DuPont de Nemours Inc vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? DuPont de Nemours Inc trades at $144.26 (market cap $19.51B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $144.75 (market cap $39.50B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. is far larger — about 2× DuPont de Nemours Inc's market cap, and Yum! Brands, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.07%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| DD | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $19.51B | $39.50B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $154.59 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $90.24 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $20.90B | $51.10B |
Dividend Yield | 1.66% | 2.07% |
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DuPont is a diversified global specialty chemicals company created in 2019 as a result of the DowDuPont merger and subsequent separations. Its portfolio includes specialty chemicals and downstream products that serve the electronics and communication, automotive, construction, safety and protection, and water management industries. DuPont benefits from the ability to produce patented specialty chemicals that command pricing power. Noteworthy products include Kevlar, Tyvek, and Nomex have evolved over time to enable a wide range of applications across multiple industries.
Read more on DD →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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