DJ Yum! Brands Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Shares of Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) slipped 1.20% to $150.71 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.38% to 7,718.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,414.25.

Yum! Brands Inc. closed 11.42% short of its 52-week high of $170.14, which the company achieved on July 7th.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as McDonald's Corp. $(MCD)$ fell 1.52% to $255.69, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) fell 1.28% to $104.47, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) fell 1.62% to $36.96.

Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 963,025 below its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 4, 2026.