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Valued at a market cap of $38.6 billion, Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants under its KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger Grill brand names. The Louisville, Kentucky-based company specializes in chicken, pizza, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, and Mexican-style food categories.
Companies worth $10 billion or more are generally described as “large-cap” stocks, and Yum! Brands fit right into that category with its market cap exceeding this threshold. The fast-food chain owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in more than 150 countries and territories and exercises store-level franchise and master franchise programs to grow its businesses.