DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC. vs Yum China Holdings, Inc., two Restaurants stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DRI and YUMC diverge most: on debt / equity, DRI reads 1.26 and YUMC reads 0.01; on p/b, DRI reads 10.93 and YUMC reads 2.47. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DRI's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What YUMC's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DRI | YUMC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $197.55 | $42.92 |
| Market cap | $22.6B | $15.0B |
| Sector | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -1.3% | — |
| P/E | 19.3 | 15.7 |
| P/B | 10.93 | 2.47 |
| P/S | 1.69 | 1.20 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.7 | 7.9 |
| Revenue growth | +8.0% | +8.9% |
| Gross margin | 18.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 10.0% | 11.1% |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 7.8% |
| Return on equity | 57.2% | 16.1% |
| Return on assets | 8.9% | 9.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 29.1% | 16.7% |
| FCF yield | 5.0% | 6.3% |
| Dividend yield | 3.0% | 2.2% |
| Debt / equity | 1.26 | 0.01 |
| Current ratio | 0.30 | 0.96 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.07 | 3.33 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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