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Yum! Brands (YUM) Competitors

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$155.24 +0.09 (+0.06%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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YUM vs. CAKE, PZZA, WEN, ARCO, and CMG

Should you buy Yum! Brands stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Yum! Brands with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Yum! Brands include Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Papa John's International (PZZA), Wendy's (WEN), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). These companies are all part of the "retail - restrnts" industry.

How does Yum! Brands compare to Cheesecake Factory?

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) and Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Yum! Brands presently has a consensus target price of $176.22, suggesting a potential upside of 13.52%. Cheesecake Factory has a consensus target price of $64.94, suggesting a potential upside of 6.22%. 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
Yum! Brands
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Cheesecake Factory
3 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17

Yum! Brands has a net margin of 20.48% compared to Cheesecake Factory's net margin of 4.34%. Cheesecake Factory's return on equity of 43.74% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Yum! Brands20.48% -23.51% 22.95%
Cheesecake Factory 4.34%43.74%5.81%

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 13 more articles in the media than Cheesecake Factory. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Yum! Brands and 4 mentions for Cheesecake Factory. Yum! Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.41 indicating that Yum! Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Yum! Brands
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cheesecake Factory
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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 Ratio
Yum! Brands$8.21B5.21$1.56B$6.2025.04
Cheesecake Factory$3.75B0.81$148.43M$3.4217.88

Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Yum! Brands pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cheesecake Factory pays out 35.1% 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. Cheesecake Factory is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Yum! Brands beats Cheesecake Factory on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Yum! Brands compare to Papa John's International?

Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Papa John's International presently has a consensus price target of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.27%. Yum! Brands has a consensus price target of $176.22, indicating a potential upside of 13.52%. Given Papa John's International's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Papa John's International is more favorable than Yum! Brands.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Papa John's International
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.10
Yum! Brands
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Papa John's International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Papa John's International has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

Yum! Brands has a net margin of 20.48% compared to Papa John's International's net margin of 1.37%. Papa John's International's return on equity of -10.71% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Papa John's International1.37% -10.71% 5.33%
Yum! Brands 20.48%-23.51%22.95%

Papa John's International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Papa John's International pays out 221.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Yum! Brands pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Papa John's International has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Yum! Brands has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 4 more articles in the media than Papa John's International. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Yum! Brands and 13 mentions for Papa John's International. Yum! Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Papa John's International's score of -0.19 indicating that Yum! Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Papa John's International
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Yum! Brands
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Papa John's International. Yum! Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Papa John's International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Papa John's International$2.05B0.54$30.53M$0.8340.24
Yum! Brands$8.21B5.21$1.56B$6.2025.04

Summary

Yum! Brands beats Papa John's International on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Yum! Brands compare to Wendy's?

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Wendy's shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Yum! Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Wendy's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Yum! Brands pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wendy's pays out 71.8% 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 presently has a consensus target price of $176.22, suggesting a potential upside of 13.52%. Wendy's has a consensus target price of $8.56, suggesting a potential upside of 9.56%. Given Yum! Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Yum! Brands is more favorable than Wendy's.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Yum! Brands
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Wendy's
6 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.96

In the previous week, Wendy's had 15 more articles in the media than Yum! Brands. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Wendy's and 17 mentions for Yum! Brands. Yum! Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Wendy's' score of -0.13 indicating that Yum! Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Yum! Brands
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Wendy's
4 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Yum! Brands has a net margin of 20.48% compared to Wendy's' net margin of 6.77%. Wendy's' return on equity of 136.46% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Yum! Brands20.48% -23.51% 22.95%
Wendy's 6.77%136.46%3.14%

Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Wendy's. Wendy's 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 Ratio
Yum! Brands$8.21B5.21$1.56B$6.2025.04
Wendy's$2.18B0.68$165.07M$0.7810.01

Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Yum! Brands beats Wendy's on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Yum! Brands compare to Arcos Dorados?

Arcos Dorados (NYSE:ARCO) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Arcos Dorados has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

55.9% of Arcos Dorados shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Yum! Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Arcos Dorados currently has a consensus target price of $8.70, suggesting a potential downside of 0.51%. Yum! Brands has a consensus target price of $176.22, suggesting a potential upside of 13.52%. Given Yum! Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Yum! Brands is more favorable than Arcos Dorados.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Arcos Dorados
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Yum! Brands
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Arcos Dorados pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Arcos Dorados pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Yum! Brands pays out 48.4% 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. Arcos Dorados has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Yum! Brands has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Arcos Dorados is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 1 more articles in the media than Arcos Dorados. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Yum! Brands and 16 mentions for Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Yum! Brands' score of 0.81 indicating that Arcos Dorados is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Arcos Dorados
6 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Yum! Brands
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Yum! Brands has a net margin of 20.48% compared to Arcos Dorados' net margin of 4.86%. Arcos Dorados' return on equity of 10.47% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Arcos Dorados4.86% 10.47% 2.06%
Yum! Brands 20.48%-23.51%22.95%

Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados 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 Ratio
Arcos Dorados$4.68B0.39$212.12M$1.117.88
Yum! Brands$8.21B5.21$1.56B$6.2025.04

Summary

Yum! Brands beats Arcos Dorados on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Yum! Brands compare to Chipotle Mexican Grill?

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Chipotle Mexican Grill has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

91.3% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Yum! Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 6 more articles in the media than Chipotle Mexican Grill. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Yum! Brands and 11 mentions for Chipotle Mexican Grill. Yum! Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Chipotle Mexican Grill's score of 0.72 indicating that Yum! Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Chipotle Mexican Grill
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Yum! Brands
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Yum! Brands has a net margin of 20.48% compared to Chipotle Mexican Grill's net margin of 11.96%. Chipotle Mexican Grill's return on equity of 49.64% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Chipotle Mexican Grill11.96% 49.64% 16.37%
Yum! Brands 20.48%-23.51%22.95%

Yum! Brands has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chipotle Mexican Grill. Yum! Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chipotle Mexican Grill, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Chipotle Mexican Grill$11.93B3.53$1.54B$1.0930.13
Yum! Brands$8.21B5.21$1.56B$6.2025.04

Chipotle Mexican Grill presently has a consensus price target of $46.03, suggesting a potential upside of 40.17%. Yum! Brands has a consensus price target of $176.22, suggesting a potential upside of 13.52%. Given Chipotle Mexican Grill's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Chipotle Mexican Grill is more favorable than Yum! Brands.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Chipotle Mexican Grill
1 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.66
Yum! Brands
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Summary

Chipotle Mexican Grill beats Yum! Brands on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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YUM vs. The Competition

MetricYum! BrandsRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$42.76B$11.09B$27.26B$23.20B
Dividend Yield1.93%2.74%178.40%4.10%
P/E Ratio25.0424.6916.2127.82
Price / Sales5.211.634.1124.50
Price / Cash22.6014.7014.9525.12
Price / Book-5.884.285.194.74
Net Income$1.56B$392.93M$957.86M$1.07B
7 Day Performance2.00%1.12%2.08%1.45%
1 Month Performance-3.20%-2.50%-0.78%1.58%
1 Year Performance6.71%-9.08%1.97%28.44%

Yum! Brands Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
YUM
Yum! Brands
4.6227 of 5 stars
$155.24
+0.1%
$176.22
+13.5%
+6.7%$42.76B$8.21B25.0449,000
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
3.9754 of 5 stars
$59.70
+0.4%
$64.94
+8.8%
+16.3%$2.96B$3.75B17.4648,400
PZZA
Papa John's International
2.8633 of 5 stars
$32.99
-5.0%
$38.50
+16.7%
-20.9%$1.14B$2.05B39.759,400
WEN
Wendy's
3.7074 of 5 stars
$7.84
-2.2%
$8.56
+9.1%
-31.7%$1.53B$2.18B10.0514,900
ARCO
Arcos Dorados
3.6491 of 5 stars
$8.27
+1.8%
$8.70
+5.1%
+18.8%$1.71B$4.68B8.1996,782

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