Marathon Petroleum Corp vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Marathon Petroleum Corp trades at $318.36 (market cap $92.05B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $148 (market cap $40.62B). The key difference: Marathon Petroleum Corp is far larger — about 2.3× Yum! Brands, Inc.'s market cap, and Yum! Brands, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.04%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MPC | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $92.05B | $40.62B |
Sector | Energy | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $315.31 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $158.59 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $124.23B | $51.88B |
Dividend Yield | 1.24% | 2.04% |
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Marathon Petroleum is an independent refiner with 13 refineries in the midcontinent, West Coast, and Gulf Coast of the United States with total throughput capacity of 2.9 million barrels per day. Its Dickinson, ND, facility produces 184 million gallons a year of renewable diesel. Its Martinez, CA, facility will have the ability to produce 730 million gallons a year of renewable diesel once converted. The firm also owns and operates midstream assets primarily through its listed MLP, MPLX.
Read more on MPC →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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