YUM vs YUMC vs DPZ Stock Comparison

Yum Brands, Yum China Holdings and Dominos Pizza Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
DPZ Dominos Pizza Inc
$312.00 +3.4% 1M -23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.35B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionYUMYUMCDPZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.67B $15.90B $10.35B YUM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 16.3x 17.0x YUMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 14.9x 17.5x YUMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +8.8% +4.5% YUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.4% 7.8% 12.0% YUM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 54.9% 16.5% 85.1% DPZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -0.7x 4.3x YUMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% YUMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.0% +3.1% -23.1% YUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.3%/yr -4.6%/yr -8.6%/yr YUM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.5% 25.6% 32.2% YUM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 75/100 55/100 YUMC

Percentile Scorecard

YUMYUMCDPZ

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

AxisYUMYUMCDPZ
Valuation 22 #39 of 50 74 #14 of 50 47 #27 of 50
Growth 63 #18 of 47 50 #24 of 47 37 #30 of 47
Profitability 98 #2 of 46 69 #15 of 46 89 #6 of 46
Financial Health 20 #41 of 51 88 #7 of 51 16 #43 of 51
Shareholder Returns 61 #13 of 32 94 #3 of 32 84 #6 of 32
Overall 53 75 55
  • YUM ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • YUMC ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • DPZ ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodYUMYUMCDPZSPY
1 month +12.2%+10.7%+3.4% +0.7%
3 months -1.6%-2.7%-11.4% +3.7%
6 months -3.2%-6.7%-8.1% +7.1%
Year to date +2.1%-5.3%-25.1% +12.8%
1 year +11.0%+3.1%-23.1% +11.9%
3 years +28.9%-14.9%-7.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.8%-5.3%-2.7% +22.8%
5 years +23.7%-20.8%-36.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.3%-4.6%-8.6% +10.9%
10 years +150.7%+85.5%+85.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.6%+6.4%+6.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureYUMYUMCDPZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.5%25.6%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.0%24.2%33.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.270.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.430.12-0.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.2%-54.6%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.1%-22.0%-28.8% -1.2%
52-week high $168.16$57.95$438.42 $779.14
52-week low $135.80$39.98$283.03 $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.

MultipleYUMYUMCDPZ
P/E now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 21.0x 16.1xmedian 21.0x 16.9xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 2.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 12.8x 7.7xmedian 12.8x 13.6xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 17.6x 16.6xmedian 17.6x 16.1xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 3.4x 2.6xmedian 3.4x -2.6xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.11median 0.93 0.98median 0.93 2.18median 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 monthsYUMYUMCDPZ
Revenue $8.72B $12.44B $5.07B
Gross profit $5.94B $2.14B $2.03B
Operating income $2.70B $1.38B $999.84M
Net income $2.22B $1.05B $609.38M
Free cash flow $1.68B $940.00M $635.69M
EPS (diluted) $8.00 $2.79 $18.40
Cash & equivalents $674.00M $485.00M $229.04M
Total debt $12.28B $66.00M $4.89B
Shares (diluted) 277.00M 349.00M 33.11M
Enterprise value $39.56B $9.56B $9.60B

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
MetricYUMYUMCDPZ
P/E 19.2x 16.1x 16.9x
P/FCF 25.1x 16.6x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 9.9x 13.5x
P/S 4.8x 1.3x 2.0x
P/B -5.9x 2.6x -2.6x
P/Tangible book -5.3x 2.6x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x 7.7x 13.6x
EV/EBIT 19.9x 10.3x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 1.1x 2.9x
EV/FCF 32.0x 15.2x 23.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.8x 9.0x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.11 0.98 2.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricYUMYUMCDPZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 8.8% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 6.3% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% 9.7% 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 5.6% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.5% 12.8% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 10.3% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.8% 6.3% 3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 9.0% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.1% 13.7% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 16.5% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.6% 9.6% 4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -3.0% 10.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.5% 12.7% 0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -4.0% 10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricYUMYUMCDPZ
Gross margin 68.1% 17.2% 40.0%
EBITDA margin 33.7% 14.9% 21.6%
Operating margin 31.0% 11.1% 19.7%
Pretax margin 25.2% 11.5% 15.4%
Net margin 25.4% 7.8% 12.0%
FCF margin 19.3% 7.6% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 23.9% 12.7% 15.0%
Return on equity – 17.3% –
Return on assets 26.2% 9.7% 34.5%
Return on invested capital 54.9% 16.5% 85.1%
Return on capital employed 65.1% 16.4% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.1x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricYUMYUMCDPZ
Debt / assets 141.4% 0.6% 276.6%
Debt / equity -1.7x 0.0x -1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -0.7x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 7.3x 0.1x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 181.9% 44.2% 323.9%
Equity / assets -81.9% 55.8% -223.9%
Interest coverage – – 5.0x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.29 3.72 2.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricYUMYUMCDPZ
Dividend yield 1.9% 2.5% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 8.4% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 10.8% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.4% 35.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 48.1% 40.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% 24.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusYUMYUMCDPZ
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.29FY2026 $3.04FY2026 $17.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +15.5% +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.06BFY2026 $12.37BFY2026 $5.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.3%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% +6.3% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersYUMYUMCDPZ
Held by institutions 88.7% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,436 – 734
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% – +2.4%
Institutions buying 627 – 382
Institutions selling 488 – 288
Buyers to sellers 1.28 – 1.33

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.

YUMYUMCDPZ
YUM 1.00 0.35 0.44
YUMC 0.35 1.00 0.31
DPZ 0.44 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, YUM, YUMC and DPZ?

Yum Brands (YUM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Yum Brands (YUM) $42.67B, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) $15.90B, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) $10.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, YUM, YUMC and DPZ?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Yum Brands (YUM) 19.2x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.3x, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) is cheapest (Yum Brands (YUM) 24.6x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 14.9x, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 17.5x). 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: Yum Brands (YUM) +10.3%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +8.8%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yum Brands (YUM) has the highest net margin (Yum Brands (YUM) 25.4%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 7.8%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) leads (Yum Brands (YUM) 54.9%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.5%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 85.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Yum Brands (YUM) returned the most: Yum Brands (YUM) +11.0%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +3.1%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -23.1%. Over five years, Yum Brands (YUM) compounded fastest (Yum Brands (YUM) +4.3%/yr, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) -4.6%/yr, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yum Brands (YUM) has been the steadiest (Yum Brands (YUM) 25.5%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 25.6%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.