Yum! Brands Inc (YUM · NYSE)
YUM · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Jul 6, 2026
Revenue (TTM)
$8.49B
+15.2% YoY
Gross margin
45.7%
EPS (latest q)
$1.50
vs $1.39 est · beat
52-wk position
91.6%
-1.6% vs 52w high · +11.0% 1mo
Price (last ~year)
Yum! Brands, which operates KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, posted a 15.2% year-over-year revenue increase and Q1 2026 earnings of $1.50 per share, exceeding analyst estimates. The company maintains an operating margin of 31.1% against a 4.0x Debt/EBITDA ratio, supporting its $45.40B market capitalization. With 82.37% institutional ownership, the stock recently traded at $164.73, representing 91.6% of its 52-week high.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $45.40B
- P/E
- 26.61
- PEG
- 2.04
- P/B
- 212.08
- P/S
- 5.35
- EV/EBITDA
- 19.58
- Beta
- 0.56
- Analyst target
- $173.71
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 45.7%
- Operating margin
- 31.1%
- Profit margin
- 20.5%
- ROE
- 0.0%
- ROA
- 23.3%
Price movement
- Last
- $164.73
- 1-month
- +11.0%
- 3-month
- +5.5%
- RSI (14)
- 70
- vs SMA200
- +8.1%
- 52-wk position
- 91.6% -1.6% vs high
Quarterly trajectory
Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)
| Quarter | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | $2.06B | $644.0M | $432.0M | $704.0M |
| 2025-12-31 | $2.51B | $738.0M | $535.0M | $807.0M |
| 2025-09-30 | $1.98B | $666.0M | $397.0M | $715.0M |
| 2025-06-30 | $1.93B | $622.0M | $374.0M | $692.0M |
Recent news
- Somewhat-Bullish Yum! Brands stock leans on its global restaurant scale · 2026-07-06
- Somewhat-Bullish How Kentucky's Texas Roadhouse seized Texas for the rest of U.S. · 2026-07-05
- Neutral QRG Capital Management Inc. Has $16.14 Million Stock Holdings in Yum! Brands, Inc. $YUM · 2026-07-04
- Bullish Yum! Brands, Inc. $YUM Shares Acquired by New York State Teachers Retirement System · 2026-07-04
- Neutral 3 Reasons to Avoid TFSL and 1 Stock to Buy Instead · 2026-07-03
- Somewhat-Bullish YUM - Yum Brands Inc Latest SEC Filings · 2026-07-03
Sources this view read
- fundamentals Company overview & valuation (Alpha Vantage OVERVIEW)
- filing Quarterly financial statements (Alpha Vantage INCOME/BALANCE/CASH)
- earnings Reported earnings history (Alpha Vantage EARNINGS)
- prices Adjusted daily prices (Alpha Vantage TIME_SERIES_DAILY_ADJUSTED)