DPZ vs MCD vs YUMC Stock Comparison

Dominos Pizza, Mcdonalds and Yum China Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DPZ Dominos Pizza Inc
$313.61 +5.8% 1M -25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.35B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
1 win
MCD Mcdonalds Corp
$248.49 +4.2% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$177.91B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.70B
Div. yield
0.03%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
YUMC Yum China Holdings, Inc.
$44.55 +9.1% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.85B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.44B
Div. yield
0.02%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Yum China Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Yum China Holdings 6, Mcdonalds 5, Dominos Pizza 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDPZMCDYUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.35B $177.91B $15.85B MCD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x 20.2x 16.3x YUMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 18.7x 14.7x YUMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +6.3% +8.8% YUMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 31.7% 7.8% MCD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 85.1% 25.9% 16.5% DPZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 2.6x -0.7x YUMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.02% MCD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.6% -19.1% -2.1% YUMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr +0.8%/yr -5.9%/yr MCD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 19.9% 25.5% MCD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 50/100 74/100 YUMC

Percentile Scorecard

DPZMCDYUMC

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

AxisDPZMCDYUMC
Valuation 47 #27 of 50 18 #41 of 50 76 #13 of 50
Growth 37 #30 of 47 39 #29 of 47 50 #24 of 47
Profitability 89 #6 of 46 100 #1 of 46 64 #17 of 46
Financial Health 14 #44 of 51 44 #29 of 51 88 #7 of 51
Shareholder Returns 72 #10 of 33 47 #18 of 33 94 #3 of 33
Overall 52 50 74
  • DPZ ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • MCD ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • YUMC ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDPZMCDYUMCSPY
1 month +5.8%+4.2%+9.1% -1.0%
3 months -5.8%-6.1%+2.6% +2.9%
6 months -14.7%-17.0%-8.7% +6.4%
Year to date -24.8%-18.7%-6.7% +11.4%
1 year -25.6%-19.1%-2.1% +13.1%
3 years -11.3%-3.4%-16.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -3.9%-1.2%-6.0% +21.5%
5 years -32.5%+4.2%-26.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.6%+0.8%-5.9% +10.9%
10 years +88.5%+118.1%+78.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.5%+8.1%+6.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDPZMCDYUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%19.9%25.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%20.4%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.060.000.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.96-0.08 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-32.3%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.5%-27.1%-23.1% -2.5%
52-week high $438.42$341.06$57.95 $779.14
52-week low $283.03$230.86$39.98 $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.

MultipleDPZMCDYUMC
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 20.6x 20.1xmedian 20.6x 15.9xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 6.3xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 13.3x 14.3xmedian 13.3x 7.6xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 17.3x 23.8xmedian 17.3x 16.4xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 3.1x -171.9xmedian 3.1x 2.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.19median 1.04 4.66median 1.04 0.96median 1.04

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 monthsDPZMCDYUMC
Revenue $5.07B $27.70B $12.44B
Gross profit $2.03B $24.86B $2.14B
Operating income $999.84M $12.80B $1.38B
Net income $609.38M $8.79B $1.05B
Free cash flow $635.69M $7.39B $940.00M
EPS (diluted) $18.40 $12.36 $2.79
Cash & equivalents $229.04M $822.00M $485.00M
Total debt $19.47B $162.65B $145.00M
Shares (diluted) 33.11M 711.10M 349.00M
Enterprise value $9.60B $172.73B $9.51B

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
MetricDPZMCDYUMC
P/E 17.0x 20.1x 15.9x
P/FCF 16.2x 23.8x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 15.5x 9.7x
P/S 2.0x 6.3x 1.2x
P/B -2.6x -171.9x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -2.6x -171.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 14.3x 7.6x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 16.8x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 7.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF 23.6x 29.1x 14.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 18.9x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.19 4.66 0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDPZMCDYUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 6.3% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 4.6% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.1% 5.3% 9.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 4.8% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 7.3% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 5.2% 10.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.4% 4.7% 6.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 3.2% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.6% 5.7% 13.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 4.3% 16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% 15.8% 9.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 9.1% -3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% 18.0% 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 8.3% -4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDPZMCDYUMC
Gross margin 40.0% 89.7% 17.2%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 54.4% 14.9%
Operating margin 19.7% 46.2% 11.1%
Pretax margin 15.4% 40.4% 11.5%
Net margin 12.0% 31.7% 7.8%
FCF margin 12.5% 26.7% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% 40.9% 12.7%
Return on equity – – 17.3%
Return on assets 34.5% 14.6% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 85.1% 25.9% 16.5%
Return on capital employed – 22.9% 16.4%
Asset turnover 2.9x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDPZMCDYUMC
Debt / assets 276.6% 66.5% 0.6%
Debt / equity -1.2x -39.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 2.6x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 5.4x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 323.9% 101.7% 44.2%
Equity / assets -223.9% -1.7% 55.8%
Interest coverage 5.0x 7.9x –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.03 4.59 3.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDPZMCDYUMC
Dividend yield 2.5% 3.0% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 3.6% 1.2% 8.5%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 4.2% 11.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 59.5% 35.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 70.8% 40.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.6% 24.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% 21.6%

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.

ConsensusDPZMCDYUMC
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.79FY2026 $13.26FY2026 $3.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.3%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.5% +6.9% +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.29BFY2026 $29.26BFY2026 $12.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% -3.7% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDPZMCDYUMC
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.2% –
Institutions holding 733 3,473 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.4% –
Institutions buying 381 1,534 –
Institutions selling 288 1,485 –
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.03 –

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.

DPZMCDYUMC
DPZ 1.00 0.50 0.31
MCD 0.50 1.00 0.33
YUMC 0.31 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DPZ, MCD and YUMC?

Mcdonalds (MCD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) $10.35B, Mcdonalds (MCD) $177.91B, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) $15.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, DPZ, MCD and YUMC?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 17.0x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.2x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) is cheapest (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 17.6x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 18.7x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) +4.5%, Mcdonalds (MCD) +6.3%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest net margin (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 12.0%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 31.7%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) leads (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 85.1%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 25.9%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Yum China Holdings (YUMC) returned the most: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -25.6%, Mcdonalds (MCD) -19.1%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) -2.1%. Over five years, Mcdonalds (MCD) compounded fastest (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -7.6%/yr, Mcdonalds (MCD) +0.8%/yr, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) -5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest dividend yield: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 0.00%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 0.03%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 0.02%. Dominos Pizza (DPZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mcdonalds (MCD) has been the steadiest (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 32.2%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 19.9%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 25.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DPZ, MCD and YUMC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 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.