expedia Group, Inc.
67.9
$339.13 · $40.7B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
20.5
EXPE leads
SBUX
Starbucks Corporation
47.4
$107.49 · $122.5B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestEXPE20.2x
- Fastest growthEXPE+12.0%
- Highest qualityEXPE85 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueEXPE-44%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
EXPE
stronger →← stronger
SBUX
85
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
58
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
66
74
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
28
EXPE is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
EXPE
SBUX
$4.5bB
FCF
$3.6bB
+12.0%B
Rev
+4.5%C+
2.30C
D/E
—
20.2xB
P/E
61.8xD
1.00B+
PEG
1.30B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
EXPE
SBUX
44% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
53% above
~-4%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~23%/yr
+52%
1-yr DCF upside
-48%
+78%
5-yr DCF upside
-35%
+124%
10-yr DCF upside
-10%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
EXPE
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Raising its dividend
- Durable high returns
- Cyclical growth
SBUX
The companies
EXPEExpedia Group, Inc.
Why now
Travel Services · market cap $40.7b. Trading near 52-week high of $341.09 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. Revenue growing +12%, comfortably above the S&P median. 35 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $336.23 (implying -1% upside).
Moat
Net margin 13% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income — non-cash charges (depreciation, intangible amortization) are holding down GAAP earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
D/E 2.30 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Trading within 1% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction.
SBUXStarbucks Corporation
Why now
Restaurants · market cap $122.5b. Trading near 52-week high of $110.51 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. 31 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $112.23 (implying +4% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 184% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined. $122.5b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
Trailing P/E 61.8x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating. Trading within 3% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. ROE -26% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where EXPE and SBUX diverge
On the headline score the gap is 20.5 points in favor of EXPE. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- ValueEXPE 74.0 · SBUX 27.7EXPE +46.3
- QualityEXPE 84.7 · SBUX 57.9EXPE +26.8
- GrowthEXPE 50.0 · SBUX 66.2SBUX +16.2
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.