NYSE:YUM Yum! Brands (YUM) Stock Price, News & Analysis $155.24 +0.09 (+0.06%) Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$154.88 -0.35 (-0.23%) As of 05/22/2026 07:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock 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$153.68▼$155.6350-Day Range$149.76▼$163.8952-Week Range$137.33▼$169.39Volume1.64 million shsAverage Volume1.90 million shsMarket Capitalization$42.79 billionP/E Ratio25.04Dividend Yield1.93%Price Target$176.22Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) is a global quick-service restaurant company that develops, operates and franchises a portfolio of well-known restaurant brands. The company's principal brands are KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, each focused on distinct product categories—KFC on fried chicken and related menu items, Pizza Hut on pizza and complementary offerings, and Taco Bell on Mexican-inspired quick-service food. Yum! is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky and was formed as Tricon Global Restaurants in 1997 when PepsiCo spun off its restaurant businesses, later adopting the Yum! Brands name. The company's operating model centers on brand development, system growth and franchising; a large portion of its restaurants are operated by independent franchisees, and Yum! generates revenue through franchise royalties and fees in addition to sales from company-operated locations. Yum! supports its system through marketing, product innovation, supply-chain management and investments in digital ordering, delivery partnerships and loyalty programs designed to enhance customer convenience and drive sales across its concepts. Yum! Brands has a broad international footprint, serving customers across numerous markets worldwide while maintaining a substantial presence in the United States. In 2016 the company separated its mainland China operations into a distinct publicly traded company, Yum China, which owns and operates KFC and Pizza Hut businesses in mainland China; Yum! Brands continues to operate and franchise its brands outside of that jurisdiction. The company's multi-brand strategy allows it to tailor development and marketing approaches to diverse regional and consumer preferences. Management emphasizes franchising-led growth, menu and digital innovation, and efficiency in its supply-chain and real-estate strategies to support expansion and profitability. Yum! Brands remains focused on scaling its core brands through a combination of company-operated restaurants, franchise partnerships and strategic initiatives intended to strengthen brand loyalty and adapt to evolving consumer trends in quick-service dining.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Yum! Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks92nd Percentile Overall ScoreYUM MarketRank™: Yum! Brands scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 38th out of 200 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingYum! Brands has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialYum! Brands has a consensus price target of $176.22, representing about 13.5% upside from its current price of $155.24.Amount of Analyst CoverageYum! Brands has been the subject of 8 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 Growth10.04% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Yum! Brands are expected to grow by 10.04% in the coming year, from $6.77 to $7.45 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 25.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 25.04, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 19.81.Price to Earnings Growth RatioYum! Brands has a PEG Ratio of 1.97. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Read more about Yum! Brands' valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.36% 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 3.43, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum! Brands has recently decreased by 3.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldYum! Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 1.93%, 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 48.39%. 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 40.27% 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 Media3.6 / 5News Sentiment0.74 News SentimentYum! Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Yum! Brands this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 7 people have searched for YUM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Yum! Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% 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 $451,123.00 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. 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Brands (NYSE:YUM) vs. MasterBeef Group (NASDAQ:MB)May 22 at 4:46 AM | americanbankingnews.com$30 stock to buy before Starlink goes public (WATCH NOW!)In the next 3 minutes… James Altucher – legendary investor and venture capitalist… And someone who’s known for playing his cards “close to the vest”… Is going to give you the name and ticker symbol of a company he believes will skyrocket thanks to the coming Starlink IPO…May 25 at 1:00 AM | Paradigm Press (Ad)1 of Wall Street’s Favorite Stock with Impressive Fundamentals and 2 We QuestionMay 21, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comStarbucks' China JV Shift Reshapes Revenue and Margin OutlookMay 21, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comPizza Hut franchisee claims $100 million losses from ‘cascading operational breakdowns’ in AI adoption gone wrongMay 19, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comInsider Selling: Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) COO Sells 1,837 Shares of StockMay 16, 2026 | insidertrades.comChristopher Lee Turner Sells 250 Shares of Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) StockMay 2, 2026 | insidertrades.comSee More Headlines YUM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have YUM shares performed this year? Yum! Brands' stock was trading at $151.31 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, YUM shares have increased by 2.6% and is now trading at $155.2360. How were Yum! Brands' earnings last quarter? Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The restaurant operator reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.11. The business's quarterly revenue was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does Yum! Brands have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Yum! Brands: Dragontail Systems, tictuk technologies, Kvantum, Heartstyles, The Habit Burger Grill, Little Sheep, A&W Restaurants, and more. Who are Yum! Brands' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Yum! Brands include Bank of America Corp DE (1.38%), Cantillon Capital Management LLC (0.66%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.65%) and Magellan Asset Management Ltd (0.50%). Insiders that own company stock include David W Gibbs, Scott Catlett, Aaron Powell, David Eric Russell, Mark James King, 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 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 3/6 Dividend2/20/2026Ex-Dividend for 3/6 Dividend2/20/2026Dividend Payable3/06/2026Last Earnings4/29/2026Today5/25/2026Record date for 6/12 Dividend5/27/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/12 Dividend5/27/2026Dividend Payable6/12/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)8/04/2026Fiscal 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 (4d) 1-Year History May 25 Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 As of 4 days ago, YUM's financial health entered the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry RETAIL - RESTRNTS 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$176.22 High Price Target$200.00 Low Price Target$158.00 Potential Upside/Downside+13.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.60 Research Coverage20 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$6.20 Trailing P/E Ratio25.04 Forward P/E Ratio22.93 P/E Growth1.97Net Income$1.56 billion Net Margins20.48% Pretax Margin25.50% Return on Equity-23.51% Return on Assets22.95% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.65 Quick Ratio0.65 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$8.21 billion Price / Sales5.21 Cash Flow$6.87 per share Price / Cash Flow22.60 Book Value($26.42) per share Price / Book-5.88Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares275,620,000Free Float275,235,000Market Cap$42.79 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.61 Social Links Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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