Davita Inc vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Davita Inc trades at $179.02 (market cap $11.38B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $144.75 (market cap $39.50B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. is far larger — about 3.5× Davita Inc's market cap, and Yum! Brands, Inc. pays a 2.07% dividend while Davita Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| DVA | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $11.38B | $39.50B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $240.96 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $103.87 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $24.10B | $51.10B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.07% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
DaVita is the largest provider of dialysis services in the United States, boasting market share that eclipses 35% when measured by both patients and clinics. The firm operates over 3,100 facilities worldwide, mostly in the U.S., and treats over 240,000 patients globally each year. Government payers dominate U.S. dialysis reimbursement. DaVita receives approximately 69% of U.S. sales at government (primarily Medicare) reimbursement rates, with the remaining 31% coming from commercial insurers. However, while commercial insurers represented only about 10% of the U.S. patients treated, they represent nearly all of the profits generated by DaVita in the U.S. dialysis business.
Read more on DVA →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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