Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA trades at $25.31 (market cap $142.30B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $152.58 (market cap $43.60B). The key difference: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA is far larger — about 3.3× Yum! Brands, Inc.'s market cap, and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA pays the higher dividend (4.2%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BBVA | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $142.30B | $43.60B |
Sector | Financials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $26.14 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $14.73 | $138.21 |
Dividend Yield | 4.2% | 1.9% |
Enterprise Value | — | $54.86B |
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YUM Brands trades at $161.69, down 1.13% today, with a bullish technical signal from moving averages and key resistance at $163. The company reported Q1 2026 EPS of $1.50, beating expectations, while revenue grew to $8.21B in 2025. Recent news includes a Taco Bell health investigation and the $2.7B Pizza Hut sale, which may streamline operations.
YUM's outlook is supported by strong cash flow and margin stability, but high debt and competitive pressures pose risks. Analysts maintain a $174.60 price target with a mixed buy/hold consensus. The stock offers growth potential post-Pizza Hut divestiture, though investor sentiment is cautious amid near-term headwinds.
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Despite its Spanish origins, BBVA generates three quarters of its profits in emerging markets, especially Mexico that contributes nearly half of BBVA's net profit. BBVA is overwhelmingly a retail and commercial bank with corporate and investment banking forming a smaller part of the overall business.
Read more on BBVA →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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