NYSE:YUM Yum! Brands (YUM) Stock Price, News & Analysis $160.59 -0.55 (-0.34%) As of 12:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Yum! Brands Stock (NYSE:YUM) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Yum! Brands alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$159.41▼$162.2750-Day Range$135.98▼$166.3252-Week Range$134.26▼$170.14Volume741,496 shsAverage Volume2.19 million shsMarket Capitalization$43.82 billionP/E Ratio12.85Dividend Yield1.87%Price Target$175.67Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Yum! Brands, Inc. is a global restaurant company that operates and franchises quick-service restaurants under the KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill brands. Its restaurants serve customers through dine-in, takeout, delivery and digital ordering channels. The company’s brands offer a range of products, including KFC’s chicken meals, Taco Bell’s Mexican-inspired food, Pizza Hut’s pizzas and related items, and Habit Burger & Grill’s chargrilled burgers and sandwiches. Yum! Brands’ business relies heavily on franchised restaurants, alongside locations it operates directly. Yum! Brands was formed in 1997 when PepsiCo spun off its restaurant business as Tricon Global Restaurants; the company adopted the Yum! Brands name in 2002. Its restaurant network spans markets around the world, with operations conducted through a mix of company-owned locations and franchise partners.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Yum! Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks88th Percentile Overall ScoreYUM MarketRank™: 4.406339663885 of 5 starsYum! Brands scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 99th out of 470 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingYum! Brands has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.48, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 14 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Yum! Brands is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageYum! Brands has been the subject of 14 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 Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth5.77% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Yum! Brands are expected to grow by 5.77% in the coming year, from $6.41 to $6.78 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 12.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.49.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 12.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 25.38.Price to Earnings Growth RatioYum! Brands has a PEG Ratio of 2.52. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.32% 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 4.76.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum! Brands has recently decreased by 5.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldYum! Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 1.81%, 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 24.08%. 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 44.25% next year. This indicates that Yum! Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Yum! Brands' dividend. News and Social Media3.5 / 5News Sentiment0.55 News SentimentYum! Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.55. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 68 news articles for Yum! Brands this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 26 people have searched for YUM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Yum! Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.4 / 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 $666,149.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.14% 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. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. YUM Stock News HeadlinesAI is changing the KFC and Taco Bell experience for customersNovember 8 at 7:55 PM | thestreet.comYum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) Stock Price Target Raised at GuggenheimNovember 6 at 4:01 AM | americanbankingnews.comOne Ticker Tied to a Coming 401k ChangeAn email announcing a new 401k investment option is headed to roughly 70 million inboxes. Most recipients will delete it without a second look. Larry Benedict says that would be a mistake. He calls this the decade's biggest opportunity and is naming the one ticker to watch before it arrives. Watch his free breakdown now.November 9 at 1:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) Earns "Neutral" Rating from BTIG ResearchNovember 6 at 1:36 AM | americanbankingnews.comCitigroup Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) StockNovember 6 at 1:36 AM | americanbankingnews.comLearn Why The Bull Case For Yum! Brands (YUM) Could Change Following Earnings BeatNovember 5, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comYum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) Stock Gets Price Target Boost from TD CowenNovember 5, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comYum! Brands Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors despite daily gainsNovember 4, 2026 | marketwatch.comSee More Headlines YUM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have YUM shares performed this year? Yum! Brands' stock was trading at $151.31 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, YUM shares have increased by 6.1% and is now trading at $160.5870. How were Yum! Brands' earnings last quarter? Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 3rd. The restaurant operator reported $1.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.05. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.8% 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 approved a stock buyback program on Tuesday, June 16th 2026, which permits the company to buy back $4 billion in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 9.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued. Does Yum! Brands have any subsidiaries? Yum! Brands subsidiaries include Dragontail Systems, tictuk technologies, Kvantum, Heartstyles, The Habit Burger Grill, Little Sheep, A&W Restaurants, and others. Who are Yum! Brands' major shareholders? Yum! Brands' top institutional shareholders include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.24%), VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al (0.20%), Asset Management One Co. Ltd. (0.06%) and Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include David W Gibbs, Christopher Lee Turner, Scott Catlett, Aaron Powell, David Eric Russell, Sean Tresvant, Weir Mirian M Graddick, Scott Mezvinsky, Sabir Sami, Erika Burkhardt 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 Walt Disney (DIS), NVIDIA (NVDA), McDonald's (MCD), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Intel (INTC), Walmart (WMT) and Visa (v). Company Calendar Record date for 9/18 Dividend9/09/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend9/09/2026Dividend Payable9/18/2026Last Earnings11/03/2026Today11/09/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (5d) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 As of 5 days ago, YUM's financial health entered the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Sub-IndustryRestaurants Current SymbolNYSE:YUM CIK1041061 Webwww.yum.com Phone(502) 874-8300Fax502-874-8323Employees49,000Year Founded1997Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Yum! Brands$175.67 High Price Target$193.00 Low Price Target$150.00 Potential Upside/Downside+9.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.48 Research Coverage27 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$12.46 Trailing P/E Ratio12.87 Forward P/E Ratio23.63 P/E Growth2.52Net Income$1.56 billion Net Margins39.14% Pretax Margin43.79% Return on Equity-25.54% Return on Assets21.03% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.96 Quick Ratio0.59 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$8.80 billion Price / Sales4.97 Cash Flow$6.82 per share Price / Cash Flow23.47 Book Value($26.38) per share Price / Book-6.07Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares272,901,000Free Float272,519,000Market Cap$43.71 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.53 Social Links 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Add To Your Forever PortfolioA strong long-term portfolio starts with companies that can survive recessions, inflation, changing consumer habits, and shifting market leadership. 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