Xcel Energy Inc vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Xcel Energy Inc trades at $79 (market cap $49.11B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $148 (market cap $40.62B). The key difference: Xcel Energy Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Xcel Energy Inc pays the higher dividend (3.01%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| XEL | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $49.11B | $40.62B |
Sector | Utilities | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $83.91 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $71.14 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $86.55B | $51.88B |
Dividend Yield | 3.01% | 2.04% |
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Xcel Energy manages utilities serving 3.7 million electric customers and 2.1 million natural gas customers in eight states. Its utilities are Northern States Power, which serves customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan
Read more on XEL →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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