NRG Energy Inc vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? NRG Energy Inc trades at $132.3 (market cap $27.55B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $148 (market cap $40.62B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Yum! Brands, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.04%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NRG | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.55B | $40.62B |
Sector | Utilities | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $184.03 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $120.65 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $51.38B | $51.88B |
Dividend Yield | 1.46% | 2.04% |
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NRG Energy is one of the largest retail energy providers in the U.S., with 7 million customers, including its 2021 acquisition of Direct Energy. It also is one of the largest U.S. independent power producers, with 16 gigawatts of nuclear, coal, gas, and oil power generation capacity primarily in Texas. Since 2018, NRG has divested its 47% stake in NRG Yield, among other renewable energy and conventional generation investments. NRG exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in December 2003.
Read more on NRG →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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