Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: YUM stock price vs UAL: 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 UAL's multiple
Needs UAL P/E.
Implied fair value · at YUM's multiple
Needs YUM 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: YUM FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · UAL FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 78% equity / 22% debt · EV / Revenue 6.37x · EV / EBITDA 19.45x
Capital structure 63% equity / 37% debt · EV / Revenue 0.76x · EV / EBITDA 7.98x
YUM carries the larger enterprise value at $52.33B against $45.18B; UAL trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.76x vs 6.37x); UAL on the lower EV / EBITDA (7.98x vs 19.45x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
YUM! BRANDS, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
United Airlines Holdings, 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
-1.63x
1.39x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
4.16x
1.59x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$709.00M
$12.24B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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