On November 3, 2025, we announced that the Company entered into an agreement to form a joint venture with Boyu Capital to operate Starbucks retail in China. We believe this partnership marks a significant milestone in the Company’s ongoing transformation and underscores its commitment to accelerating long-term growth in China. Under the agreement, Boyu Capital acquired a 60% interest in Starbucks retail operations in China. The partial divestiture resulted in the conversion of 7,991 company-operated stores to licensed stores within our International segment. Starbucks retained a 40% interest in the joint venture and will continue to own and license the Starbucks brand and intellectual property to the new entity. Boyu Capital acquired its interest based on a cash-free, debt-free mutually agreed-upon total enterprise value of approximately $4 billion.

In the first quarter of 2026, we determined that the disposal group met the held-for-sale criteria and remained classified as held for sale as of March 29, 2026. Accordingly, we have presented the assets and liabilities of the disposal group as held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets.


	Amount
Cash and cash equivalents	$	570.0
Accounts receivable, net	63.7
Inventories	112.9
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	54.5
Property, plant and equipment, net	912.4
Operating lease, right-of-use asset	1,075.6
Deferred income taxes, net	98.0
Other long-term assets	56.3
Goodwill	2,100.0

Assets held for sale	$	5,043.4

Accounts payable	$	129.6
Accrued liabilities	119.7
Accrued payroll and benefits	106.0
Current portion of operating lease liability	226.6
Stored value card liability and current portion of deferred revenue	187.5
Short-term debt	2.5
Operating lease liability	829.3
Deferred revenue	16.4
Other long-term liabilities	68.0
Liabilities held for sale	$	1,685.6

On March 30, 2026, in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, the previously announced transaction subsequently closed for total consideration of $3.1 billion. We transitioned from recording revenues and expenses of the disposal group to recording our share of income from the joint venture, recognized as income from equity investees under the equity method of accounting, and recording revenues related to product sales and royalties. The disposal group was deconsolidated from our financial statements and will be reported as part of our licensed portfolio in the third quarter of fiscal 2026. Refer to Note 18, Subsequent Event, for further discussion.

On October 14, 2024, we acquired a 100% ownership interest in 23.5 Degrees Topco Limited, a U.K. licensed business partner, to expand our portfolio of company-operated stores and enhance the coffeehouse experience for customers. The acquisition converted 113 licensed stores to company-operated stores within our International operating segment.

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed are included in our International operating segment. Assets acquired primarily include operating lease ROU assets, intangible assets, goodwill, and property, plant and equipment. The intangible assets acquired as part of this transaction include reacquired licensee agreement rights, which will be amortized over the estimated useful life. In addition, we assumed various liabilities, primarily consisting of operating lease liabilities. The transaction was not material to our consolidated financial statements.