Is PDYPY or YUM a better dividend investment in 2026?

PDYPY currently yields 1.93% with a 5% 5-year dividend growth rate. YUM yields 1.85% with 5% growth. The better choice depends on your goal: PDYPY offers higher current income.

What is the dividend yield difference between PDYPY and YUM?

PDYPY has a forward dividend yield of 1.93% ($2.00/share annually). YUM yields 1.85% ($2.88/share annually). The yield gap is 0.08 percentage points.

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PDYPY vs YUM: Dividend Comparison 2026

PDYPY yields 1.93% · YUM yields 1.85%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled

🏆 PDYPY wins by $54.68M in total portfolio value

INVESTMENT

TIME HORIZON10 years

PDYPY

● Live price

1.93%

Share price

$103.75

Annual div

$2.00

5Y div CAGR

100%

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$54.79M

Annual income

$49,821,717.57

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YUM

● Live price

1.85%

Share price

$155.48

Annual div

$2.88

5Y div CAGR

51.4%

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$107.0K

Annual income

$39,957.33

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Portfolio growth — PDYPY vs YUM

📍 PDYPY pulled ahead of the other in Year 1

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis Period	PDYPY	YUM
2008–2009 GFC	— No data	— No data
2020 Q1–Q2 COVID	— No data	— No data
2022 Q4 Rate Hike	— No data	— No data

Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.

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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, PDYPY + YUM cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage

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PDYPY pays

YUM pays

Both pay

Neither

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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

PDYPY

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$163.86/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$42,348,459.93/yr

YUM

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$157.45/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$33,963.73/yr

At 15% tax rate, PDYPY beats the other by $42,314,496.20/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000

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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of PDYPY + YUM for your $10,000?

PDYPY: 50%YUM: 50%

100% YUM50/50100% PDYPY

Portfolio after 10yr

$27.45M

Annual income

$24,930,837.44/yr

Blended yield

90.83%

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Analyst Conviction Gap

Where Wall Street is most bullish on YUM right now

PDYPY

Analyst Ratings

Buy

Consensus: Buy

Price Target

$36.00

-65.3% upside vs current

Range: $28.00 — $44.00

YUM

Analyst Ratings

Buy

Hold

Sell

Consensus: Hold

Price Target

$173.15

+11.4% upside vs current

Range: $158.00 — $190.00

Altman Z

2.6

Piotroski

6/9

Analyst ratings via FMP. Altman Z-Score: >3.0 safe, 1.81–3.0 grey zone, <1.81 distress. Piotroski: 7–9 strong, 0–3 weak.

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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

PDYPY buys

YUM buys

Politician	Chamber	Ticker	Type	Amount	Date
Greg Gianforte	🏢 House	$PDYPY	▲ Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	2020-03-18

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MetricPDYPYYUM

Forward yield	1.93% ✓	1.85%
Annual dividend / share	$2.00	$2.88 ✓
Payout ratio	50%	50%
1-year div growth	0%	0%
5-year div CAGR	100% ✓	51.4%
Portfolio after 10y	$54.79M	$107.0K ✓
Annual income after 10y	$49,821,717.57 ✓	$39,957.33
Total dividends collected	$54.38M	$80.4K ✓
Payment frequency	quarterly	quarterly
Sector	Stock	Consumer Discretionary
Analyst consensus	Buy	Hold
Analyst price target	$36.00	$173.15 ✓

Year-by-year: PDYPY vs YUM ($10,000, DRIP)

Year	PDYPY Portfolio	PDYPY Income/yr	YUM Portfolio	YUM Income/yr	Gap
1← crossover	$11,086	$385.54	$10,980	$280.44	+$106.00 → PDYPY
2	$12,660	$798.87	$12,185	$435.72	+$475.00 → PDYPY
3	$15,252	$1,705.34	$13,722	$684.14	+$1.5K → PDYPY
4	$20,160	$3,840.05	$15,773	$1,090.14	+$4.4K → PDYPY
5	$31,058	$9,487.24	$18,650	$1,773.02	+$12.4K → PDYPY
6	$60,552	$27,319.79	$22,921	$2,966.37	+$37.6K → PDYPY
7	$164,349	$99,558.22	$29,685	$5,158.69	+$134.7K → PDYPY
8	$680,935	$505,082.01	$41,216	$9,453.02	+$639.7K → PDYPY
9	$4,640,137	$3,911,536.80	$62,672	$18,571.31	+$4.58M → PDYPY
10	$54,786,665	$49,821,717.57	$107,016	$39,957.33	+$54.68M → PDYPY

PDYPY vs YUM: Complete Analysis 2026

PDYPY — Stock

Flutter Entertainment plc operates as a sports betting and gaming company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, the United States, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: UK & Ireland, Australia, International, and US. It offers sportsbooks and exchange sports betting products, daily fantasy sports products, and pari-mutuel betting products; fixed odds games betting products; online games and casinos; peer-to-peer games, including online bingo, rummy, and poker; and business-to-business services. The company also operates HRTV, a horseracing television network, as well as offers treasury; risk management; and horse racing broadcasting and advanced deposit wagering services. It provides sports betting and gaming services through paddypower.com, betfair.com, sportsbet.com.au, tvg.com, us.betfair.com, fanduel.com, pokerstars.com, Skybet.com, tombola.com, and adjarabet.com websites under the Paddy Power, Betfair, Sportsbet, TVG, FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, PokerStars, Tombola, and Adjarabet brands, as well as BetStars, Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, FOX Bet, Stardust, Sky Bingo, and Junglee Games brands; and betting shops, and live poker tours and events. The company was formerly known as Paddy Power Betfair plc and changed its name to Flutter Entertainment plc in May 2019. Flutter Entertainment plc was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

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YUM — Consumer Discretionary

YUM! Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants worldwide. It operates through four segments: the KFC Division, the Taco Bell Division, the Pizza Hut Division, and the Habit Burger Grill Division. The company operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, Mexican-style food categories, and other food products. As of December 31, 2021, it had 26,934 KFC units; 18,381 Pizza Hut units; 7,791 Taco Bell units; and 318 The Habit Burger Grill units in approximately 157 countries and territories. The company was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. and changed its name to YUM! Brands, Inc. in May 2002. YUM! Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

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