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YUM vs MA // OPERATING MARGIN
Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: YUM 7
— MA 6
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: MA
LAST: $155.40 (+0.55%) • MKT CAP: $42.18B
operating-margins
31.30%
LAST: $638.01 (+0.36%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
operating-margins
57.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (YUM VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | YUM | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 69.80% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 60.30% | 33.50% | +26.80 | YUM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.6x | 29.2x | -12.60 | YUM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.89% | 3.08% | +0.81 | YUM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 31.30% | 57.60% | -26.30 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 19.00% | 45.60% | -26.60 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.80% | 16.40% | -7.60 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.87% | 0.49% | +1.38 | YUM | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.55 | 11.17 | -8.62 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 8/9 | +1.00 | YUM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.3 | 68.8 | -4.50 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.07 | 0.90 | +0.17 | YUM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 25.2x | 31.2x | -6.00 | YUM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $42.18B | $556.88B | -$514.70B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | YUM REV | MA REV | YUM GROSS % | MA GROSS % | YUM FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $8.21B | $32.79B | 69.8% | — | $1.64B | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $7.55B | $28.17B | 71.9% | — | $1.43B | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $7.08B | $25.10B | — | — | $1.28B | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
YUM // BETA 1.07
MA // BETA 0.90