Yum Brands Inc YUM Stock Analysis
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$150.51 down $0.32, 0.21% at close Oct 16
Last close · Previous close $150.83
- Market cap
- $41.48BAt the Oct 16 close
- P/E ratio
- 18.93On last 12 months’ EPS
- Diluted EPS
- $7.95Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- 1.97%Last 12 months
Price chart
$150.51down $0.32, 0.21%Fri, Oct 16 session
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$150.83Oct 15
- Volume2.02MOct 16 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume2.49MLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $134.26 to $170.14; now $150.51
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Oct 16 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
YUM beat the S&P 500 in 1 of 7 periods.
| Period | YUM and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | YUM: up 9.1% S&P 500: up 1.5% | YUM beat the S&P 500 by 7.6 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | YUM: down 0.5% S&P 500: up 1.9% | YUM trailed the S&P 500 by 2.4 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | YUM: up 1.0% S&P 500: up 12.8% | YUM trailed the S&P 500 by 11.8 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | YUM: up 7.0% S&P 500: up 16.8% | YUM trailed the S&P 500 by 9.8 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | YUM: up 34.7% S&P 500: up 81.5% +10.4% vs +22.0% a year | YUM trailed the S&P 500 by 46.8 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | YUM: up 32.2% S&P 500: up 83.1% +5.7% vs +12.9% a year | YUM trailed the S&P 500 by 50.9 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | YUM: up 183.8% S&P 500: up 319.6% +11.0% vs +15.4% a year | YUM trailed the S&P 500 by 135.8 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in YUM 10 years ago (Oct 14, 2016) would be worth about $28,379 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,964.
YUM beat the S&P 500 in 1 of 7 periods.
| Period | YUM and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | YUM: up 9.1% S&P 500: up 1.2% | YUM beat the S&P 500 by 7.9 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | YUM: down 1.0% S&P 500: up 1.7% | YUM trailed the S&P 500 by 2.7 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | YUM: down 0.5% S&P 500: up 11.9% | YUM trailed the S&P 500 by 12.4 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | YUM: up 5.0% S&P 500: up 15.5% | YUM trailed the S&P 500 by 10.5 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | YUM: up 27.1% S&P 500: up 75.0% +8.3% vs +20.5% a year | YUM trailed the S&P 500 by 47.9 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | YUM: up 20.2% S&P 500: up 71.2% +3.7% vs +11.4% a year | YUM trailed the S&P 500 by 51.0 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | YUM: up 68.8% S&P 500: up 258.1% +5.4% vs +13.6% a year | YUM trailed the S&P 500 by 189.3 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in YUM 10 years ago (Oct 14, 2016) would be worth about $16,877 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,813.
All-time high
$168.16
Closing high on . Now 10.5% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Sep 17, 1997.
Stock splits
2
Latest: 2-for-1 on . One share bought before the first split is 4 shares today.
Both splits
- 2-for-1
- 2-for-1
Valuation
The Oct 16 close compared with the last 12 months of reported results (the four quarters to Jun 30, 2026). Tap a metric to see how it’s calculated.
Price-to-earnings (P/E)
18.9×The Oct 16 close ÷ diluted EPS over the last 12 months ($7.95)
The range covers daily P/E ratios from Oct 7, 2021 to Oct 16, 2026, each based on the previous 12 months of earnings.
YUM trades at 18.9× its earnings over the last 12 months, below its 5-year median of 24.7×. In plain terms, buyers are paying about $19 for each $1 of profit from the past year. How to read P/E
Other valuation measures
- 4.8×Last 12 months’ revenue
Market value divided by revenue over the last 12 months. Useful when earnings are small or negative.
P/S = Market cap ÷ Revenue (last 12 months)Price-to-sales ratio - 18.0×Last 12 months’ EBITDA
Enterprise value divided by EBITDA over the last 12 months. It compares companies with different amounts of debt.
EV/EBITDA = Enterprise value ÷ EBITDA (last 12 months)EV/EBITDA explained - 0.33Last 12 months’ EPS growth
The P/E divided by the growth in diluted EPS over the last 12 months (+56.8% on the 12 months before). It looks backward: near 1 means the P/E roughly matches last year’s growth. Sites that use analysts’ growth forecasts show a different PEG.
PEG = P/E ÷ EPS growth (%) = 18.9 ÷ 56.8 - 4.05%Last 12 months’ free cash flow
Free cash flow over the last 12 months as a share of the company’s market value: the cash the business generated for each dollar of stock.
FCF yield = Free cash flow (last 12 months) ÷ Market capFree cash flow - $53.08BAt the Oct 16 close
What it would cost to buy the whole business: the market cap at the Oct 16 close, plus debt, minus cash and short-term investments from the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet.
EV = Market cap + Debt − Cash and short-term investmentsEV/EBITDA explained
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Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q2 FY26, the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Jun 30, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $8.72Bup 10.3%
- Net income
- $2.22Bup 54.8%
- Diluted EPS
- $7.95up 56.8%
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY24 (Sep 30, 2024) | $1.83B | $382.00M | $1.35 |
| Q4 FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $2.36B | $423.00M | $1.49 |
| Q1 FY25 (Mar 31, 2025) | $1.79B | $253.00M | $0.90 |
| Q2 FY25 (Jun 30, 2025) | $1.93B | $374.00M | $1.33 |
| Q3 FY25 (Sep 30, 2025) | $1.98B | $397.00M | $1.41 |
| Q4 FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $2.52B | $535.00M | $1.91 |
| Q1 FY26 (Mar 31, 2026) | $2.06B | $432.00M | $1.55 |
| Q2 FY26 (Jun 30, 2026) | $2.17B | $853.00M | $3.08 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY21 (Dec 31, 2021) | $6.58B | $1.58B | $5.21 |
| FY22 (Dec 31, 2022) | $6.84B | $1.33B | $4.57 |
| FY23 (Dec 31, 2023) | $7.08B | $1.60B | $5.59 |
| FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $7.55B | $1.49B | $5.22 |
| FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $8.21B | $1.56B | $5.55 |
Margins
- Gross 45.3%
- Operating 31.0%
- Net 25.4%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- $1.68BLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow$2.08BLast 12 months
- Capital spending$404.00MLast 12 months
- 19.3%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $888.00MLast 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$807.00MLast 12 months
- Total returned$1.70BLast 12 months
101% of free cash flow
Balance sheet
- $674.00MAs of Jun 30, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$12.28BAs of Jun 30, 2026
- Net debt$11.60BAs of Jun 30, 2026
- 0.59As of Jun 30, 2026
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio
Financial strength
- 6 of 9Last 12 months
vs the 12 beforeA 0–9 checklist from accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. Each test compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before and scores a point if it passes. 8–9 is strong; 0–2 is weak.
- ✓Net income was positive: passed
- ✓Operating cash flow was positive: passed
- ✓Return on assets improved: passed
- ✗Operating cash flow exceeded net income: not passed
- ✓Long-term debt fell relative to assets: passed
- ✗Current ratio improved: not passed
- ✓Share count didn’t rise: passed
- ✗Gross margin improved: not passed
- ✓Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: passed
- 27.5%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Yum Brands’s net income was 27.5% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends): what the business earned on everything it owns.
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
Dividends
Cash dividends per share by ex-dividend year, adjusted for splits.
Dividends per share
Data table
| Year | Per share |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $26.13 |
| 2017 | $1.20 |
| 2018 | $1.44 |
| 2019 | $1.68 |
| 2020 | $1.88 |
| 2021 | $2.00 |
| 2022 | $2.28 |
| 2023 | $2.42 |
| 2024 | $2.68 |
| 2025 | $2.84 |
| 2026 (to date) | $2.25 |
Dividend details
- $2.96Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- 1.97%; 5-yr low 1.21%, 5-yr high 2.40%Last 12 months
Dividends paid over the last 12 months as a share of the Oct 16 close. The bar shows where that yield sits in its range over the past five years; the median was 1.85%.
- $0.75Ex-dividend
The most recent payment per share. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date don’t receive it.
- FrequencyQuarterly4 payments in the last 12 months
- up 8.6% a yearFull years 2020–2025
The compound annual growth rate of the full-year dividend per share from 2020 to 2025.
- 8 yearsThrough 2025
How many calendar years in a row the full-year amount has risen, through 2025.
- 37.2%Last 12 months
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the last 12 months. Lower ratios leave more room to reinvest or raise the dividend.
Payout = Dividends per share ÷ Diluted EPS (both last 12 months)Payout ratio calculator
About Yum Brands Inc
YUM! Brands, Inc. (YUM) is a quick service restaurant company based on number of system units, with over 39,000 units in more than 125 countries and territories. The Company, through three concepts of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell (Concepts) develops, operates, franchises and licenses a worldwide system of restaurants, which prepare, package and sell a menu of priced food items. The Company operates in six segments: YUM Restaurants China (China or China Division), YUM Restaurants International (YRI or International Division), Taco Bell U.S., KFC U.S., Pizza Hut U.S. and YUM Restaurants India (India or India Division). The China Division includes mainland China, and the India Division includes India, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Nepal and Sri Lanka. YRI includes the remainder of its international operations.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Headquarters
- Kentucky, USA
- Website
- yum.com (opens in a new tab)
- SEC filings
- EDGAR (opens in a new tab)
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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YUM stock FAQ
What is YUM stock’s price today?
Yum Brands (YUM) traded at $150.51 at the close on , down $0.32 (0.21%) from the previous close of $150.83. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $134.26 and $170.14.
If you invested $1,000 in YUM 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in YUM on would be worth about $2,838 at the close on , a total return of +183.8%. The same $1,000 would be worth $1,322 if invested five years ago, $1,070 if invested one year ago, and $10,689 if invested 20 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is Yum Brands’s market cap?
Yum Brands’s market capitalization is about $41.5 billion. That’s Tiingo’s daily market cap for , at that day’s closing price of $150.51 (how market cap works). Yum Brands reported 275.62M shares outstanding at the end of its latest quarter ().
What is YUM’s P/E ratio?
YUM trades at 18.9 times its diluted earnings over the four quarters to ($7.95 per share), at the close. Over the past five years its P/E has ranged from 16.9 to 32.6, with a median of 24.7. (How the P/E ratio works.)
How much revenue does Yum Brands make?
Yum Brands reported $8.7 billion of revenue over the four quarters to , up 10.3% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q2 FY26, ended ) revenue was $2.2 billion, up 12.2% from a year earlier.
Is Yum Brands profitable?
Yes. Yum Brands earned $2.2 billion of net income over the four quarters to , a net margin of 25.4%, and its operating margin was 31.0% (what margins tell you).
What are YUM’s earnings per share?
YUM’s diluted earnings per share were $7.95 over the four quarters to , compared with $5.07 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q2 FY26) brought $3.08 per share, against $1.33 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does YUM pay a dividend?
Yes. Yum Brands pays a quarterly dividend. The most recent was $0.75 per share, with an ex-dividend date of . Over the last twelve months it paid $2.96 per share, a 1.97% yield at the close, and the full-year dividend has risen 8 years in a row (how dividend yield works).
Based on the last 12 months’ payments ($2.96 per share), and if the next 12 months match the last 12, 100 shares would receive about $296 over 12 months, and $1,000 over 12 months would take about 338 shares, roughly $50,872 at the close. Dividends can change.
What is YUM’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks YUM has traded as low as $134.26 and as high as $170.14. At $150.51 at the close on , it is 11.5% below that high and 12.1% above the low.
What is YUM’s all-time high?
YUM’s highest closing price was $168.16 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $150.51 at the close on , it is 10.5% below that record.
Has YUM stock ever split?
Yes, twice: 2-for-1 on ; 2-for-1 on . One share bought before the first split would be 4 shares today.
How has YUM stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , YUM has returned +1.0% so far this year and +7.0% over the past year, and +32.2% over five years (+5.7% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +12.8%, +16.8% and +83.1%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is Yum Brands in?
Yum Brands is in the Consumer Cyclical sector and the Restaurants industry, and is headquartered in Kentucky, USA.
What exchange does YUM trade on?
Yum Brands trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol YUM. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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