92% — Will Starbucks Corporation report Above 41200 total global stores in Q3 2026 Leader: Above 41200 at 92% · Kalshi 92% · 9 contracts · $59 volume · medium confidence Updated 2026-06-26 13:13:40 UTC Tracks the leading outcome in a winner-take-all prediction market set with 9 outcomes. Why this matters: This probability reflects market confidence that Starbucks will operate at least 41,200 locations globally by the third quarter of 2026. The 90% probability suggests traders expect continued store expansion to reach this threshold, with the company's recent growth trajectory and expansion plans supporting the higher outcome. Key drivers include Starbucks' capital allocation priorities, international market penetration rates, and whether any store closures or slower-than-expected openings occur. The resolution will depend on Starbucks' official Q3 2026 earnings report, expected in late July or early August 2026, which will disclose exact store counts by geography and format. Related markets show traders are less confident about comparable transaction growth targets, with above-4% comps trading significantly lower than the store count question, suggesting execution risk around same-store sales remains a concern despite expansion optimism. Key factors: - Starbucks' reported store count at end of Q2 2026 and historical quarterly net unit growth rates (typically 3-5% annually) - Capital expenditure guidance and management's public commitments regarding store openings versus closures for 2026 - Performance of key expansion markets (China, international markets) which represent the majority of planned unit growth - Whether any macro headwinds (economic slowdown, real estate constraints, labor costs) materially alter the company's expansion timeline - The comparable transaction growth outcomes, as weak same-store sales could trigger strategic pauses or closures affecting total unit count Contracts: - Will Starbucks Corporation report Above 41200 total global stores in Q3 2026?: Above 41200 — 92¢ Kalshi $5 (weight 9%) - Will Starbucks Corporation report Above 2% company comparable transactions growth in Q3 2026?: Above 2% — 89¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%) - Will Starbucks Corporation report Above 3% company comparable transactions growth in Q3 2026?: Above 3% — 82¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%) - Will Starbucks Corporation report Above 41300 total global stores in Q3 2026?: Above 41300 — 70¢ Kalshi $1 (weight 1%) - Will Starbucks Corporation report Above 4% company comparable transactions growth in Q3 2026?: Above 4% — 60¢ Kalshi $5 (weight 9%) - Will Starbucks Corporation report Above 5% company comparable transactions growth in Q3 2026?: Above 5% — 24¢ Kalshi $48 (weight 81%) - Will Starbucks Corporation report Above 41400 total global stores in Q3 2026?: Above 41400 — 20¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%) - Will Starbucks Corporation report Above 41500 total global stores in Q3 2026?: Above 41500 — 5¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 0%) - ... and 1 more --- ## Methodology SimpleFunctions aggregates live YES-side prices from Kalshi and Polymarket contracts bound to this question. For binary topics the headline is the liquidity-weighted mid-price (weight = log(1 + 24h volume) × freshness, where freshness is 1.0 if updated <24h, 0.7 if <7d, 0.4 otherwise). For multi-outcome (winner-take-all) topics the headline is the current leader's price — disjoint outcomes are never arithmetically averaged. Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours. ## SF Signal - SF Index, regime, and 30d Brier calibration are computed separately and surfaced at https://simplefunctions.dev/admin/calibration. - No SimpleFunctions index / regime / calibration signal is bound to this topic yet — the headline above is market-derived only. --- *Last verified: 2026-06-26T12:20:51.060Z* By SimpleFunctions — https://simplefunctions.dev/ Cite as: "92% per prediction markets (SimpleFunctions, June 2026)" Canonical: https://simplefunctions.dev/answer/sbux Full data: https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query?q=Will%20Starbucks%20Corporation%20report%20Above%2041200%20total%20global%20stores%20in%20Q3%202026 Provider: SimpleFunctions — https://simplefunctions.dev