DJ Yum! Brands Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) advanced 1.27% to $144.82 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.59% to 7,811.54 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.83% to 51,654.95.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Yum! Brands Inc. closed 14.88% below its 52-week high of $170.14, which the company reached on July 7th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as McDonald's Corp. (MCD) fell 0.70% to $235.23, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) fell 2.64% to $90.75, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) fell 3.34% to $31.59.
Trading volume (3.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 9, 2026.