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MCD vs YUM

Side-by-side comparison of McDonald's Corporation (MCD) and Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both MCD and YUM operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MCD is the larger of the two at $198.83B, about 4.8x YUM ($41.58B).
  • Over the past year, MCD is down 8.9% and YUM is up 3.2% - YUM leads by 12.1 points.
  • YUM has been more active in the news (12 items in the past 4 weeks vs 6 for MCD).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceMCD-8.86%YUM+3.20%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricMCDYUM
Company
McDonald's Corporation
Yum! Brands Inc.
Price
$277.65-0.80%
$147.65-2.15%
Market cap
$198.83B
$41.58B
1M return
-2.08%
-6.16%
1Y return
-8.86%
+3.20%
Industry
Restaurants
Restaurants
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
6
12
Recent ratings
25
25
MCD

McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's Corporation operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants in the United States and internationally. Its restaurants offer various food products and beverages, as well as breakfast menu. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated 39,198 restaurants. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

YUM

Yum! Brands Inc.

YUM! Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants worldwide. It operates through four segments: the KFC Division, the Pizza Hut Division, the Taco Bell Division, and the Habit Burger Grill Division. The company operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, Mexican-style food categories, and other food products. As of December 31, 2020, it had 25,000 KFC units; 17,639 Pizza Hut units; 7,427 Taco Bell units; and 287 The Habit Burger Grill units in approximately 150 countries and territories. The company was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. and changed its name to YUM! Brands, Inc. in May 2002. YUM! Brands, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

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