Texas Roadhouse vs Yum! Brands
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I put Texas Roadhouse and Yum! Brands side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Yum! Brands is the larger business, with $8.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $5.9B for Texas Roadhouse.
- Texas Roadhouse grew revenue faster (9.4%, against 8.8%).
- Yum! Brands kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (31.3% operating margin, against 8.1%).
- Yum! Brands turned more of its sales into free cash flow (20.0% FCF margin, against 5.8%).
- Yum! Brands earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (54.8%, against 33.0%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Texas Roadhouse’s earnings: a P/E of 26.5x against 18.8x for Yum! Brands.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
3/9
Revenue growth5-year growthNet debt / EBITDA
Yum! Brands
YUM
6/9
Operating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalPiotroski F-scoreShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | TXRH FY25 | YUM FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $10.9B | $41.4B |
| Revenue | $5.9B | $8.2B |
| Free cash flow | $342M | $1.6B |
| Net income | $414M | $1.6B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 9.4% | 8.8% |
| 5-year growth | 19.6% | 7.8% |
| Share count change | −0.8% | −1.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 69.8% |
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 31.3% |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 19.0% |
| FCF margin | 5.8% | 20.0% |
| Return on capital | 33.0% | 54.8% |
| Return on equity | 29.4% | — |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$132M | $11.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.2x | 4.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $331M | $1.3B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 26.5x | 18.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.