
Yum! Brands, Inc.
YUMNYSEConsumer CyclicalRestaurants
Latest quote
$153.01
+$0.6625 · +0.43%
YUM company overview
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Buy
Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment
Valuation
75
Undervalued
Momentum
53
Neutral
Sentiment
59
Mixed
Risk resilience
83
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Company profile
Company websiteYUM! Brands, Inc. (YUM) is a leading global quick-service restaurant enterprise that focuses on the creation, management, and franchising of its restaurant concepts internationally. Its business is organized into four main divisions: KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and The Habit Burger Grill. The company operates establishments under these well-known brands, offering diverse food categories such as chicken, pizza, Mexican-style dishes, and made-to-order chargrilled burgers and sandwiches, among other food products. As of December 31, 2021, YUM! Brands boasted a significant worldwide presence, comprising 26,934 KFC outlets, 18,381 Pizza Hut locations, 7,791 Taco Bell restaurants, and 318 The Habit Burger Grill units, spread across roughly 157 countries and territories. The company, which maintains its headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, was established in 1997. It was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc., before officially adopting the name YUM! Brands, Inc. in May 2002.
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Christopher Lee Turner
- Listed since
- Sep 17, 1997
- Employees
- 49,000
Market position
- Volume
- 3M
- 1.28× average
- Average volume
- 2.34M
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 42.17B USD
- Beta
- 0.55
- Market reference 1
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 53.26B USD
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.1×
- P/B (TTM)
- -5.96×
- P/S (TTM)
- 4.83×
- EV / EBITDA
- 19.14×
- Earnings yield
- 3.71%
- Free cash flow yield
- 3.90%
- Dividend yield
- 1.91%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 45.80%
- Operating margin
- 30.99%
- Net margin
- 25.42%
- Return on equity
- -21.28%
- Return on assets
- 19.02%
- Return on invested capital
- 28.27%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- -1.73×
- Current ratio
- 1.35×
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8.21B USD | 7.55B USD | 7.08B USD | 6.84B USD | 6.58B USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 4.42B USD | 3.97B USD | 3.58B USD | 3.54B USD | 3.42B USD |
| Gross profit | 3.79B USD | 3.58B USD | 3.5B USD | 3.31B USD | 3.17B USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 1.26B USD | 1.09B USD | 1.19B USD | 1.14B USD | 1.06B USD |
| Operating expenses | 1.26B USD | 1.18B USD | 1.18B USD | 1.12B USD | 1.03B USD |
| Interest expense | 500M USD | 489M USD | 513M USD | 527M USD | 544M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 206M USD | 175M USD | 153M USD | 146M USD | 164M USD |
| Operating income | 2.53B USD | 2.4B USD | 2.32B USD | 2.19B USD | 2.14B USD |
| Net income | 1.56B USD | 1.49B USD | 1.6B USD | 1.33B USD | 1.58B USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 55%
- 6 beats, 5 misses, 0 met estimates
- Average EPS surprise
- +0.01%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- 1.62
- Estimate 1.57 · Beat by 3.18%
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Analyst price target
Average target
$175.4
14.65% upsideRecent analyst actions
Corporate actions
Annual dividends per share
Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.
$2.84
2025 complete year+42.0% since 2021
2026 partial: $1.50
$2.00
2,021
$2.28
2,022
$2.42
2,023
$2.68
2,024
$2.84
2,025
$1.50
2,026*
* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.
Corporate action history
| Action | Ex-dividend date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend | May 27, 2026 | $0.75Quarterly | May 27, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 |
Dividend | Feb 20, 2026 | $0.75Quarterly | Feb 20, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 |
Dividend | Dec 2, 2025 | $0.71Quarterly | Dec 2, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 |
Dividend | Sep 2, 2025 | $0.71Quarterly | Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 12, 2025 |
Dividend | May 27, 2025 | $0.71Quarterly | May 27, 2025 | Jun 6, 2025 |
Dividend | Feb 21, 2025 | $0.71Quarterly | Feb 21, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 |
Ex-dividend May 27, 2026
$0.75
Quarterly
Record May 27, 2026 · Payment Jun 12, 2026
Ex-dividend Feb 20, 2026
$0.75
Quarterly
Record Feb 20, 2026 · Payment Mar 6, 2026
Ex-dividend Dec 2, 2025
$0.71
Quarterly
Record Dec 2, 2025 · Payment Dec 12, 2025
Ex-dividend Sep 2, 2025
$0.71
Quarterly
Record Sep 2, 2025 · Payment Sep 12, 2025
Ex-dividend May 27, 2025
$0.71
Quarterly
Record May 27, 2025 · Payment Jun 6, 2025
Ex-dividend Feb 21, 2025
$0.71
Quarterly
Record Feb 21, 2025 · Payment Mar 7, 2025
YUM peers
ETFs holding YUM
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI1.35B0.06%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFVOO1.11B0.07%1.7T USD0.03%$703.71+0.39%
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETFVO914.32M0.41%224.7B USD0.03%$82.97+0.53%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETFIVV565.88M0.06%891.84B USD0.03%$769.31+0.39%
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY522.22M0.06%817.87B USD0.09%$765.72+0.41%
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETFVUG502.01M0.13%372B USD0.03%$87.50+0.38%
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETFJEPI449.82M0.98%46.27B USD0.35%$57.92+0.35%
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFVOT323.06M0.96%33.5B USD0.05%$305.46+0.79%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 1.35B
- Weight
- 0.06%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFVOO- Market value
- 1.11B
- Weight
- 0.07%
- AUM
- 1.7T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $703.71+0.39%
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETFVO- Market value
- 914.32M
- Weight
- 0.41%
- AUM
- 224.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $82.97+0.53%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETFIVV- Market value
- 565.88M
- Weight
- 0.06%
- AUM
- 891.84B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $769.31+0.39%
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY- Market value
- 522.22M
- Weight
- 0.06%
- AUM
- 817.87B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.09%
- Price / 1D
- $765.72+0.41%
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETFVUG- Market value
- 502.01M
- Weight
- 0.13%
- AUM
- 372B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $87.50+0.38%
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETFJEPI- Market value
- 449.82M
- Weight
- 0.98%
- AUM
- 46.27B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.35%
- Price / 1D
- $57.92+0.35%
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFVOT- Market value
- 323.06M
- Weight
- 0.96%
- AUM
- 33.5B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $305.46+0.79%
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