United Microelectronics Corp vs Yum China Holdings Inc — how do they compare? United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.14 (market cap $51.00B), while Yum China Holdings Inc trades at $43.91 (market cap $15.09B). The key difference: United Microelectronics Corp is far larger — about 3.4× Yum China Holdings Inc's market cap, and Yum China Holdings Inc pays the higher dividend (2.64%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| UMC | YUMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.00B | $15.09B |
Sector | Technology | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $28.02 | $57.95 |
52-Week Low | $6.58 | $40.18 |
Enterprise Value | $48.57B | $15.98B |
Dividend Yield | 2.03% | 2.64% |
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Founded in 1980, United Microelectronics is the world's third-largest dedicated chip foundry, with 7% market share in 2021, according to Gartner, after TSMC and GlobalFoundries. UMC's headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and it operates 12 fabs in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan and Singapore, with additional sales offices in Europe, the U.S. and South Korea. UMC features a diverse customer base including Texas Instruments, MediaTek, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Xilinx and Realtek, supplying a wide range of products applied in communications, display, memory, automotive and more. UMC employs about 20,000 people.
Read more on UMC →With almost 10,600 units and USD 9.5 billion in systemwide sales in 2020, Yum China is the largest restaurant chain in China. It generates revenue through its own restaurants and franchise fees. Key concepts include KFC (7,166 units) and Pizza Hut (2,355), but the company's portfolio also includes other brands such as Little Sheep, East Dawning, Taco Bell, Huang Ji Huang, COFFii & Joy, and Lavazza (collectively representing about 985 units). Yum China is a trademark licensee of Yum Brands, paying 3% of total systemwide sales to the company it separated from in October 2016.
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