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DRI vs YUMC // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE) VS. Yum China Holdings Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DRI 7
— YUMC 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: YUMC
LAST: $220.17 (-0.14%) • MKT CAP: $24.95B
valuation
13.3x
LAST: $45.78 (+1.28%) • MKT CAP: $15.48B
valuation
9.3x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DRI VS. YUMC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DRI | YUMC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 20.30% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 19.50% | 14.90% | +4.60 | DRI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 13.3x | 9.3x | +4.00 | YUMC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.57% | 5.43% | -2.86 | YUMC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 12.00% | 10.90% | +1.10 | DRI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.10% | 7.90% | +1.20 | DRI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.40% | 4.40% | +5.00 | DRI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.78% | 2.28% | +0.50 | DRI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.63 | 3.71 | -1.08 | YUMC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 9/9 | -3.00 | YUMC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.6 | 59.0 | +3.60 | DRI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.93 | 1.16 | -0.23 | YUMC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 19.3x | 15.5x | +3.80 | YUMC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $24.95B | $15.48B | $9.47B | DRI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DRI REV | YUMC REV | DRI GROSS % | YUMC GROSS % | DRI FCF | YUMC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $13.21B | $11.80B | 20.3% | — | — | $840.0M |
| FY 2024 | $12.08B | $11.30B | 20.5% | — | — | $714.0M |
| FY 2023 | $11.39B | $10.98B | — | — | — | $979.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
DRI // BETA 0.93
YUMC // BETA 1.16