Plug Power Inc vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Plug Power Inc trades at $2.23 (market cap $2.98B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $147.5 (market cap $40.56B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. is far larger — about 13.6× Plug Power Inc's market cap, and Yum! Brands, Inc. pays a 2.04% dividend while Plug Power Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| PLUG | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $2.98B | $40.56B |
Sector | Industrials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $4.14 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $1.40 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $3.77B | $51.83B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.04% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Plug Power is building an end-to-end green hydrogen ecosystem—from production, storage and delivery to energy generation. The company plans to build and operate green hydrogen highways across North America and Europe. Plug will deliver its green hydrogen solutions directly to its customers and through joint venture partners into multiple end markets—including material handling, e-mobility, power generation, and industrial applications.
Read more on PLUG →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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