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Yum! Brands (YUM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$148.64 +0.48 (+0.32%)
Closing price 10/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Yum! Brands Stock (NYSE:YUM)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$147.14
$149.10
50-Day Range
$140.41
$153.90
52-Week Range
$122.13
$163.30
Volume
1.49 million shs
Average Volume
1.71 million shs
Market Capitalization
$41.25 billion
P/E Ratio
29.32
Dividend Yield
1.91%
Price Target
$163.18
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Yum! Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

YUM MarketRank™: 

Yum! Brands scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Yum! Brands has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.46, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Yum! Brands is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Yum! Brands has been the subject of 11 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 Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 29.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.15.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 29.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 18.91.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Yum! Brands has a PEG Ratio of 2.30. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Read more about Yum! Brands' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.25% of the float of Yum! Brands has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Yum! Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Yum! Brands has recently increased by 10.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Yum! Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 1.92%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Yum! Brands has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Yum! Brands is 56.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.25% of the float of Yum! Brands has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Yum! Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Yum! Brands has recently increased by 10.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Yum! Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Yum! Brands this week, compared to 27 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for YUM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Yum! Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 $4,304,785.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.33% of the stock of Yum! Brands is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    82.37% 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.
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YUM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Yum! Brands' stock was trading at $134.16 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, YUM stock has increased by 10.8% and is now trading at $148.6380.

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) issued 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. Yum! Brands's revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Yum! Brands' board approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, May 15th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Yum! Brands subsidiaries include Dragontail Systems, tictuk technologies, Kvantum, Heartstyles, The Habit Burger Grill, Little Sheep, A&W Restaurants, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Yum! Brands include VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al (0.22%), Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.12%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.08%) and ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. (0.06%). 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, Paget Leonard Alves and Tracy L Skeans.
View institutional ownership trends
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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.

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

Last Earnings
8/05/2025
Record date for 9/12 Dividend
9/02/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/12 Dividend
9/02/2025
Dividend Payable
9/12/2025
Today
10/21/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
RETAIL - RESTRNTS
Sub-Industry
Restaurants
Current Symbol
NYSE:YUM
CIK
1041061
Employees
40,000
Year Founded
1997

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$200.00
Low Price Target
$140.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.44
Research Coverage
25 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.07
Trailing P/E Ratio
29.32
Forward P/E Ratio
25.02
P/E Growth
2.3
Net Income
$1.49 billion
Net Margins
18.11%
Pretax Margin
24.76%
Return on Equity
-21.01%
Return on Assets
24.18%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.82
Quick Ratio
0.82

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.55 billion
Price / Sales
5.46
Cash Flow
$6.24 per share
Price / Cash Flow
23.82
Book Value
($27.41) per share
Price / Book
-5.42

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
277,540,000
Free Float
276,620,000
Market Cap
$41.25 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.72

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This page (NYSE:YUM) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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