Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)

NYSE • Consumer Cyclical

$136.12

-$0.56 (-0.4%)

Market closed

Last close at October 2, 2026 at 20:00 UTC

Open$136.7

Day Range$135.95 - $137.88

Avg. Volume (3M)2.3M

Market Cap$37.5B

P/E Ratio17.0

52 Week Range

$134.26$170.14

Next EarningsIn 30 daysNov 3, 2026

Metrics Over Time

Where the Money Goes

Q2 2026

Revenueeverything earned$2.1B100%

Gross Profitminus cost of goods$1B47%

Operating Incomeminus R&D and overhead$655M30%

Net Incomeminus taxes and the rest$853M39%

In plain terms: out of every $100 in revenue, Yum! Brands, Inc. keeps $39 as net profit.

Fundamentals & Financials

Revenue (TTM)

$8.7B

Net Income (TTM)

$2.2B

EPS (TTM)

$8.01

ROA (TTM)

25.54%

Current Ratio

0.59

Dividend Yield

0.47%

TTM is calculated as the sum of the four most recently completed quarters. This is a standard approach when monthly or real-time data is not available.

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Financial Highlights

Dividends History

Split History

Earnings

-1.4%Q3 2025$1.44

+6.0%Q4 2025$1.58

-1.7%Q1 2026$1.73

+8.7%Q2 2026$1.5

+3.2%Q3 2026$1.62

Nov 3

in 30 daysQ4 2026

% — EPS deviation from the forecast (beat / miss); quarters without a forecast show the reported EPS

Latest report — Q3 2026

Beat +3.2%

Yum! Brands topped EPS expectations in the second fiscal quarter of 2026, based on preliminary results reported July 30, with EPS of $1.62 versus the $1.58 estimate, about +3%, and that was up 12.5% from $1.44 a year ago. Operating income came in at about $655 million, while operating cash flow reached roughly $416 million. The company also returned cash through about $185 million of stock repurchases and around $207 million in dividends. For the next period, consensus calls for EPS of $1.71 on revenue of $2.18 billion.

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About Yum! Brands, Inc.

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) operates a global quick-service restaurant company built around franchised dining concepts and generated $8.2 billion in FY2025 revenue. The business sits in the consumer-facing restaurant sector and manages brands centered on chicken, pizza, Mexican-style dishes, and made-to-order chargrilled burgers and sandwiches.

Name

Yum! Brands, Inc.

CEO

Christopher Lee Turner

Website

www.yum.com

Industry

Consumer Cyclical

Year Founded

1997

Employees

49,000

Today's Snapshot

AI-generated

YUM ended the day slightly lower at 136.22. Shares changed hands at about two-thirds of its usual level. Baird, an investment bank, cut its price target on Yum! Brands to $158 but kept an outperform rating.

Trading Volume

Below 10d avg (2.1M)

1.3M

vs S&P 500 Today

Underperforming Market

-1.12%

Updated: October 2, 2026 at 20:01 UTC

YUM Headlines

Yum Brands to sell Pizza Hut for $2.7 billion

June 16, 2026

3 min read

Cisco, Sysco and Yum! in U.S. investor focus

April 10, 2026

5 min read

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Technical Indicators

1 Buy1 Neutral6 Sell

YUM is positioned within a prevailing downtrend: the stock trades below short-, medium- and long-term moving averages and well under the 200‑day, reflecting extended weakness. Momentum measures are skewed to the downside with RSI below neutral and a negative MACD, while ADX shows a reasonably strong trend. On‑balance volume is notably negative, indicating selling has accompanied the decline, and ATR suggests average volatility. Price sits around the classic pivot, but that level has not arrested the slide. Technical takeaway: Strong Sell — trend and volume confirm a broad bearish posture.

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