Wendys Co vs Yum China Holdings Inc — how do they compare? Wendys Co trades at $7.62 (market cap $1.50B), while Yum China Holdings Inc trades at $43.91 (market cap $15.09B). The key difference: Yum China Holdings Inc is far larger — about 10.1× Wendys Co's market cap, and Wendys Co pays the higher dividend (7.13%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| WEN | YUMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.50B | $15.09B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $11.33 | $57.95 |
52-Week Low | $6.17 | $40.18 |
Enterprise Value | $5.31B | $15.98B |
Dividend Yield | 7.13% | 2.64% |
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The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.1 billion in 2021, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($45.7 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spans almost 7,000 total units in 30 countries. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
Read more on WEN →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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