TXRH vs YUM vs YUMC Stock Comparison

Texas Roadhouse, Yum Brands and Yum China Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
$182.96 +16.4% 1M +7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.96B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
1 win
YUM Yum Brands Inc
$154.51 +12.2% 1M +11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$42.67B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.72B
Div. yield
0.02%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
YUMC Yum China Holdings, Inc.
$45.19 +10.7% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.90B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.44B
Div. yield
0.02%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionTXRHYUMYUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.96B $42.67B $15.90B YUM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.9x 19.2x 16.3x YUMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.3x 24.6x 14.9x YUMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +10.3% +8.8% YUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.6% 25.4% 7.8% YUM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.0% 54.9% 16.5% YUM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 3.9x -0.7x YUMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% YUMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.1% +11.0% +3.1% YUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +4.3%/yr -4.6%/yr TXRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 25.5% 25.6% YUM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 53/100 75/100 YUMC

Percentile Scorecard

TXRHYUMYUMC

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

AxisTXRHYUMYUMC
Valuation 33 #34 of 50 22 #39 of 50 74 #14 of 50
Growth 54 #22 of 47 63 #18 of 47 50 #24 of 47
Profitability 82 #9 of 46 98 #2 of 46 69 #15 of 46
Financial Health 72 #15 of 51 20 #41 of 51 88 #7 of 51
Shareholder Returns 58 #14 of 32 61 #13 of 32 94 #3 of 32
Overall 60 53 75
  • TXRH ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • YUM 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

PeriodTXRHYUMYUMCSPY
1 month +16.4%+12.2%+10.7% +0.7%
3 months -12.1%-1.6%-2.7% +3.7%
6 months +13.6%-3.2%-6.7% +7.1%
Year to date +10.2%+2.1%-5.3% +12.8%
1 year +7.1%+11.0%+3.1% +11.9%
3 years +85.7%+28.9%-14.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.9%+8.8%-5.3% +22.8%
5 years +106.0%+23.7%-20.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.6%+4.3%-4.6% +10.9%
10 years +358.7%+150.7%+85.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.5%+9.6%+6.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTXRHYUMYUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%25.5%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%25.0%24.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.010.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.220.430.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.3%-24.2%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-8.1%-22.0% -1.2%
52-week high $214.28$168.16$57.95 $779.14
52-week low $155.88$135.80$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.

MultipleTXRHYUMYUMC
P/E now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 21.0x 19.2xmedian 21.0x 16.1xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 4.8xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 12.8x 18.3xmedian 12.8x 7.7xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 17.6x 25.1xmedian 17.6x 16.6xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 3.4x -5.9xmedian 3.4x 2.6xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.21median 0.93 1.11median 0.93 0.98median 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 monthsTXRHYUMYUMC
Revenue $6.23B $8.72B $12.44B
Gross profit – $5.94B $2.14B
Operating income $482.80M $2.70B $1.38B
Net income $422.09M $2.22B $1.05B
Free cash flow $406.39M $1.68B $940.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.27 $8.00 $2.79
Cash & equivalents $202.43M $674.00M $485.00M
Total debt $50.00M $12.28B $66.00M
Shares (diluted) 65.92M 277.00M 349.00M
Enterprise value $11.30B $39.56B $9.56B

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
MetricTXRHYUMYUMC
P/E 29.1x 19.2x 16.1x
P/FCF 29.5x 25.1x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 20.2x 9.9x
P/S 1.9x 4.8x 1.3x
P/B 7.6x -5.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 7.7x -5.3x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x 18.3x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 19.9x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 6.2x 1.1x
EV/FCF 29.2x 32.0x 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 25.8x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.21 1.11 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTXRHYUMYUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 10.3% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 7.7% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.5% 9.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.4% 10.5% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 6.8% 10.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.8% 54.8% 6.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 16.0% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.7% 57.1% 13.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 17.3% 16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.2% 13.6% 9.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 9.6% -3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 9.5% 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 9.5% -4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTXRHYUMYUMC
Gross margin – 68.1% 17.2%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 33.7% 14.9%
Operating margin 7.7% 31.0% 11.1%
Pretax margin 7.8% 25.2% 11.5%
Net margin 6.6% 25.4% 7.8%
FCF margin 6.5% 19.3% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 23.9% 12.7%
Return on equity 27.1% – 17.3%
Return on assets 11.6% 26.2% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 26.0% 54.9% 16.5%
Return on capital employed 17.0% 65.1% 16.4%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTXRHYUMYUMC
Debt / assets 1.4% 141.4% 0.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x -1.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 3.9x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 7.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.0% 181.9% 44.2%
Equity / assets 43.0% -81.9% 55.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 6.03 2.29 3.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTXRHYUMYUMC
Dividend yield 1.6% 1.9% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 2.1% 8.4%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 4.0% 10.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.7% 36.4% 35.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 46.4% 48.1% 40.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.9% 4.8% 24.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 6.9% 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.

ConsensusTXRHYUMYUMC
Forward P/E 27.3xFY2026 24.6xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.71FY2026 $6.29FY2026 $3.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +16.7% +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.74BFY2026 $9.06BFY2026 $12.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% -4.0% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTXRHYUMYUMC
Held by institutions 99.0% 88.7% –
Institutions holding 647 1,436 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +3.6% –
Institutions buying 312 627 –
Institutions selling 249 488 –
Buyers to sellers 1.25 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.

TXRHYUMYUMC
TXRH 1.00 0.27 0.22
YUM 0.27 1.00 0.35
YUMC 0.22 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TXRH, YUM and YUMC?

Yum Brands (YUM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) $11.96B, Yum Brands (YUM) $42.67B, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) $15.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, TXRH, YUM and YUMC?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 28.9x, Yum Brands (YUM) 19.2x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) is cheapest (Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 27.3x, Yum Brands (YUM) 24.6x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 14.9x). 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: Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) +9.9%, Yum Brands (YUM) +10.3%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yum Brands (YUM) has the highest net margin (Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 6.6%, Yum Brands (YUM) 25.4%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Yum Brands (YUM) leads (Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 26.0%, Yum Brands (YUM) 54.9%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Yum Brands (YUM) returned the most: Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) +7.1%, Yum Brands (YUM) +11.0%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +3.1%. Over five years, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) compounded fastest (Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) +15.6%/yr, Yum Brands (YUM) +4.3%/yr, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) -4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) has the highest dividend yield: Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 0.02%, Yum Brands (YUM) 0.02%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yum Brands (YUM) has been the steadiest (Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 31.7%, Yum Brands (YUM) 25.5%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TXRH, YUM 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 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.