Starbucks Corporation stock (NASDAQ: SBUX) is trading slightly lower on Friday, December 19, 2025, as investors balance a “turnaround-in-progress” narrative against real-world crosscurrents: elevated coffee costs, labor disruption risk, and a still-evolving international strategy—especially in China.

As of early afternoon, Starbucks shares were $88.77, down $0.65 (-0.72%). ^[1]

Below is a full, up-to-the-minute look at the news flow, forecasts, and analyst views shaping SBUX today—plus the specific issues Wall Street is watching into 2026.

Starbucks stock price today: what’s happening with SBUX on Dec. 19, 2025?

After a strong stretch of “green shoots” optimism around CEO Brian Niccol’s operational reset, SBUX is seeing…