LyondellBasell Industries NV vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? LyondellBasell Industries NV trades at $61.65 (market cap $19.60B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $148 (market cap $40.62B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. is far larger — about 2.1× LyondellBasell Industries NV's market cap, and LyondellBasell Industries NV pays the higher dividend (6.78%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LYB | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $19.60B | $40.62B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $82.38 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $42.28 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $31.22B | $51.88B |
Dividend Yield | 6.78% | 2.04% |
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LyondellBasell Industries NV is a petrochemical producer with operations in the U.S. and Europe. It operates in six segments: Olefins and Polyolefins-Americas (O&P-Americas), Olefins and Polyolefins-Europe, Asia, International (O&P-EAI), Intermediates and Derivatives (I&D), Advanced Polymer Solutions (APS), Refining and Technology. The company is a major producer of polyethylene, the world's largest producer of polypropylene, and the second- largest producer of propylene oxide. Its chemicals are used in various consumer and industrial end products. Substantially, all of the company's revenue is derived from product sales.
Read more on LYB →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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