FirstEnergy Corp. vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? FirstEnergy Corp. trades at $46.86 (market cap $27.06B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $144.75 (market cap $39.66B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. is the larger of the two by market cap, and FirstEnergy Corp. pays the higher dividend (3.98%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| FE | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.06B | $39.66B |
Sector | Utilities | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $51.91 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $42.83 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $55.98B | $51.26B |
Dividend Yield | 3.98% | 2.06% |
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YUM trades at $150.76, down 0.95% on the day, amid a bearish technical signal and recent sales headwinds from a parasite outbreak affecting Taco Bell. The company reported Q2 2026 EPS of $1.62, beating estimates, and completed the $1.2 billion sale of Pizza Hut China. Revenue growth is steady, with 2025 revenue at $8.21 billion and net income margin of 25.4%, though debt remains elevated. Analyst consensus is a Buy with a $174.60 price target, but legal investigations and food safety concerns present near-term risks.
The outlook is mixed: strong digital growth and portfolio streamlining offer upside, but the stock faces pressure from the cyclospora outbreak's impact on sales and ongoing fraud probes. Investors should weigh solid fundamentals against sentiment-driven volatility and high leverage.
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FirstEnergy is one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the United States with 10 regulated distribution companies across six mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. FirstEnergy also owns and operates one of the nation's largest electric transmission systems with 24,000 miles of lines.
Read more on FE →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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