LKNCY vs YUMC vs BROS Stock Comparison

Luckin Coffee, Yum China Holdings and Dutch Bros Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LKNCY Luckin Coffee Inc.
$33.01 -0.5% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.58B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.56B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
YUMC Yum China Holdings, Inc.
$49.76 +22.5% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.17B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.44B
Div. yield
2.23%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
BROS Dutch Bros Inc.
$34.54 -11.6% 1M -37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.03B
P/E
50.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.88B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Luckin Coffee leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Luckin Coffee 7, Yum China Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLKNCYYUMCBROSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.58B $17.17B $6.03B YUMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x 17.8x 50.3x LKNCY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 16.4x 38.4x LKNCY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.7% +8.8% +29.6% LKNCY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 7.8% 4.9% YUMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 32.4% 16.5% 13.2% LKNCY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.1x -0.7x -0.2x LKNCY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.23% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.5% +13.4% -37.8% YUMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr -2.7%/yr -12.7%/yr LKNCY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 25.9% 57.5% YUMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 74/100 62/100 LKNCY

Percentile Scorecard

LKNCYYUMCBROS

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

AxisLKNCYYUMCBROS
Valuation 74 #14 of 50 69 #16 of 50 27 #37 of 50
Growth 94 #4 of 48 49 #25 of 48 98 #2 of 48
Profitability 83 #9 of 47 67 #16 of 47 50 #24 of 47
Financial Health 86 #8 of 51 88 #7 of 51 72 #15 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 94 #3 of 33 –
Overall 84 74 62
  • LKNCY ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • YUMC ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • BROS ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLKNCYYUMCBROSSPY
1 month -0.5%+22.5%-11.6% -5.9%
3 months -5.7%+3.2%-35.2% -4.6%
6 months -1.3%+3.4%-35.5% +0.2%
Year to date -1.5%+4.2%-43.6% +7.5%
1 year -13.5%+13.4%-37.8% +8.2%
3 years +0.0%+10.7%+29.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +0.0%+3.4%+9.1% +19.0%
5 years +121.7%-12.7%-49.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +17.3%-2.7%-12.7% +9.4%
10 years —+80.4%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+6.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLKNCYYUMCBROSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%25.9%57.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%24.2%61.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.510.261.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.310.52-0.66 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-54.6%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.1%-14.1%-52.9% -5.9%
52-week high $40.30$57.95$73.35 $779.14
52-week low $27.67$39.98$34.54 $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.

MultipleLKNCYYUMCBROS
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 22.0x 17.8xmedian 22.0x 50.3xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x 3.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 13.5x 8.6xmedian 13.5x 18.9xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 18.3x 18.3xmedian 18.3x 80.2xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 3.0x 2.8xmedian 3.0x 6.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.89 1.07median 0.89 0.03median 0.89

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 monthsLKNCYYUMCBROS
Revenue $8.56B $12.44B $1.88B
Gross profit $5.21B $2.14B $472.44M
Operating income $943.76M $1.38B $180.15M
Net income $642.83M $1.05B $131.71M
Free cash flow $1.20B $940.00M $75.23M
EPS (diluted) $1.94 $2.79 $0.69
Cash & equivalents $1.13B $485.00M $268.62M
Total debt $484.28M $66.00M $198.48M
Shares (diluted) 321.02M 349.00M 134.77M
Enterprise value $5.68B $11.53B $5.14B

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
MetricLKNCYYUMCBROS
P/E 17.0x 17.8x 50.3x
P/FCF 8.8x 18.3x 80.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 10.9x 16.5x
P/S 1.2x 1.4x 3.2x
P/B 4.1x 2.8x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 2.9x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 8.6x 18.9x
EV/EBIT 9.7x 11.5x 33.1x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.3x 3.2x
EV/FCF 7.7x 16.9x 79.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 10.0x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 1.07 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLKNCYYUMCBROS
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.7% 8.8% 29.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.5% 6.3% 30.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.3% 9.7% 21.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 43.1% 5.6% 28.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.4% 12.8% 34.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 10.3% 85.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.9% 6.3% 48.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.4% 9.0% 466.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.1% 13.7% 51.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 16.5% 1,479%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% 9.6% 34.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% -3.0% 60.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% 12.7% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% -4.0% 38.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLKNCYYUMCBROS
Gross margin 60.8% 17.2% 25.1%
EBITDA margin 7.9% 14.9% 16.7%
Operating margin 11.0% 11.1% 9.6%
Pretax margin 11.2% 11.5% 8.4%
Net margin 7.3% 7.8% 4.9%
FCF margin 14.0% 7.6% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 12.7% 19.4%
Return on equity 25.4% 17.3% 13.9%
Return on assets 11.8% 9.7% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 32.4% 16.5% 13.2%
Return on capital employed 27.9% 16.4% 6.0%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.5x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLKNCYYUMCBROS
Debt / assets 8.5% 0.6% 5.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.1x -0.7x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.1x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 54.4% 44.2% 71.1%
Equity / assets 45.6% 55.8% 28.9%
Interest coverage 431.4x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 4.33 3.91 2.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLKNCYYUMCBROS
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield – 7.6% –
Shareholder yield – 9.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 35.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 24.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusLKNCYYUMCBROS
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 38.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.21FY2026 $3.04FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.1%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% +15.8% +36.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.64BFY2026 $12.36BFY2026 $2.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.7%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.8% +6.5% +25.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLKNCYYUMCBROS
Held by institutions 0.0% 66.8% 74.7%
Institutions holding 9 661 558
Change in shares held, QoQ +880.6% +1.4% -1.1%
Institutions buying 5 261 292
Institutions selling 0 231 165
Buyers to sellers – 1.13 1.77

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.

LKNCYYUMCBROS
LKNCY 1.00 0.24 0.08
YUMC 0.24 1.00 0.23
BROS 0.08 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LKNCY, YUMC and BROS?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) $10.58B, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) $17.17B, Dutch Bros (BROS) $6.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, LKNCY, YUMC and BROS?

Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 17.0x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 17.8x, Dutch Bros (BROS) 50.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) is cheapest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 14.9x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.4x, Dutch Bros (BROS) 38.4x). 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: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +33.7%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +8.8%, Dutch Bros (BROS) +29.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) has the highest net margin (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 7.3%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 7.8%, Dutch Bros (BROS) 4.9%). On return on invested capital, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) leads (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 32.4%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.5%, Dutch Bros (BROS) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Yum China Holdings (YUMC) returned the most: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) -13.5%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +13.4%, Dutch Bros (BROS) -37.8%. Over five years, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) compounded fastest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +17.3%/yr, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) -2.7%/yr, Dutch Bros (BROS) -12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 2.23%. Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) and Dutch Bros (BROS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) has been the steadiest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 44.1%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 25.9%, Dutch Bros (BROS) 57.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LKNCY, YUMC and BROS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) leads on 7. 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.