Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. trades at $308.56 (market cap $68.88B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $144.75 (market cap $39.50B). The key difference: Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.34%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| APD | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $68.88B | $39.50B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $314.19 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $230.42 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $86.06B | $51.10B |
Dividend Yield | 2.34% | 2.07% |
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Since its founding in 1940, Air Products has become one of the leading industrial gas suppliers globally, with operations in 50 countries and 19,000 employees. The company is the largest supplier of hydrogen and helium in the world. It has a unique portfolio serving customers in a number of industries, including chemicals, energy, healthcare, metals, and electronics. Air Products generated $10.3 billion in revenue in fiscal 2021.
Read more on APD →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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