CHA vs RSTRF vs YUM Stock Comparison

Chagee Holdings, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership and Yum Brands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHA Chagee Holdings Ltd.
$12.25 +7.4% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
YUM Yum Brands Inc
$149.51 +7.9% 1M +4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$41.41B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.72B
Div. yield
0.02%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Yum Brands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Yum Brands 6, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 4, Chagee Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHARSTRFYUMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.89B $16.93B $41.41B YUM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 9.9x 18.7x RSTRF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x — 23.8x CHA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.5% +6.5% +10.3% YUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 17.5% 25.4% YUM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.1% 54.9% YUM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x 3.9x YUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.49% 0.02% RSTRF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.5% +7.2% +4.6% RSTRF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.7%/yr +3.5%/yr RSTRF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.5% 25.5% 25.4% YUM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 60/100 52/100 CHA

Percentile Scorecard

CHARSTRFYUM

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

AxisCHARSTRFYUM
Valuation 84 #9 of 50 63 #19 of 50 20 #40 of 50
Growth 4 #45 of 47 61 #19 of 47 65 #17 of 47
Profitability 71 #14 of 46 73 #13 of 46 98 #2 of 46
Financial Health 98 #2 of 51 36 #33 of 51 16 #43 of 51
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 33 69 #11 of 33 63 #13 of 33
Overall 71 60 52
  • CHA ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • RSTRF ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • YUM ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHARSTRFYUMSPY
1 month +7.4%-0.5%+7.9% -0.2%
3 months +5.2%+1.8%-0.6% +3.9%
6 months +12.1%-5.8%-4.4% +8.2%
Year to date +5.3%+7.0%-1.2% +12.9%
1 year -28.5%+7.2%+4.6% +12.3%
3 years —+10.7%+25.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+3.4%+7.8% +23.3%
5 years —+19.8%+18.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+3.7%+3.5% +10.9%
10 years —+66.0%+143.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.2%+9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHARSTRFYUMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.5%25.5%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.7%71.4%25.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.250.110.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.540.280.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.3%-27.5%-24.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.5%-14.4%-11.1% -1.2%
52-week high $17.13$86.00$168.16 $779.14
52-week low $9.16$68.05$135.80 $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.

MultipleCHARSTRFYUM
P/E now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 20.6x 9.9xmedian 20.6x 18.5xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 4.7xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.3x 9.9xmedian 13.3x 17.8xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 17.3x 10.4xmedian 17.3x 24.3xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x -5.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.07 1.90median 1.07 1.07median 1.07

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 monthsCHARSTRFYUM
Revenue $1.84B $9.70B $8.72B
Gross profit – $5.24B $5.94B
Operating income $151.10M $2.61B $2.70B
Net income $140.02M $1.70B $2.22B
Free cash flow $233.21M $1.63B $1.68B
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $5.06 $8.00
Cash & equivalents $963.92M $1.06B $674.00M
Total debt – $13.29B $12.28B
Shares (diluted) 164.71M 336.00M 277.00M
Enterprise value -$2.82B $12.49B $38.30B

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
MetricCHARSTRFYUM
P/E 14.5x 9.9x 18.5x
P/FCF 10.0x 10.4x 24.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 8.9x 19.6x
P/S 1.3x 1.7x 4.7x
P/B 1.9x 3.1x -5.7x
P/Tangible book 1.9x -3.1x -5.2x
EV/EBITDA – 9.9x 17.8x
EV/EBIT 7.9x 11.2x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 3.0x 6.0x
EV/FCF 5.1x 17.9x 31.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.1x 15.3x 25.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.90 1.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHARSTRFYUM
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.5% 6.5% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.1% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -54.0% 22.3% 10.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% 6.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.7% 41.5% 54.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% 16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.9% 41.7% 57.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% 17.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -27.1% 19.9% 13.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.1% 20.5% 9.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHARSTRFYUM
Gross margin – 54.0% 68.1%
EBITDA margin – 30.3% 33.7%
Operating margin 8.2% 26.9% 31.0%
Pretax margin 10.6% 21.7% 25.2%
Net margin 7.4% 17.5% 25.4%
FCF margin 12.6% 16.8% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 19.6% 23.9%
Return on equity 12.0% 31.8% –
Return on assets 8.1% 6.8% 26.2%
Return on invested capital – 12.1% 54.9%
Return on capital employed 11.5% 11.5% 65.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHARSTRFYUM
Debt / assets 1.5% 53.1% 141.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.5x -1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x 3.9x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 8.1x 7.3x
Liabilities / assets 30.8% 78.4% 181.9%
Equity / assets 69.2% 21.6% -81.9%
Interest coverage – 5.1x –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio 3.0x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 2.9x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.02 – 2.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHARSTRFYUM
Dividend yield 7.5% 3.5% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – – 2.2%
Shareholder yield 7.5% 3.5% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusCHARSTRFYUM
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 – 23.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.47FY2026 – $6.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.0%FY2026 – +4.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% – +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.22BFY2026 – $9.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 – +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% – -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHARSTRFYUM
Held by institutions 8.9% – 88.7%
Institutions holding 47 – 1,435
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% – +3.6%
Institutions buying 28 – 626
Institutions selling 15 – 488
Buyers to sellers 1.87 – 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.

CHARSTRFYUM
CHA 1.00 -0.01 0.04
RSTRF -0.01 1.00 -0.02
YUM 0.04 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHA, RSTRF and YUM?

Yum Brands (YUM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chagee Holdings (CHA) $1.89B, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) $16.93B, Yum Brands (YUM) $41.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHA, RSTRF and YUM?

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 13.8x, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 9.9x, Yum Brands (YUM) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chagee Holdings (CHA) is cheapest (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 8.3x, Yum Brands (YUM) 23.8x). 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: Chagee Holdings (CHA) -2.5%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +6.5%, Yum Brands (YUM) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yum Brands (YUM) has the highest net margin (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 7.4%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 17.5%, Yum Brands (YUM) 25.4%). On return on invested capital, Yum Brands (YUM) leads (Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 12.1%, Yum Brands (YUM) 54.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) returned the most: Chagee Holdings (CHA) -28.5%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +7.2%, Yum Brands (YUM) +4.6%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) compounded fastest (Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +3.7%/yr, Yum Brands (YUM) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) has the highest dividend yield: Chagee Holdings (CHA) 0.00%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 3.49%, Yum Brands (YUM) 0.02%. Chagee Holdings (CHA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yum Brands (YUM) has been the steadiest (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 52.5%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 25.5%, Yum Brands (YUM) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHA, RSTRF and YUM?

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 6. 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.