CHA vs YUM vs LKNCY Stock Comparison

Chagee Holdings, Yum Brands and Luckin Coffee Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CHA Chagee Holdings Ltd.
$12.77 +14.1% 1M -14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.44B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
7.20%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
YUM Yum Brands Inc
$166.32 +21.4% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$45.39B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.72B
Div. yield
1.78%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
LKNCY Luckin Coffee Inc.
$34.74 +5.1% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.14B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.56B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Yum Brands leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Yum Brands 5, Luckin Coffee 4, Chagee Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHAYUMLKNCYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.44B $45.39B $11.14B YUM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 20.6x 17.8x CHA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 26.4x 16.1x CHA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.5% +10.3% +33.7% LKNCY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 25.4% 7.3% YUM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 54.9% 32.4% YUM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.9x -2.1x LKNCY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.20% 1.78% — CHA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.2% +11.2% -9.1% YUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.6%/yr +18.5%/yr LKNCY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.6% 25.2% 43.8% YUM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 51/100 84/100 LKNCY

Percentile Scorecard

CHAYUMLKNCY

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

AxisCHAYUMLKNCY
Valuation 86 #8 of 50 25 #38 of 50 74 #14 of 50
Growth 4 #46 of 48 64 #18 of 48 94 #4 of 48
Profitability 63 #18 of 47 98 #2 of 47 83 #9 of 47
Financial Health 98 #2 of 51 16 #43 of 51 86 #8 of 51
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 33 53 #16 of 33 –
Overall 70 51 84
  • CHA 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

PeriodCHAYUMLKNCYSPY
1 month +14.1%+21.4%+5.1% -1.0%
3 months +16.4%+9.1%-5.1% -0.4%
6 months +16.5%+6.6%+3.7% +4.5%
Year to date +9.8%+9.9%+3.7% +12.4%
1 year -14.2%+11.2%-9.1% +13.6%
3 years —+31.6%+2.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year —+9.6%+0.9% +20.8%
5 years —+31.3%+133.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+5.6%+18.5% +10.4%
10 years —+178.1%— +267.7%
10 years, per year —+10.8%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCHAYUMLKNCYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.6%25.2%43.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.8%25.1%37.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.110.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.44-0.21 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.3%-24.2%-58.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-1.1%-13.8% -1.6%
52-week high $16.24$168.16$40.30 $779.14
52-week low $9.16$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.

MultipleCHAYUMLKNCY
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 22.2x 20.6xmedian 22.2x 17.8xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 5.2xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 19.4xmedian 14.2x 14.5xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 18.0x 27.0xmedian 18.0x 9.3xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 3.1x -6.4xmedian 3.1x 4.3xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.94 1.20median 0.94 0.94median 0.94

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 monthsCHAYUMLKNCY
Revenue $1.84B $8.72B $8.56B
Gross profit – $5.94B $5.21B
Operating income $151.10M $2.70B $943.76M
Net income $140.02M $2.22B $642.83M
Free cash flow $233.21M $1.68B $1.20B
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $8.00 $1.94
Cash & equivalents $963.92M $674.00M $1.13B
Total debt $27.38M $12.28B $484.28M
Shares (diluted) 164.71M 277.00M 321.02M
Enterprise value -$2.25B $42.27B $6.23B

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
MetricCHAYUMLKNCY
P/E 15.1x 20.6x 17.8x
P/FCF 10.4x 27.0x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 21.8x 9.3x
P/S 1.3x 5.2x 1.3x
P/B 2.0x -6.4x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 2.0x -5.7x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 19.4x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 21.1x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 6.5x 1.1x
EV/FCF 5.5x 33.9x 8.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 27.4x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.20 0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHAYUMLKNCY
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.5% 10.3% 33.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% 41.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.5% 31.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 43.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -54.0% 10.5% 30.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% 29.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.7% 54.8% 18.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% 20.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.9% 57.1% 13.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.3% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -27.1% 13.6% 20.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% 30.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.1% 9.5% 20.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% 30.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHAYUMLKNCY
Gross margin – 68.1% 60.8%
EBITDA margin – 33.7% 7.9%
Operating margin 8.2% 31.0% 11.0%
Pretax margin 10.6% 25.2% 11.2%
Net margin 7.4% 25.4% 7.3%
FCF margin 12.6% 19.3% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 23.9% 14.0%
Return on equity 12.0% – 25.4%
Return on assets 8.1% 26.2% 11.8%
Return on invested capital – 54.9% 32.4%
Return on capital employed 11.5% 65.1% 27.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.9x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHAYUMLKNCY
Debt / assets 1.5% 141.4% 8.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x -1.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.9x -2.1x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 7.3x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 30.8% 181.9% 54.4%
Equity / assets 69.2% -81.9% 45.6%
Interest coverage – – 431.4x
Current ratio 3.4x 0.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 3.0x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.9x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 5.12 2.42 4.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHAYUMLKNCY
Dividend yield 7.2% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield – 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 7.2% 3.7% –
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.

ConsensusCHAYUMLKNCY
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 26.4xFY2026 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.47FY2026 $6.29FY2026 $2.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.0%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +16.7% +28.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.22BFY2026 $9.06BFY2026 $9.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026 +36.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% -4.0% +20.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHAYUMLKNCY
Held by institutions 8.9% 88.7% 0.0%
Institutions holding 47 1,437 9
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +3.6% +880.6%
Institutions buying 28 627 5
Institutions selling 15 488 0
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.

CHAYUMLKNCY
CHA 1.00 0.06 -0.07
YUM 0.06 1.00 0.11
LKNCY -0.07 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHA, YUM and LKNCY?

Yum Brands (YUM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chagee Holdings (CHA) $2.44B, Yum Brands (YUM) $45.39B, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) $11.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHA, YUM and LKNCY?

Chagee Holdings (CHA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 15.1x, Yum Brands (YUM) 20.6x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chagee Holdings (CHA) is cheapest (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 8.7x, Yum Brands (YUM) 26.4x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 16.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chagee Holdings (CHA) -2.5%, Yum Brands (YUM) +10.3%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +33.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yum Brands (YUM) has the highest net margin (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 7.4%, Yum Brands (YUM) 25.4%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Yum Brands (YUM) leads (Yum Brands (YUM) 54.9%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 32.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Yum Brands (YUM) returned the most: Chagee Holdings (CHA) -14.2%, Yum Brands (YUM) +11.2%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) -9.1%. Over five years, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) compounded fastest (Yum Brands (YUM) +5.6%/yr, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +18.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chagee Holdings (CHA) has the highest dividend yield: Chagee Holdings (CHA) 7.20%, Yum Brands (YUM) 1.78%. Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yum Brands (YUM) has been the steadiest (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 52.6%, Yum Brands (YUM) 25.2%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHA, 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.