Yum!/$YUM
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About Yum!
As of the end of 2025, Yum Brands generated over $68 billion in systemwide sales from more than 63,000 restaurants across 155 markets, making it the world's second-largest restaurant firm by dollar sales. Its portfolio includes KFC (33,897 stores), Pizza Hut (19,974), Taco Bell (9,030), and Habit Burger (384), with 72% of locations in international markets. As 97% of its portfolio is franchised, Yum's business model is tilted toward recurring franchise royalties and marketing contributions (64% of revenue), with the balance derived from sales at company-owned locations. The company traces its roots to a 1997 spinoff of PepsiCo's restaurant assets.
- Ticker
- $YUM
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 49,000
- Headquarters
- Louisville, United States
- Website
- www.yum.com
Yum! Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$41B
18.98
$7.94
0.55
$2.92
1.99%
Price and volume
Market cap
$41B
Beta
0.55
52-week high
$170.14
52-week low
$137.33
Average daily volume
2.3M
Dividend rate
$2.92
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.592
Quick ratio
0.33
Long term debt to equity
-149.163
Total debt to equity
-172.717
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
36.42%
Interest coverage (TTM)
5.08%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
3,068
Gross margin (TTM)
45.31%
Net profit margin (TTM)
25.41%
Operating margin (TTM)
32.27%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
-0.86%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$180,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
22.69%
Return on equity (TTM)
-29.97%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
18.983
Price to revenue (TTM)
4.795
Price to book
-5.79
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-4.77
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
24.909
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.01%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
6.05
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.94%
Forward dividend yield
1.99%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
10.29%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
56.48%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.65%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
9.06%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
17.04%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
9.33%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-15.09%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-2.29%
What the Analysts think about Yum!
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Yum! stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Yum! stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Yum Brands beat Wall Street estimates in Q1, with Taco Bell same-store sales up 8% and KFC up 2%, driving a 3% overall comp-sales gain and adjusted EPS of $1.50 versus $1.38 forecasts. (Reuters)
In Q2 ended June 30, comparable sales rose 3% (Taco Bell +7%, KFC +2%), and adjusted EPS of $1.62 topped estimates of $1.58, demonstrating resilience amid headwinds. (Reuters)
Yum agreed to sell Pizza Hut for $2.7 billion in two deals and authorized a $4 billion share buyback, bolstering its financial flexibility and focusing on core growth brands. (Reuters)
A cyclospora outbreak linked to Taco Bell slumped foot traffic by over 20% and fueled reputational risk, with Yum shares down about 8% since early July. (Reuters)
Pizza Hut’s U.S. comparable sales fell 4%, extending its decline to ten straight quarters and highlighting persistent structural weaknesses. (Reuters)
Yum is battling an industrywide slowdown as elevated inflation and GLP-1–driven shifts toward healthier eating dampen discretionary spending at quick-service restaurants. (Reuters)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 13 Aug 2026.
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Funds containing Yum!
AllGBPUSDEUR
Fund name | Fund size | $YUM weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector£ICDU | £555M | 0.88% |
iShares MSCI USA Quality Dividend ESG£HDIQ | £579M | 0.56% |
iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility$MVOL | $2.6B | 0.51% |
iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility€IQQ0 | €2.3B | 0.51% |
iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility£MINV | £1.9B | 0.51% |
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