Yum! Brands (YUM) Competitors $146.94 +1.76 (+1.21%) As of 03:56 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock YUM vs. CAKE, PZZA, WEN, ARCO, CMG, MCD, QSR, YUMC, SBUX, and DRIShould you be buying Yum! Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Yum! Brands include Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Papa John's International (PZZA), Wendy's (WEN), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), McDonald's (MCD), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Yum China (YUMC), Starbucks (SBUX), and Darden Restaurants (DRI). These companies are all part of the "retail - restrnts" industry. Yum! Brands vs. Its Competitors Cheesecake Factory Papa John's International Wendy's Arcos Dorados Chipotle Mexican Grill McDonald's Restaurant Brands International Yum China Starbucks Darden Restaurants Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Is CAKE or YUM a better dividend stock? Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Cheesecake Factory pays out 33.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Yum! Brands pays out 56.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Yum! Brands has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Yum! Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk and volatility, CAKE or YUM? Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CAKE or YUM? Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Cheesecake Factory. Cheesecake Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yum! Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCheesecake Factory$3.58B0.92$156.78M$3.1920.81Yum! Brands$7.55B5.41$1.49B$5.0229.27 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CAKE or YUM? 94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Yum! Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CAKE or YUM more profitable? Yum! Brands has a net margin of 18.42% compared to Cheesecake Factory's net margin of 4.33%. Cheesecake Factory's return on equity of 46.06% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cheesecake Factory4.33% 46.06% 5.98% Yum! Brands 18.42%-20.80%24.37% Does the media prefer CAKE or YUM? In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 26 more articles in the media than Yum! Brands. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 20 mentions for Yum! Brands. Yum! Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.62 indicating that Yum! Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cheesecake Factory 8 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Yum! Brands 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CAKE or YUM? Cheesecake Factory currently has a consensus target price of $60.94, suggesting a potential downside of 8.21%. Yum! Brands has a consensus target price of $159.86, suggesting a potential upside of 8.80%. Given Yum! Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Yum! Brands is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cheesecake Factory 4 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.19Yum! Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 SummaryYum! Brands beats Cheesecake Factory on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Yum! Brands News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for YUM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding YUM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart YUM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricYum! BrandsRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$40.77B$11.56B$26.57B$20.77BDividend Yield1.97%3.74%177.04%3.60%P/E Ratio29.2238.3829.9727.79Price / Sales5.412.137.4467.16Price / Cash23.1917.3854.8723.29Price / Book-5.3610.635.644.52Net Income$1.49B$400.87M$880.44M$993.24M7 Day Performance-0.53%-4.57%-4.47%-2.39%1 Month Performance-0.94%-0.88%2.87%2.20%1 Year Performance11.17%3.43%17.01%8.33% Yum! Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)YUMYum! Brands4.4155 of 5 stars$146.94+1.2%$159.86+8.8%+11.3%$40.77B$7.55B29.2240,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCAKECheesecake Factory3.9353 of 5 stars$63.91+2.0%$59.38-7.1%+65.2%$3.17B$3.58B20.0347,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpPZZAPapa John's International3.2553 of 5 stars$44.74-0.7%$51.25+14.6%+0.6%$1.46B$2.06B19.0411,400Positive NewsWENWendy's4.9792 of 5 stars$10.32-1.4%$15.63+51.4%-40.4%$1.98B$2.25B10.9814,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastARCOArcos Dorados3.9465 of 5 stars$7.21-1.2%$8.80+22.1%-27.1%$1.52B$4.47B11.0898,615Positive NewsCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.8673 of 5 stars$52.49-2.7%$61.72+17.6%-12.8%$70.73B$11.31B46.45130,504Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionMCDMcDonald's4.5136 of 5 stars$295.62-0.5%$319.72+8.2%+15.7%$211.38B$25.92B26.09150,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsQSRRestaurant Brands International4.783 of 5 stars$68.92-0.3%$75.65+9.8%-0.9%$22.59B$8.41B23.3637,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastYUMCYum China4.6601 of 5 stars$47.68+1.8%$48.70+2.1%+54.4%$17.70B$11.30B19.95351,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSBUXStarbucks4.2477 of 5 stars$92.66-1.2%$98.58+6.4%+23.6%$105.30B$36.18B33.57361,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpDRIDarden Restaurants4.7428 of 5 stars$206.89-1.3%$225.19+8.8%+38.2%$24.21B$12.08B23.30191,105Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CAKE Competitors PZZA Competitors WEN Competitors ARCO Competitors CMG Competitors MCD Competitors QSR Competitors YUMC Competitors SBUX Competitors DRI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:YUM) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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