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Starbucks8-K: Debt refinancing

Starbucks spends over $1.3B in cash to repurchase outstanding senior notes

What happened

The company completed a cash tender offer, using significant capital to retire various series of its notes. This large cash outlay to optimize its balance sheet indicates financial strength and access to capital for strategic initiatives.

Source

SEC EDGARMay 20, 2026

Current report (Form 8-K)

Starbucks 8-K

Filing excerpt

On May 20, 2026, Starbucks Corporation (the “Company”) completed the settlement of its previously announced cash tender offers to purchase certain series of the Company’s notes (the “Tender Offers”).

sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829224/000082922426000094/sbux-20260520.htmRead the full source

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From the Signal API record
Signal
8-K: Debt refinancing

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Form
8-K
Fiscal year end
05/20
Filed
May 20, 2026

The full record

From the Signal API record

Numbers

Dollar figure
$1.3B (Total purchase price, including interest, for repurchasing multiple series of outstanding senior notes.)

Details

CIK
829224
Accession number
0000829224-26-000094
Timeframe
Immediate
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Capital available or pressure
Signal category
Financial

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Neutral
Detected
May 26, 2026
signal_type
sec-8k
signal_subtype
debtRefinancing

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{
  "signal_id": "07674bc9-f4bf-484f-8ea8-3037251a5464",
  "signal_type": "sec-8k",
  "signal_subtype": "debtRefinancing",
  "detected_at": "2026-05-26T10:04:43.02+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Starbucks",
    "domain": "starbucks.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "detail": "The company completed a cash tender offer, using significant capital to retire various series of its notes. This large cash outlay to optimize its balance sheet indicates financial strength and access to capital for strategic initiatives.",
    "metrics": {
      "timeframe": "immediate",
      "dollar_context": "Total purchase price, including interest, for repurchasing multiple series of outstanding senior notes.",
      "dollar_millions": 1302.17
    },
    "summary": "Starbucks spends over $1.3B in cash to repurchase outstanding senior notes",
    "excerpts": "On May 20, 2026, Starbucks Corporation (the “Company”) completed the settlement of its previously announced cash tender offers to purchase certain series of the Company’s notes (the “Tender Offers”).",
    "relevance": 0.8,
    "sentiment": "neutral",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829224/000082922426000094/sbux-20260520.htm",
    "filing_date": "2026-05-20",
    "filing_year": 2026,
    "fiscal_year_end": "05/20",
    "sales_relevance": "Capital available or pressure",
    "signal_category": "financial"
  }
}

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