BABB vs YUM vs LKNCY Stock Comparison

Bab, Yum Brands and Luckin Coffee Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BABB Bab, Inc.
$0.81 -4.7% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.88M
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.54M
Div. yield
4.94%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
YUM Yum Brands Inc
$154.51 +12.2% 1M +11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$42.17B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.72B
Div. yield
1.92%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
LKNCY Luckin Coffee Inc.
$31.52 -8.0% 1M -22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.50B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Yum Brands leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Yum Brands 5, Bab 3, Luckin Coffee 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBABBYUMLKNCYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.88M $42.17B $8.50B YUM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x 19.2x 19.7x BABB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.6x 14.6x LKNCY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +10.3% — YUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.5% 25.4% — YUM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 54.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.94% 1.92% — BABB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.2% +11.0% -22.9% YUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr +4.3%/yr +17.6%/yr LKNCY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 25.5% 43.3% YUM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 53/100 — BABB

Percentile Scorecard

BABBYUMLKNCY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBABBYUMLKNCY
Valuation 94 #4 of 50 22 #39 of 50 57 #22 of 50
Growth 65 #17 of 47 63 #18 of 47 –
Profitability 91 #5 of 46 98 #2 of 46 –
Financial Health 92 #5 of 51 20 #41 of 51 86 #8 of 51
Shareholder Returns 87 #5 of 32 61 #13 of 32 –
Overall 86 53 –
  • BABB ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • YUM ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • LKNCY ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBABBYUMLKNCYSPY
1 month -4.7%+12.2%-8.0% +0.7%
3 months -2.4%-1.6%-6.4% +3.7%
6 months -10.0%-3.2%-9.9% +7.1%
Year to date -18.2%+2.1%-5.9% +12.8%
1 year -18.2%+11.0%-22.9% +11.9%
3 years +11.0%+28.9%+0.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.5%+8.8%+0.2% +22.8%
5 years +9.5%+23.7%+124.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.8%+4.3%+17.6% +10.9%
10 years -1.2%+150.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -0.1%+9.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBABBYUMLKNCYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%25.5%43.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.9%25.0%37.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.010.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.43-0.53 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.3%-24.2%-58.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.8%-8.1%-22.9% -1.2%
52-week high $1.01$168.16$40.90 $779.14
52-week low $0.79$135.80$27.67 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBABBYUMLKNCY
P/E now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 21.0x 19.2xmedian 21.0x 19.7xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 4.8xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 12.8x 18.3xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 17.6x 25.1xmedian 17.6x 17.2xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.4x -5.9xmedian 3.4x 3.8xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 0.93 1.11median 0.93 —median 0.93

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBABBYUMLKNCY
Revenue $3.54M $8.72B –
Gross profit – $5.94B –
Operating income $856.32K $2.70B –
Net income $654.28K $2.22B –
Free cash flow $690.05K $1.68B –
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $8.00 –
Cash & equivalents $2.40M $674.00M $327.91M
Total debt – $12.28B –
Shares (diluted) 7.26M 277.00M 321.02M
Enterprise value -$3.00M $39.05B $7.59B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBABBYUMLKNCY
P/E 9.0x 19.2x 19.7x
P/FCF 8.5x 25.1x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 20.2x –
P/S 1.7x 4.8x 1.2x
P/B 1.6x -5.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 1.8x -5.3x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.0x 18.3x –
EV/EBIT 4.1x 19.9x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 6.2x –
EV/FCF 5.0x 32.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 25.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 1.11 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBABBYUMLKNCY
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 10.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 7.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.1% 10.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 6.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.1% 54.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 16.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.1% 57.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 17.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.3% 13.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 283.9% 9.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.3% 9.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 283.9% 9.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBABBYUMLKNCY
Gross margin – 68.1% –
EBITDA margin 24.6% 33.7% –
Operating margin 24.2% 31.0% –
Pretax margin 25.7% 25.2% –
Net margin 18.5% 25.4% –
FCF margin 19.5% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% 23.9% –
Return on equity 18.0% – –
Return on assets 13.0% 26.2% –
Return on invested capital – 54.9% –
Return on capital employed 20.1% 65.1% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBABBYUMLKNCY
Debt / assets – 141.4% –
Debt / equity – -1.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.9x –
Debt / FCF – 7.3x –
Liabilities / assets 28.1% 181.9% 48.4%
Equity / assets 71.9% -81.9% 51.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.7x 0.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 3.2x 0.3x 2.3x
Cash ratio 3.1x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.31 2.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBABBYUMLKNCY
Dividend yield 4.9% 1.9% –
Net buyback yield – 2.1% –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 4.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 36.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 48.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBABBYUMLKNCY
Forward P/E – 24.6xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.29FY2026 $2.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.0%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.7% +28.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $9.06BFY2026 $9.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.3%FY2026 +36.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.0% +20.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBABBYUMLKNCY
Held by institutions – 88.7% 0.0%
Institutions holding – 1,436 9
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.6% +880.6%
Institutions buying – 627 5
Institutions selling – 488 0
Buyers to sellers – 1.28 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BABBYUMLKNCY
BABB 1.00 0.02 -0.03
YUM 0.02 1.00 0.05
LKNCY -0.03 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BABB, YUM and LKNCY?

Yum Brands (YUM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bab (BABB) $5.88M, Yum Brands (YUM) $42.17B, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) $8.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, BABB, YUM and LKNCY?

Bab (BABB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bab (BABB) 9.0x, Yum Brands (YUM) 19.2x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) is cheapest (Yum Brands (YUM) 24.6x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 14.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Yum Brands (YUM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bab (BABB) +7.7%, Yum Brands (YUM) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yum Brands (YUM) has the highest net margin (Bab (BABB) 18.5%, Yum Brands (YUM) 25.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Yum Brands (YUM) returned the most: Bab (BABB) -18.2%, Yum Brands (YUM) +11.0%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) -22.9%. Over five years, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) compounded fastest (Bab (BABB) +1.8%/yr, Yum Brands (YUM) +4.3%/yr, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +17.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bab (BABB) has the highest dividend yield: Bab (BABB) 4.94%, Yum Brands (YUM) 1.92%. Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yum Brands (YUM) has been the steadiest (Bab (BABB) 38.1%, Yum Brands (YUM) 25.5%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 43.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BABB, YUM and LKNCY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Yum Brands (YUM) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.