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SBUX vs YUM

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

Summary

  • Both SBUX and YUM operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • SBUX is the larger of the two at $120.04B, about 2.7x YUM ($44.09B).
  • Over the past year, SBUX is up 28.5% and YUM is up 7.5% - SBUX leads by 21.0 points.
  • SBUX has been more active in the news (20 items in the past 4 weeks vs 5 for YUM).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceSBUX+28.46%YUM+7.48%
2025-05-01+0.00%2026-04-30
MetricSBUXYUM
Company
Starbucks Corporation
Yum! Brands Inc.
Price
$105.34-0.12%
$159.71-0.09%
Market cap
$120.04B
$44.09B
1M return
+17.59%
+2.71%
1Y return
+28.46%
+7.48%
Industry
Restaurants
Restaurants
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
1992
News (4w)
20
5
Recent ratings
25
25
SBUX

Starbucks Corporation

Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of specialty coffee worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas, International, and Channel Development. Its stores offer coffee and tea beverages, roasted whole bean and ground coffees, single-serve and ready-to-drink beverages, and iced tea; and various food products, such as pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch items. The company also licenses its trademarks through licensed stores, and grocery and foodservice accounts. The company offers its products under the Starbucks, Teavana, Seattle's Best Coffee, Evolution Fresh, Ethos, Starbucks Reserve, and Princi brand names. As of October 29, 2020, it operated approximately 32,000 stores. Starbucks Corporation was founded in 1971 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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.