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title: "Yum! Brands Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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# Yum! Brands Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) rose 1.05% to $148.92 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.05% to 7,411.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.46% to 51,947.25.

Yum! Brands Inc. closed 12.47% 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) rose 0.75% to $264.76, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) rose 0.04% to $103.25, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) fell 0.69% to $31.79.

Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 925,357 below its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 24, 2026.

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