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Yum! Brands, Inc.

YUM

NYSEConsumer CyclicalRestaurants

Latest quote

$153.01

+$0.6625 · +0.43%

Aug 21, 3:55 PM ET

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

75

Undervalued

Momentum

53

Neutral

Sentiment

59

Mixed

Risk resilience

83

Low Risk

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Company profile

Company website

YUM! 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 / TTM

Valuation & 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.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends52%40%28%16%Gross margin, FY2021: 48.09%Gross margin, FY2022: 48.33%Gross margin, FY2023: 49.41%Gross margin, FY2024: 47.48%Gross margin, FY2025: 46.17%Operating margin, FY2021: 32.49%Operating margin, FY2022: 31.96%Operating margin, FY2023: 32.76%Operating margin, FY2024: 31.83%Operating margin, FY2025: 30.80%Net margin, FY2021: 23.92%Net margin, FY2022: 19.37%Net margin, FY2023: 22.57%Net margin, FY2024: 19.68%Net margin, FY2025: 18.98%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 48.09%. Gross margin FY2022 48.33%. Gross margin FY2023 49.41%. Gross margin FY2024 47.48%. Gross margin FY2025 46.17%. Operating margin FY2021 32.49%. Operating margin FY2022 31.96%. Operating margin FY2023 32.76%. Operating margin FY2024 31.83%. Operating margin FY2025 30.80%. Net margin FY2021 23.92%. Net margin FY2022 19.37%. Net margin FY2023 22.57%. Net margin FY2024 19.68%. Net margin FY2025 18.98%.

Income trends

Revenue

8.21B USD+8.81%

Operating income

2.53B USD+5.29%

Net income

1.56B USD+4.91%
Income trends across reported periods8.9B USD6.15B USD3.39B USD636.1M USDRevenue, FY2021: 6.58B USDRevenue, FY2022: 6.84B USDRevenue, FY2023: 7.08B USDRevenue, FY2024: 7.55B USDRevenue, FY2025: 8.21B USDOperating income, FY2021: 2.14B USDOperating income, FY2022: 2.19B USDOperating income, FY2023: 2.32B USDOperating income, FY2024: 2.4B USDOperating income, FY2025: 2.53B USDNet income, FY2021: 1.58B USDNet income, FY2022: 1.33B USDNet income, FY2023: 1.6B USDNet income, FY2024: 1.49B USDNet income, FY2025: 1.56B USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 6.58B USD. Revenue FY2022 6.84B USD. Revenue FY2023 7.08B USD. Revenue FY2024 7.55B USD. Revenue FY2025 8.21B USD. Operating income FY2021 2.14B USD. Operating income FY2022 2.19B USD. Operating income FY2023 2.32B USD. Operating income FY2024 2.4B USD. Operating income FY2025 2.53B USD. Net income FY2021 1.58B USD. Net income FY2022 1.33B USD. Net income FY2023 1.6B USD. Net income FY2024 1.49B USD. Net income FY2025 1.56B USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue8.21B USD7.55B USD7.08B USD6.84B USD6.58B USD
Cost of goods sold4.42B USD3.97B USD3.58B USD3.54B USD3.42B USD
Gross profit3.79B USD3.58B USD3.5B USD3.31B USD3.17B USD
Selling, general, and administrative1.26B USD1.09B USD1.19B USD1.14B USD1.06B USD
Operating expenses1.26B USD1.18B USD1.18B USD1.12B USD1.03B USD
Interest expense500M USD489M USD513M USD527M USD544M USD
Depreciation and amortization206M USD175M USD153M USD146M USD164M USD
Operating income2.53B USD2.4B USD2.32B USD2.19B USD2.14B USD
Net income1.56B USD1.49B USD1.6B USD1.33B USD1.58B 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

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates1.831.631.421.22Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MissQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 6, 2025: actual 1.61, estimate 1.6, surprise +0.63%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 30, 2025: actual 1.3, estimate 1.29, surprise +0.78%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 5, 2025: actual 1.44, estimate 1.46, surprise -1.37%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 4, 2025: actual 1.58, estimate 1.49, surprise +6.04%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 4, 2026: actual 1.73, estimate 1.76, surprise -1.70%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported Apr 29, 2026: actual 1.5, estimate 1.38, surprise +8.70%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 30, 2026: actual 1.62, estimate 1.57, surprise +3.18%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 3, 2026: actual —, estimate 1.56, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates2.61B2.31B2B1.69BQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MissQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 6, 2025: actual 2.36B USD, estimate 2.36B USD, surprise +0.27%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 30, 2025: actual 1.79B USD, estimate 1.85B USD, surprise -3.55%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 5, 2025: actual 1.93B USD, estimate 1.94B USD, surprise -0.28%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 4, 2025: actual 1.98B USD, estimate 2B USD, surprise -1.08%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 4, 2026: actual 2.51B USD, estimate 2.45B USD, surprise +2.62%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 29, 2026: actual 2.06B USD, estimate 2.04B USD, surprise +0.72%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 30, 2026: actual 2.17B USD, estimate 2.18B USD, surprise -0.53%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Nov 3, 2026: actual —, estimate 2.15B USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$175.4

14.65% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $185Average $175.4Low $168

Recent analyst actions

12 institutions

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

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 27, 2026

$0.75

Quarterly

Record May 27, 2026 · Payment Jun 12, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Feb 20, 2026

$0.75

Quarterly

Record Feb 20, 2026 · Payment Mar 6, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 2, 2025

$0.71

Quarterly

Record Dec 2, 2025 · Payment Dec 12, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 2, 2025

$0.71

Quarterly

Record Sep 2, 2025 · Payment Sep 12, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 27, 2025

$0.71

Quarterly

Record May 27, 2025 · Payment Jun 6, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Feb 21, 2025

$0.71

Quarterly

Record Feb 21, 2025 · Payment Mar 7, 2025

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