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Brian Niccol has only been CEO of Starbucks since September 2024, but during that time, he has accomplished a lot.<\/p>\n
His turnaround strategy, entitled “Back to Starbucks,” resulted in four consecutive quarters of positive global sales growth, including a 7.9% year-over-year increase in same-store sales in the fiscal third quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n
In addition, more than 1,000 Starbucks cafes have been remodeled to restore the warm and welcoming “third place” atmosphere envisioned by longtime CEO Howard Schultz. The company also invested more than $500 million in additional staff and increased employee benefits, including doubling parental leave, which contributed to lower employee turnover.<\/p>\n
Niccol has a long history of corporate turnarounds, transforming Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Chipotle from struggling chains into smart, digitally streamlined success stories.<\/p>\n
That track record helped him land a lucrative compensation package at Starbucks. <\/p>\n
Here’s a closer look at how many SBUX shares he owns in 2026, how much they’re worth, and how much company ownership they represent. <\/p>\n
How much of Starbucks does Brian Niccol own? <\/p>\n
According to his September 10, 2026 SEC Form 4 filing, Niccol owns approximately 428,697 shares of Starbucks. That stake represents less than 0.04% of Starbucks’ outstanding shares. <\/p>\n
The filing also disclosed that Starbucks had withheld 56,267 shares to cover tax obligations when Niccol’s restricted stock units vested, but those shares were not sold on the open market.<\/p>\n
Given SBUX’s October 27 closing price of $103.04, and assuming Niccol’s holdings remain unchanged since this filing, his shares are worth approximately $44.2 million as of this article’s last update. <\/p>\n
Is Niccol the largest individual shareholder of Starbucks?<\/p>\n
Not by a long shot. Based on publicly reported holdings, the company’s largest individual shareholder is its longtime former CEO, Howard Schultz, who acquired the business in 1987 and transformed the small Seattle coffee chain into the global powerhouse it is today.<\/p>\n
According to Starbucks’ 2024 Proxy Statement, Schultz owned 21,795,538 shares — that’s more than 50 times the number of shares Niccol reported owning. Still, that’s only about a 1.9% stake in the company. <\/p>\n
Related: How much SBUX stock does Starbucks’ former CEO Howard Schultz own?<\/p>\n
How much SBUX stock does Niccol get as part of his compensation package? <\/p>\n
Just four months after he became CEO, The Wall Street Journal reported that Niccol had already been awarded $96 million in compensation. That figure included $61,538 in salary, a $5 million bonus, and $90 million in stock awards. The publication noted that those stock awards largely replaced the value of the Chipotle shares he forfeited when he left the burrito chain.<\/p>\n
Niccol didn’t even have to move to Seattle to run Starbucks, either. The Journal reported that Niccol resides in California and commutes to Starbucks’ headquarters via the company’s corporate jet. His air travel expenses during the company’s fiscal 2024 amounted to $72,398, and his temporary housing bill totaled $143,567.<\/p>\n
By the way, Niccol’s total compensation for fiscal 2024 was 6,666 times that of the median-wage, part-time Starbucks barista.<\/p>\n
Related: How much DELL stock does founder & CEO Michael Dell actually own?<\/p>\n
Starbucks’ largest institutional shareholders<\/p>\n
Starbucks’ biggest shareholders are institutional investors. The Vanguard Group is the largest, with a 10% stake in the company, or 113,888,463 shares, according to the company’s 2026 Proxy Statement.<\/p>\n
More on CEO wealth:<\/p>\n
Steve Jobs’ net worth: How rich Apple’s founder could have been<\/p>\n
Warren Buffett’s net worth: A look at his fortune in retirement<\/p>\n
Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth: How the Facebook founder hit $200 billion<\/p>\n
Its second-largest institutional shareholder is Capital Research Global Investors, which holds 6.7% of the company, or 76,686,152 shares.<\/p>\n
Capital World Investors also owns a 6.6% stake, at 75,625,746 shares.<\/p>\n
That’s a lot of Frappuccinos.<\/p>\n
Related: How much MSFT stock does Microsoft founder Bill Gates actually own?<\/p>\n
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