DJ Yum! Brands Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) shed 2.00% to $137.96 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.45% to 7,551.81 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.21% to 51,461.90.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Yum! Brands Inc. closed 18.91% short of its 52-week high of $170.14, which the company reached on July 7th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as McDonald's Corp. (MCD) fell 1.67% to $248.56, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) rose 0.79% to $97.34, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) fell 3.30% to $33.68.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 16, 2026.