NYSE:YUM Yum! Brands (YUM) Stock Price, News & Analysis $146.95 -0.92 (-0.62%) As of 03:56 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Yum! Brands Stock (NYSE:YUM) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Yum! Brands alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$146.84▼$148.6850-Day Range$138.38▼$152.3752-Week Range$122.13▼$163.30Volume709,195 shsAverage Volume2.14 million shsMarket Capitalization$40.78 billionP/E Ratio28.95Dividend Yield1.93%Price Target$161.23Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Yum! Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants worldwide. The company operates through the KFC Division, the Taco Bell Division, the Pizza Hut Division, and the Habit Burger Grill Division segments. It also operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, Mexican-style food categories, and other food products. The company was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. and changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc. in May 2002. Yum! Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Read More Yum! Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks80th Percentile Overall ScoreYUM MarketRank™: Yum! Brands scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 65th out of 209 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingYum! Brands has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageYum! Brands has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Yum! Brands' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth11.78% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Yum! Brands are expected to grow by 11.78% in the coming year, from $5.94 to $6.64 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 28.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.66.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 28.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 26.98.Price to Earnings Growth RatioYum! Brands has a PEG Ratio of 2.31. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Read more about Yum! Brands' valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.11% of the float of Yum! Brands has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverYum! Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum! Brands has recently increased by 18.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldYum! Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 1.92%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthYum! Brands has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Yum! Brands is 56.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Yum! Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.77% next year. This indicates that Yum! Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Yum! Brands' dividend. Sustainability and ESG1.1 / 5Environmental Score-3.13 Percentage of Shares Shorted2.11% of the float of Yum! Brands has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverYum! Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum! Brands has recently increased by 18.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.92 News SentimentYum! Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.92. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 49 news articles for Yum! Brands this week, compared to 28 articles on an average week.Search Interest9 people have searched for YUM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 3 people have added Yum! Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Yum! Brands insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,310,663.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.33% of the stock of Yum! Brands is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions82.37% of the stock of Yum! Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Yum! Brands' insider trading history. Receive YUM Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Yum! Brands and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address YUM Stock News Headlines3 Fast Food Stocks Defying the Odds (YUM)Fast food is out, fast casual is in. Changing consumer trends have punished fast food chains lately, but these 3 companies are innovating to lure back diners.August 21, 2025 | marketbeat.comInsider Selling: Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) CEO Sells 7,106 Shares of StockAugust 19, 2025 | insidertrades.comThis stock could leave NVDA in the dustInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla and Nvidia are all on the verge of major disruption. To help protect anyone with money invested in them, he's sharing three exciting stocks to replace them with. He gives away the names and tickers completely free in his brand-new "Sell This, Buy That" broadcast.August 25 at 2:00 AM | InvestorPlace (Ad)Weir Mirian M. Graddick Sells 2,038 Shares of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) StockAugust 16, 2025 | insidertrades.comScott Mezvinsky Sells 263 Shares of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) StockAugust 8, 2025 | insidertrades.comThe Mysterious Fast Food Empire That Owns Burger KingAugust 25 at 10:14 AM | msn.comQ3 EPS Estimates for Yum! Brands Decreased by Zacks ResearchAugust 24 at 2:17 AM | americanbankingnews.comYum! Brands (YUM) Declares US$0.71 Dividend For September DistributionAugust 22 at 7:01 PM | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines YUM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have YUM shares performed this year? Yum! Brands' stock was trading at $134.16 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, YUM stock has increased by 9.5% and is now trading at $146.9470. How were Yum! Brands' earnings last quarter? Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 5th. The restaurant operator reported $1.44 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.02. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. How will Yum! Brands' stock buyback program work? Yum! Brands' Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, May 15th 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued. Does Yum! Brands have any subsidiaries? Yum! Brands subsidiaries include these companies: Dragontail Systems, tictuk technologies, Kvantum, Heartstyles, The Habit Burger Grill, Little Sheep, A&W Restaurants, and more. Who are Yum! Brands' major shareholders? Yum! Brands' top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.45%), State Street Corp (4.73%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.96%) and Norges Bank (1.47%). Insiders that own company stock include David W Gibbs, Scott Catlett, David Eric Russell, Mark James King, Scott Mezvinsky, Weir Mirian M Graddick, Sabir Sami, Erika Burkhardt, Tracy L Skeans and Paget Leonard Alves. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Yum! Brands? Shares of YUM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Yum! Brands own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Yum! Brands investors own include Comcast (CMCSA), Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Charles Schwab (SCHW), McKesson (MCK), Edwards Lifesciences (EW) and Toronto Dominion Bank (TD). Company Calendar Record date for 6/6 Dividend5/27/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/6 Dividend5/27/2025Dividend Payable6/06/2025Last Earnings8/05/2025Today8/25/2025Record date for 9/12 Dividend9/02/2025Ex-Dividend for 9/12 Dividend9/02/2025Dividend Payable9/12/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)11/04/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry RETAIL - RESTRNTS Sub-IndustryRestaurants Current SymbolNYSE:YUM CIK1041061 Webwww.yum.com Phone(502) 874-8300Fax502-874-8323Employees40,000Year Founded1997Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Yum! Brands$161.23 High Price Target$200.00 Low Price Target$140.00 Potential Upside/Downside+9.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.43 Research Coverage23 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$5.07 Trailing P/E Ratio29.18 Forward P/E Ratio24.88 P/E Growth2.31Net Income$1.49 billion Net Margins18.11% Pretax Margin24.76% Return on Equity-21.01% Return on Assets24.18% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.82 Quick Ratio0.82 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$7.55 billion Price / Sales5.43 Cash Flow$6.22 per share Price / Cash Flow23.77 Book Value($27.41) per share Price / Book-5.39Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares277,540,000Free Float276,620,000Market Cap$41.01 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.73 Social Links Reduce the RiskMarket downturns give many investors pause, and for good reason. Wondering how to offset this risk? 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