Warner Music Group Corp vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Warner Music Group Corp trades at $28.76 (market cap $15.12B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $144.69 (market cap $39.02B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. is far larger — about 2.6× Warner Music Group Corp's market cap, and Warner Music Group Corp pays the higher dividend (2.77%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals — on Pluang, investors hold Warner Music Group Corp for 96 Days and Yum! Brands, Inc. for 132 Days on average.
| WMG | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $15.12B | $39.02B |
Volume | 2,966,414 | 2,597,636 |
Sector | Media | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $34.72 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $23.65 | $135.77 |
Typical Hold Time | 96 Days | 132 Days |
Enterprise Value | $19.42B | $50.63B |
Dividend Yield | 2.77% | 2.1% |
Signals from Pluang's Aura AI — not financial advice
WMG trades at $28.875, up 2.54% today, with a bullish technical signal from moving averages. The company reported Q2 2026 EPS of $0.38, beating expectations, and has a strong analyst consensus of 'Buy' with a $39.50 price target. Recent news highlights AI partnerships and licensing renewals as growth catalysts.
Outlook remains positive due to streaming growth and AI initiatives, but risks include competitive pressures and margin volatility. The stock offers upside potential from current levels if execution continues, though investor caution is warranted near-term given elevated RSI levels.
YUM stock trades at $145.15, up 3.42% today, with a bullish technical signal and strong support at $141. Revenue grew to $8.21B in 2025, with net income of $1.56B and a 25.4% net margin. The company recently sold Pizza Hut for $1.5B, focusing on KFC and Taco Bell, and declared a $0.75 dividend payable September 18, 2026.
Outlook is positive with a consensus price target of $170.44, though high debt and competitive pressures pose risks. Earnings beat expectations in two of the last three quarters, and cash flow from operations is robust at $2.01B, supporting shareholder returns amid a hold-heavy analyst rating.
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Warner Music Group is the third largest of the three major global record labels, with Vivendi's Universal Music in first and Sony Music in second. Warner's larger segment, recorded music, consists of iconic labels like Atlantic Records, Warner Records, and Parlophone Records and popular artists such as Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, and Blake Shelton. Warner Chappell, the firm's publishing arm, is the home to over 65,000 composers and songwriters with over a million copyrights represented. Warner is controlled by Access Industries, which owns an 84% economic interest and 99% of voting rights.
Read more on WMG →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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