Compare James Hardie Industries plc. Ordinary Shares (JHX) vs Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Price & Performance
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James Hardie Industries plc. Ordinary Shares vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? James Hardie Industries plc. Ordinary Shares trades at $25.07 (market cap $14.60B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $144.7 (market cap $39.02B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. is far larger — about 2.7× James Hardie Industries plc. Ordinary Shares's market cap, and Yum! Brands, Inc. pays a 2.1% dividend while James Hardie Industries plc. Ordinary Shares pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals — on Pluang, investors hold James Hardie Industries plc. Ordinary Shares for 1 Days and Yum! Brands, Inc. for 132 Days on average.
| JHX | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $14.60B | $39.02B |
Volume | 7,262,924 | 2,597,636 |
Sector | Basic Materials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $31.08 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $16.69 | $135.77 |
Typical Hold Time | 1 Days | 132 Days |
Enterprise Value | $18.83B | $50.63B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.1% |
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YUM stock trades at $145.15, up 3.42% today, with a bullish technical signal and strong support at $141. Revenue grew to $8.21B in 2025, with net income of $1.56B and a 25.4% net margin. The company recently sold Pizza Hut for $1.5B, focusing on KFC and Taco Bell, and declared a $0.75 dividend payable September 18, 2026.
Outlook is positive with a consensus price target of $170.44, though high debt and competitive pressures pose risks. Earnings beat expectations in two of the last three quarters, and cash flow from operations is robust at $2.01B, supporting shareholder returns amid a hold-heavy analyst rating.
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About James Hardie Industries plc. Ordinary Shares
James Hardie manufactures fiber cement products for residential and commercial construction. Its portfolio includes exterior siding, interior boards, and other building materials.
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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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