YUM

Yum! BrandsNYSE · Restaurants · Consumer Discretionary

Previous close

137.96

Change

−2.81 / −2.00%

FinDog View

Neutral

52-Week Range

137.33 – 170.14

P/E (TTM)

17.3

Forward P/E

22.0

Based on consensus earnings for the next 12 months

Market Cap

$43.3B

−4.95%

S&P 500 −2.41% over same period

Volume / Avg Volume

2.4M / 2.1M

1.13× average

Price History

Closing price · USD1M 6M 1Y 5Y

Historical P/E

Close ÷ trailing four-quarter EPS · Period median 24.71M 6M 1Y 5Y

Recent Earnings

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Period	Reported	Revenue	EPS Actual / Est.	Next-Day Move	Analysis
FY2026 Q2 Quarter ended 2026-06	2026-07-30	$2.2B	1.62 / 1.60	−2.37%	Pending
FY2026 Q1 Quarter ended 2026-03	2026-04-29	$2.1B	1.50 / 1.39	−0.12%	Pending
FY2025 Q4 Quarter ended 2025-12	2026-02-04	—	— / —	+0.95%	Pending
FY2025 Q3 Quarter ended 2025-09	2025-11-04	—	— / —	−0.11%	Pending
FY2025 Q2 Quarter ended 2025-06	2025-08-05	—	— / —	+1.32%	Pending
FY2025 Q1 Quarter ended 2025-03	2025-04-30	—	— / —	−1.22%	Pending

Decision Panel

Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market data

Valuation

P/E is at percentile 0 of its 5-year rangeCheap

5-year range 23.0 – 30.1 · Median 25.3

Last 4 quarters: $888M in buybacks + $807M in dividends, 3.92% of market cap combined

P/E (TTM)

17.3

P/B

—

P/S

4.4

Dividend Yield

1.89%

Earnings Reaction

Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±1.0% on average on the first trading day after, rising 2 times

Most recent −2.37%

Volatility & Correlation

1-year beta 0.11 · Correlation with S&P 500 0.06Low beta

Annualized volatility 27% vs. 14% for the S&P 500

Insider Trading

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Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions

Buy 0 · $0.00MSell 9 · $3.0MNet selling $3.0M

09-01Turner Christopher LeeChief Executive OfficerSell$0.04M261 shares · Avg price 153.64
09-01Mezvinsky ScottKFC Division CEOSell$0.04M268 shares · Avg price 153.64
08-24Skeans Tracy LCOO and CPOSell$0.55M3,494 shares · Avg price 158.00
08-03Turner Christopher LeeChief Executive OfficerSell$0.04M261 shares · Avg price 153.15
08-03Mezvinsky ScottKFC Division CEOSell$0.04M268 shares · Avg price 153.15
08-03Russell David EricSr. Vice President, ControllerSell$1.2M7,961 shares · Avg price 153.15
07-01Turner Christopher LeeChief Executive OfficerSell$0.04M250 shares · Avg price 160.42
07-01Powell AaronCEO - Pizza HutSell$0.96M6,001 shares · Avg price 160.42

Multi-Quarter Financial Trends

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Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company

Quarter	Revenue ($B)	YoY	Gross Margin	Operating Income ($B)	Net Income ($B)	Free Cash Flow ($B)	EPS
FY2026 Q2	2.17	+12.2%	67.7%	0.66	0.85	0.41	3.08
FY2026 Q1	2.06	+15.2%	67.1%	0.64	0.43	0.34	1.55
FY2025 Q4	2.52	+6.5%	67.6%	0.74	0.54	0.48	1.91
FY2025 Q3	1.98	+8.4%	70.3%	0.67	0.40	0.45	1.41
FY2025 Q2	1.93	+9.6%	71.0%	0.62	0.37	0.38	1.33
FY2025 Q1	1.79	+11.8%	70.9%	0.55	0.25	0.33	0.90
FY2024 Q4	2.36	+16.0%	69.2%	0.66	0.42	0.41	1.49
FY2024 Q3	1.83	+6.9%	71.4%	0.62	0.38	0.42	1.35
FY2024 Q2	1.76	+4.5%	73.3%	0.61	0.37	0.29	1.28
FY2024 Q1	1.60	−2.9%	75.0%	0.52	0.31	0.31	1.10
FY2023 Q4	2.04	+0.8%	73.7%	0.61	0.46	0.34	1.62
FY2023 Q3	1.71	+4.1%	75.4%	0.61	0.42	0.42	1.46

Peers

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Ticker	Company	Market Cap	P/E	Revenue YoY	Gross Margin	1M	View
YUM	Yum! Brands	$43.3B	17.3	+12.2%	67.7%	−4.95%	Neutral
AMZN	Amazon	$2.65T	19.7	+19.6%	52.3%	−5.87%	Neutral	Compare
TSLA	Tesla, Inc.	$1.41T	370.0	+25.5%	16.8%	+5.53%	Neutral	Compare
HD	Home Depot (The)	$302B	21.3	+5.7%	33.7%	−10.48%	Neutral	Compare
MCD	McDonald's	$176B	20.5	+3.7%	90.4%	−6.39%	Neutral	Compare
TJX	TJX Companies	$135B	22.3	+5.4%	33.4%	−18.57%	Bullish	Compare
BKNG	Booking Holdings	$129B	17.9	+8.1%	—	−16.29%	Neutral	Compare
SBUX	Starbucks	$111B	56.0	−1.4%	—	−9.80%	Neutral	Compare
LOW	Lowe's	$109B	16.4	+24.0%	33.0%	−10.06%	Neutral	Compare

The View in One Line

News mixed, no financial data, stock price falling, direction unclear.

Updated 2026-09-16

Key Events

09-01M&A / Contracts
Yum Brands Completes Sale of Global Pizza Hut Business; CEO Departs
Yum Brands sold its global Pizza Hut business to Toppings TopCo for $1.488 billion in cash, completing the deal on September 1; Pizza Hut CEO Aaron Powell departed the same day.Source ↗
08-28Management Change
Yum! Brands Appoints Bratspies to Board's Management Planning Committee
On August 27, 2026, the Yum! Brands board appointed Steve Bratspies to its Management Planning and Development Committee, effective immediately.Source ↗
08-21Management Change
Yum! Brands Appoints Steve Bratspies to Board
On August 20, 2026, the Yum! Brands board appointed Steve Bratspies as a director, effective August 26, and he will receive a one-time stock grant of $25,000.Source ↗
08-07M&A / Contracts
Yum! Brands Completes $1.2 Billion Sale of China Pizza Hut Business
Yum! Brands completed the sale of its China Pizza Hut business rights to Yum China for $1.2 billion in cash on August 7, 2026, and signed an amended master franchise agreement.Source ↗
08-07Management Change
Yum! Brands Appoints Oberg to Audit Committee
Yum! Brands appointed director Kathleen Oberg to the board's audit committee on May 13, 2026, effective immediately.Source ↗
06-16M&A / Contracts
Yum Brands Sells Global Pizza Hut Business
Yum Brands signed an agreement on June 16 to sell its global Pizza Hut business to Toppings TopCo for $1.488 billion in cash, plus a $75 million earnout.Source ↗
06-02Management Change
Yum COO to Step Down in November and Retire
Tracy Skeans will step down as Chief Operating Officer and Chief People & Culture Officer on November 1, 2026, becoming a senior advisor, and will retire on March 1, 2028, receiving a $500,000 one-time payment.Source ↗
05-19Governance
Yum! Brands Annual Shareholder Meeting Elects Directors and Approves Auditor
At the May 14, 2026 annual meeting, shareholders elected 11 directors, approved KPMG as 2026 auditor, passed executive compensation, and did not pass the special meeting threshold proposal.Source ↗

Key Financial Trends

Quarterly Revenue ($B)2.2

Gross Margin67.7%

Free Cash Flow ($B)0.4