yum! brands inc. - YUM

YUM

Close Chg Chg %
156.31 0.17 0.11%

Closed Market

156.48

+0.17 (0.11%)

Volume: 3.56M

Last Updated:

Mar 20, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: yum! brands inc. - YUM

YUM Key Data

Open

$157.05

Day Range

155.49 - 157.91

52 Week Range

137.33 - 169.39

Market Cap

$43.19B

Shares Outstanding

276.43M

Public Float

275.98M

Beta

0.64

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

28.16

EPS

$5.60

Yield

184.32%

Dividend

$0.75

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Feb 20, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.92M

 

YUM Performance

1 Week
 
-2.49%
 
1 Month
 
-4.24%
 
3 Months
 
2.07%
 
1 Year
 
-0.22%
 
5 Years
 
44.74%
 

YUM Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 33
Full Ratings ➔

About yum! brands inc. - YUM

Yum! Brands, Inc. is a service restaurant company, which engages in the development, operation, franchise, and licenses of a system of restaurants. It operates through the following segments: KFC Division, Pizza Hut Division, Taco Bell Division, and Habit Burger Grill Division. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

YUM At a Glance

Yum! Brands, Inc.
1441 Gardiner Lane
Louisville, Kentucky 40213
Phone 1-502-874-8300 Revenue 8.21B
Industry Restaurants Net Income 1.56B
Sector Consumer Services 2025 Sales Growth 8.809%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 49,000
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YUM Valuation

P/E Current 28.163
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 27.267
Price to Sales Ratio 5.175
Price to Book Ratio N/A
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 21.15
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 19.613
Enterprise Value to Sales 6.671
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.241

YUM Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 167,632.653
Income Per Employee 31,816.327
Receivables Turnover 8.601
Total Asset Turnover 1.101

YUM Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.346
Quick Ratio 1.346
Cash Ratio 0.594

YUM Profitability

Gross Margin 46.165
Operating Margin 30.898
Pretax Margin 25.286
Net Margin 18.98
Return on Assets 20.893
Return on Equity N/A
Return on Total Capital 26.586
Return on Invested Capital 30.446

YUM Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity N/A
Total Debt to Total Capital 224.915
Total Debt to Total Assets 160.90
Long-Term Debt to Equity N/A
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 222.476
  • Income Statement
  • Balance Sheet
  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Yum! Brands Inc. - YUM

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
6.84B 7.08B 7.55B 8.21B
Sales Growth
+3.92% +3.42% +6.68% +8.81%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
3.54B 3.58B 3.96B 4.42B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
196.00M 200.00M 225.00M 256.00M
Depreciation
128.00M 126.00M 143.00M 158.00M
Amortization of Intangibles
68.00M 74.00M 82.00M 98.00M
COGS Growth
+3.42% +1.27% +10.75% +11.53%
Gross Income
3.31B 3.50B 3.58B 3.79B
Gross Income Growth
+4.45% +5.72% +2.52% +5.80%
Gross Profit Margin
+48.33% +49.41% +47.48% +46.17%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
1.14B 1.19B 1.18B 1.26B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
1.14B 1.19B 1.18B 1.26B
SGA Growth
+7.55% +4.65% -1.01% +6.86%
Other Operating Expense
8.00M (3.00M) 15.00M (8.00M)
Unusual Expense
8.00M 12.00M 13.00M 16.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
2.15B 2.29B 2.38B 2.52B
Non Operating Income/Expense
48.00M 156.00M 46.00M 71.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - 31.00M 89.00M
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
537.00M 632.00M 521.00M 516.00M
Interest Expense Growth
+2.87% +17.69% -17.56% -0.96%
Gross Interest Expense
537.00M 632.00M 521.00M 516.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
1.66B 1.82B 1.90B 2.08B
Pretax Income Growth
-0.72% +9.39% +4.51% +9.32%
Pretax Margin
+24.29% +25.69% +25.17% +25.29%
Income Tax
337.00M 221.00M 414.00M 518.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
192.00M 289.00M 218.00M 40.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
200.00M 222.00M 226.00M 371.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(45.00M) (137.00M) (45.00M) 188.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(10.00M) (153.00M) 15.00M (81.00M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
1.32B 1.60B 1.49B 1.56B
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
1.32B 1.60B 1.49B 1.56B
Net Income Growth
-15.87% +20.53% -6.95% +4.91%
Net Margin Growth
+19.37% +22.57% +19.68% +18.98%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.32B 1.60B 1.49B 1.56B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
1.32B 1.60B 1.49B 1.56B
EPS (Basic)
4.6329 5.6833 5.2695 5.5878
EPS (Basic) Growth
-12.64% +22.67% -7.28% +6.04%
Basic Shares Outstanding
286.00M 281.00M 282.00M 279.00M
EPS (Diluted)
4.569 5.6035 5.214 5.548
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-12.39% +22.64% -6.95% +6.41%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
290.00M 285.00M 285.00M 281.00M
EBITDA
2.35B 2.51B 2.61B 2.79B
EBITDA Growth
+1.68% +6.41% +4.27% +6.93%
EBITDA Margin
+34.42% +35.42% +34.61% +34.02%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 172.261
Number of Ratings 33 Current Quarters Estimate 1.371
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 6.671
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.73 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 6.05 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 7.468
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 27 27 30 30
Mean Estimate 1.37 1.59 6.67 7.47
High Estimates 1.45 1.64 7.00 7.93
Low Estimate 1.29 1.53 6.40 7.00
Coefficient of Variance 3.09 2.07 1.90 2.50

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 11 11 11
OVERWEIGHT 3 3 3
HOLD 17 17 19
UNDERWEIGHT 2 2 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Yum! Brands Inc. - YUM

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 3, 2026 Chris L. Turner CEO, Chairman of Board; Director 65,059 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $166.29 per share 10,818,661.11
Mar 3, 2026 Scott Mezvinsky KFC Division CEO 287 Disposition to the issuer of issuer equity secs pursant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $168.16 per share 48,261.92
Mar 3, 2026 Scott Mezvinsky KFC Division CEO N/A Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $166.29 per share 0.00
Mar 3, 2026 Scott Mezvinsky KFC Division CEO 4,825 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 3, 2026 Scott Mezvinsky KFC Division CEO 483 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $68 per share 32,844.00
Dec 30, 2025 Ranjith Roy Chief Financial Officer 730 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Tracy L. Skeans COO and CPO 34,064 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Tracy L. Skeans COO and CPO 6,983 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Tracy L. Skeans COO and CPO 4,223 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Tracy L. Skeans COO and CPO 2,745 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Scott Mezvinsky KFC Division CEO 3,010 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Tracy L. Skeans COO and CPO 6,949 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Tracy L. Skeans COO and CPO 4,202 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Tracy L. Skeans COO and CPO 2,732 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Tracy L. Skeans COO and CPO 1,500 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Ranjith Roy Chief Financial Officer 1,375 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Ranjith Roy Chief Financial Officer 10,211 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Tracy L. Skeans COO and CPO 1,521 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Tracy L. Skeans COO and CPO 4,243 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Dec 30, 2025 Tracy L. Skeans COO and CPO 34,225 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00

Yum! Brands Inc. in the News

Pizza Hut to close around 250 locations

Yum! Brands plans to close roughly 250 Pizza Hut locations in the U.S. as part of a broader brand reset, even as the chain continues expanding internationally.