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Yum! Brands vs McDonald's

Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: YUM · MCD

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1-year performance, rebased to 100

YUM -5.0%MCD -21.3%
McDonald's edges it on the scoreable measures. McDonald's pays the highest dividend yield; McDonald's earns the most per share.
YUMMCD
Snapshot
SectorRestaurantsRestaurants
Last price140.35230.88
Change today+0.36%-0.68%
1-year return-2.5%-20.1%
Market cap$38.30B$163.38B
52-week range134.26 – 169.29229.20 – 335.18
Valuation
P/E (TTM)17.6818.76
P/E percentile, own 5-yr range0th0th
P/B-5.39-159.67
Dividend yield2.08%3.18%
Profitability & growth
EPS (TTM)5.5511.95
Net profit (TTM)$1.51B$8.46B
Revenue (TTM)$8.72B$27.70B
Revenue growth (YoY)+12.3%+3.8%
Gross margin45.3%57.4%
Operating margin30.4%45.7%
Net margin25.4%31.7%
Free cash flow (TTM)$1.68B$7.76B
Ownership & sentiment
Institutional ownership91.1%75.9%
Insider activity (12mo)15 buy / 35 sell26 buy / 20 sell
Short interest (% of float)3.6%1.7%
Analyst consensus47% buy / 53% hold (15)58% buy / 38% hold / 4% sell (26)
Analyst price target$173 (+23%)$298 (+29%)
StockVane view
StockVane Quant RatingD (34)D (19)
Company
Employees49,000150,000
Founded19971955

▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.