Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2026 · Mkt capMarket cap $43.29B · View financials
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: PAYX stock price vs YUM: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at YUM's multiple
Needs YUM P/E.
Implied fair value · at PAYX's multiple
Needs PAYX P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: PAYX FY 2026 (ended May 31, 2026) · YUM FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Eight fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 90% equity / 10% debt · EV / Revenue 7.17x · EV / EBITDA 15.38x
Capital structure 78% equity / 22% debt · EV / Revenue 6.37x · EV / EBITDA 19.45x
YUM carries the larger enterprise value at $52.33B against $46.72B; YUM trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (6.37x vs 7.17x); PAYX on the lower EV / EBITDA (15.38x vs 19.45x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Paychex, Inc. · implied price per share
Bear
$70.62
Base
$86.28
Bull
$107.40
YUM! BRANDS, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.22x
-1.63x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
1.13x
4.16x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$1.12B
$709.00M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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