Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. NCLH scored 45.9, YUM scored 71.3 — YUM leads.
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NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Travel Services · Quality-Growth
45.9
$15.57 · $7.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
25.4
YUM leads
YUM
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Restaurants · Quality-Growth
71.3
$144.82 · $39.5B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthYUM+10.3%
Highest qualityYUM88 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueYUM-9%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
NCLH
stronger →← stronger
YUM
60
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
88
39
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
69
41
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
60
YUM is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
NCLH
YUM
-$1.2bF
FCF
$1.7bC+
+6.2%C+
Rev
+10.3%B
6.21D
D/E
Negative equity
0.7xB+
P/S
—
—
PEG
1.83C+
—
P/E
18.2xB
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
NCLH
YUM
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
9% below
—
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~4%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
+2%
—
5-yr DCF upside
+9%
—
10-yr DCF upside
+21%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
NCLH
Why this score
Durable high returns
YUM
Why this score
Raising its dividend
The companies
NCLHNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Travel Services · $15.57 · beta 1.96
Why now
Travel Services · market cap $7.1b. Down 38% from 52-week high of $25.13 — deep drawdown territory. 25 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $19.92 (implying +28% upside).
Moat
ROE 30% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
D/E 6.21 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Free cash flow is negative (-$1.2b) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Down 38% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
YUMYum! Brands, Inc.
Restaurants · $144.82 · beta 0.55
Why now
Restaurants · market cap $39.5b. 15% off the 52-week high of $170.14. Revenue growing +10%, comfortably above the S&P median. 22 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $171.06 (implying +18% upside).
Moat
Net margin 25% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where NCLH and YUM diverge
On the headline score the gap is 25.4 points in favor of YUM. The widest single difference is Growth, where YUM leads by 30.0 points.
GrowthNCLH 38.8 · YUM 68.8YUM +30.0
QualityNCLH 60.4 · YUM 87.7YUM +27.3
ValueNCLH 41.2 · YUM 60.1YUM +18.9
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is YUM or NCLH the better stock?
YUM scores higher: YUM 71.3, NCLH 45.9 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do YUM and NCLH differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where YUM leads by 30 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. YUM leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are YUM and NCLH scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.