Compare The Coca-Cola Co K (KO) vs Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Price & Performance

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The Coca-Cola Co K vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? The Coca-Cola Co K trades at $82.05 (market cap $353.32B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $148 (market cap $40.62B). The key difference: The Coca-Cola Co K is far larger — about 8.7× Yum! Brands, Inc.'s market cap, and The Coca-Cola Co K pays the higher dividend (2.58%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.

	KO	YUM
Market Cap	$353.32B	$40.62B
Volume	14,630,257	—
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Cyclical
52-Week High	$84.92	$168.16
52-Week Low	$65.67	$138.21
Enterprise Value	$383.39B	$51.88B
Dividend Yield	2.58%	2.04%

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The Coca-Cola Co K

Coca-Cola (KO) trades at $81.98, up 0.51% on the day, with a bearish technical signal but strong fundamentals. The company has consistently beaten earnings estimates in recent quarters, with Q2 2026 EPS expected at $0.92. Revenue grew to $47.94 billion in 2025, with a robust net income margin of 27.8%. Analysts maintain a consensus Buy rating with a $90.67 price target, implying upside potential from current levels.

The stock offers a defensive investment with a reliable dividend history, but faces risks from regional demand divergence and high valuation multiples. Long-term growth depends on execution in key markets and managing debt levels. The current price near support at $82 suggests a potential entry point for dividend-focused investors seeking stability.

Yum! Brands, Inc.

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AMD leads gains on strong AI demand; Verizon falls on restructuring; Coca-Cola shows resilience; Bio-Rad exited.Seeking Alpha · 7 hours agoBullish Coca-Cola remains a hold despite strong growth due to high valuation multiples.Seeking Alpha · 11 hours agoBullish Hugging Face suffers AI-powered cyberattack exploiting dataset vulnerabilityPYMNTS · 1 day agoBearish View details →

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Yum! Brands faces cyclosporiasis outbreak but impact is mild with no deaths and ongoing recalls.Seeking Alpha · 12 hours agoBearish Taylor Farms recalls iceberg lettuce in 27 states over Cyclospora contamination riskCNBC · 3 days agoBearish Sweetgreen stock jumps 15% after diarrhea outbreak traced to Taco Bell, not salad chainNew York Post · 4 days agoNeutral View details →

About The Coca-Cola Co K

The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, markets, and distributes soft drink concentrates and syrups. The Company also distributes and markets juice and juice-drink products. Coca-Cola distributes its products to retailers and wholesalers in the United States and internationally.

About Yum! Brands, Inc.

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.