Delta Air Lines, Inc. vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Delta Air Lines, Inc. trades at $90.6 (market cap $59.46B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $144.75 (market cap $39.50B). The key difference: Delta Air Lines, Inc. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Yum! Brands, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.07%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| DAL | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $59.46B | $39.50B |
Sector | Industrials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $93.66 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $55.65 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $74.77B | $51.10B |
Dividend Yield | 0.86% | 2.07% |
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Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is one of the world's largest airlines, with a network of over 300 destinations in more than 50 countries. Delta operates a hub-and-spoke system network, where it gathers and distributes passengers across the globe through key locations such as Atlanta, New York, Salt Lake City, Detroit, Seattle, and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Delta's sale of frequent flier miles, particularly to American Express, is a major driver of the firm's profits.
Read more on DAL →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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