What if I had invested $1,000 in Yum! Brands in 2021?

$1,000 in Yum! Brands in 2021

$1,000 put into Yum! Brands (YUM) on January 4, 2021, its first trading day of 2021 in our data, was worth $1,431 on September 23, 2026, with dividends counted to the end of 2024. Over the same days to July 31, 2026, $1,000 in the whole US stock market became $2,071.

$1,000 became$1,431by September 23, 2026

Total return+43.1%dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+6.5%over 5.7 years

The whole US market$2,071same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; YUM by then: $1,560

The S&P 500 index$2,082price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 4, 2021, dividends put back in, no costs and no tax. Dividends are counted to the end of 2024; from 2025 on our prices are adjusted for splits only, so dividends paid since then are left out. The stock figure counts dividends; the S&P 500 index figure does not, so compare the stock with the whole-market figure. The market figure is the Fama-French US market return (Kenneth R. French data library), which runs to July 31, 2026. Our stock prices run to September 23, 2026.

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Also in 2021

Nvidia · $1,000 became $17,240
Apple Inc. · $1,000 became $2,663
Microsoft · $1,000 became $2,379
Amazon · $1,000 became $1,564
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) · $1,000 became $3,929
Avago Technologies · $1,000 became $9,194
Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock · $1,000 became $3,891
Meta Platforms · $1,000 became $2,777

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