Apple Inc vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Apple Inc trades at $304.65 (market cap $4.45T), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $144.75 (market cap $39.50B). The key difference: Apple Inc is far larger — about 112.7× Yum! Brands, Inc.'s market cap, and Yum! Brands, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.07%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AAPL | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $4.45T | $39.50B |
Volume | 100,358,844 | — |
Sector | Technology | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $340.08 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $224.90 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $4.47T | $51.10B |
Dividend Yield | 0.35% | 2.07% |
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AAPL trades at $308.26, down 1.62% on the day, with a bearish technical signal and support near $306. The company reported strong earnings beats in recent quarters, with Q3 2026 EPS expected at $1.98. Revenue grew to $416.16B in 2025, and net income margin improved to 27.62%. Recent news highlights AI potential through a partnership with Alphabet's Gemini, but store closures and union disputes pose headwinds.
Outlook remains positive with a consensus price target of $337.63, implying 9.5% upside, supported by robust cash flow and a 63.6% buy rating from analysts. Risks include weaker iPhone sales, regulatory fines, and competitive pressures in AI. The stock offers growth potential but requires monitoring of execution risks and macroeconomic trends.
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Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers and related personal computing and mobile communication devices along with a variety of related software, services, peripherals, and networking solutions. Apple sells its products worldwide through its online stores, its retail stores, its direct sales force, third-party wholesalers, and resellers.
Read more on AAPL →Yum Brands is a U.S.-based restaurant operator featuring a portfolio of four brands: KFC (26,930 global units), Pizza Hut (18,380 units), Taco Bell (7,790 units), and The Habit Burger (310 units) at year-end 2021. With $58 billion in 2021 systemwide sales, the firm is the second-largest restaurant company in the world, behind McDonald's ($112.5 billion) but ahead of Restaurant Brands International ($36 billion) and Starbucks ($25 billion). Yum is 98% franchised, with the largest franchisee, Yum China, created via a 2016 spinoff transaction (after which Yum China agreed to pay 3% royalties to Yum Brands in perpetuity). Yum is the newest evolution of Tricon Brands, formerly a division of PepsiCo, and generates the bulk of its revenue from franchise royalties and marketing contributions.
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