Compare Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) vs Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Price & Performance

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Palo Alto Networks Inc vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Palo Alto Networks Inc trades at $335.38 (market cap $278.85B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $147.5 (market cap $40.56B). The key difference: Palo Alto Networks Inc is far larger — about 6.9× Yum! Brands, Inc.'s market cap, and Yum! Brands, Inc. pays a 2.04% dividend while Palo Alto Networks Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.

	PANW	YUM
Market Cap	$278.85B	$40.56B
Sector	Technology	Consumer Cyclical
52-Week High	$358.68	$168.16
52-Week Low	$141.67	$138.21
Enterprise Value	$277.81B	$51.83B
Dividend Yield	—	2.04%

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Palo Alto Networks Inc

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Yum! Brands, Inc.

YUM trades at $147.10, down 0.55% amid a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to Taco Bell lettuce. Technicals are bearish with key support at $145, while fundamentals show steady revenue growth to $8.21B in 2025 and a net margin of 20.48%. The company maintains strong cash flow from operations of $2.01B but carries high long-term debt of $11.25B.

Despite near-term headwinds from food safety concerns, YUM's diversified brand portfolio and consistent profitability support a positive long-term outlook. Analyst consensus price target of $177 suggests 20% upside, but investors should monitor outbreak resolution and Q2 2026 earnings due soon.

Aura AI is an analytical signal, not financial advice — do your own research.

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PANW

Palo Alto Networks to acquire Embrace, adding Real User Monitoring and Synthetics to boost app performance insights.PRNewsWire · 1 day agoBullish Argus Research raises Palo Alto Networks price target to $425 on booming AI-driven cybersecurity demand.Danny Green · 1 day agoBullish Cybersecurity ETFs soar as investors shift from semiconductors amid rising cyber threats and AI risks.ETF Trends · 1 day agoBullish View details →

YUM

Yum! Brands faces cyclosporiasis outbreak but impact is mild with no deaths and ongoing recalls.Seeking Alpha · 1 day agoBearish Taylor Farms recalls iceberg lettuce in 27 states over Cyclospora contamination riskCNBC · 4 days agoBearish View details →

About Palo Alto Networks Inc

Palo Alto Networks is a pure-play cybersecurity vendor that sells security appliances, subscriptions, and support into enterprises, government entities, and service providers. The company's product portfolio includes firewall appliances, virtual firewalls, endpoint protection, cloud security, and cybersecurity analytics. The Santa Clara, California, firm was established in 2005 and sells its products worldwide.

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.