Kohl's Corporation vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Kohl's Corporation trades at $18.06 (market cap $1.99B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $148 (market cap $40.62B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. is far larger — about 20.4× Kohl's Corporation's market cap, and Kohl's Corporation pays the higher dividend (2.85%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KSS | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.99B | $40.62B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $24.71 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $10.42 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $8.10B | $51.88B |
Dividend Yield | 2.85% | 2.04% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Kohl's operates 1,165 department stores in 49 states that sell moderately priced private-label and national brand clothing, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, and home furnishings. Most of these stores are in strip centers. Kohl's also operates a large digital sales business. Women's apparel is Kohl's largest category, having generated 27% of its 2021 sales. The retailer, headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, opened its first department store in 1962.
Read more on KSS →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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