Yum! Brands, Inc.

YUM Consumer Cyclical Restaurants

Yum! Brands, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.2 billion, up 8.81% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 12.2%, EPS grew 131.3%, free cash flow grew 8.53% and total debt rose 7.78%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for five, operating cash flow growth for three.

150.18 0.65 −0.43%
Market cap
$41.2B
P/E
18.8×
Fwd P/E
22.3×
Dividend yield
1.97%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
2.55
Beneish M
−2.57
Dividend safety
66/100

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total sells 13.25
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell 5 1 — 5 2 2 5 2 3 4 2 2
Insider Ownership 0.91%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 41,160.00
Revenue 8,722.00
Net Income 2,216.00
Free Cash Flow 1,679.00
Net Debt 11,601.00
Current Ratio 0.59 (below 1: weak)
Debt/Equity (1.73) (negative: negative equity)
P/E ratio 18.77
Fwd P/E 22.30
P/S ratio 4.74
P/B ratio 0.00
Past 5Y EPS Growth 13.55%
This Y EPS Growth 7.70%
Next Y EPS Growth 10.08%
Next Y revenue growth 5.94%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 9.81%

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Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 16.55%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 26.35%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 21.93%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 7.96%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.37
Annual Dividend Rate 2.96
Annual Dividend Yield 1.97%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 3.02
0.75
0.75
0.75
2025 2.84
0.71
0.71
0.71
0.71
2024 2.68
0.67
0.67
0.67
0.67
2023 2.42
0.61
0.61
0.61
0.61
2022 2.28
0.57
0.57
0.57
0.57
2021 2.00
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
2020 1.88
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
2019 1.68
0.42
0.42
0.42
0.42
2018 1.44
0.36
0.36
0.36
0.36
2017 1.20
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
2016 1.36
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.37
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 512 616 709 674
Receivables 737 775 841 623
Inventory — — — —
Other — — — 746
1,609 1,871 2,040 2,541
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 1,169 1,211 1,433 1,191
ST’ Debt 53 27 38 2,813
Other — — — 262
1,277 1,269 1,516 4,292

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 2.50% 7.76% 6.28%
Cash Flow 4.78% 9.02% 12.10%
Earnings 1.97% 11.52% 5.57%
Book Value 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 2,059 2,169 — — —
’25 1,787 1,933 1,979 2,515 8,214
’24 1,598 1,763 1,826 2,362 7,549
’23 1,645 1,687 1,708 2,036 7,076
’22 1,547 1,636 1,640 2,019 6,842
’21 1,486 1,602 1,606 1,890 6,584
’20 1,263 1,198 1,448 1,743 5,652
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 416 507 — — —
’25 404 446 543 617 2,010
’24 363 342 471 513 1,689
’23 349 329 477 448 1,603
’22 253 269 453 452 1,427
’21 324 449 519 414 1,706
’20 238 124 491 452 1,305
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 341 407 — — —
’25 333 375 449 482 1,639
’24 314 292 419 407 1,432
’23 287 269 420 342 1,318
’22 211 214 392 331 1,148
’21 279 410 465 322 1,476
’20 203 92 459 391 1,145
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 1.55 3.08 — — —
’25 0.90 1.33 1.41 1.91 5.55
’24 1.10 1.28 1.35 1.49 5.22
’23 1.05 1.46 1.46 1.62 5.59
’22 1.36 0.77 1.14 1.29 4.57
’21 1.07 1.29 1.75 1.11 5.21
’20 0.27 0.67 0.92 1.08 2.94
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

2.1
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 46.43 62.36 75.88 88.52 54.95 101.18 103.97 115.53 124.76 122.13

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High 66.13 84.29 94.13 119.72 110.66 139.85 138.77 143.25 143.20 163.30
People
People Employees 90,000 60,000 34,000 34,000 15,000 36,000 36,000 35,000 40,000 49,000
Revenue/emp, $m 0.07 0.10 0.17 0.16 0.38 0.18 0.19 0.20 0.19 0.17
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 6,356 5,878 5,688 5,597 5,652 6,584 6,842 7,076 7,549 8,214
Gross margin, % 45.11 49.74 71.27 77.93 73.35 73.80 74.50 74.93 71.92 69.77
EBT 1,345 2,274 1,839 1,373 1,020 1,674 1,662 1,818 1,900 2,077
EBT margin, % 21.16 38.69 32.33 24.53 18.05 25.43 24.29 25.69 25.17 25.29
Net income 1,643 1,340 1,542 1,294 904 1,575 1,325 1,597 1,486 1,559
Depreciation 310 253 137 112 146 164 146 153 175 206
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 16.13 16.94 17.66 18.29 18.72 22.17 23.92 25.18 26.77 29.44
Earnings 4.11 3.86 4.80 4.23 2.99 5.30 4.63 5.68 5.28 5.59
Cash flow 3.17 2.97 3.65 4.30 4.32 5.74 4.99 5.70 5.99 7.20
Capex (1.08) (0.92) (0.73) (0.64) (0.53) (0.77) (0.98) (1.01) (0.91) (1.33)
Free cash flow 2.08 2.05 2.93 3.66 3.79 4.97 4.01 4.69 5.08 5.87
Book value (14.25) (18.25) (24.61) (26.20) (26.13) (28.19) (31.03) (27.96) (27.12) (26.25)
Shares, m 394 347 322 306 302 297 286 281 282 279
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 15.53 21.09 19.19 23.81 36.19 26.15 27.42 22.68 25.41 27.06
P/S 3.58 4.82 5.20 5.51 5.80 6.26 5.31 5.12 5.01 5.14
P/B 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
EV/Sales 4.88 6.23 6.92 7.29 7.57 7.90 6.99 6.63 6.43 6.50
EV/FCF 38.56 51.40 41.80 36.44 37.36 35.23 41.63 35.61 33.90 32.59
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 1,248 1,030 1,176 1,315 1,305 1,706 1,427 1,603 1,689 2,010
Capex (427) (318) (234) (196) (160) (230) (279) (285) (257) (371)
Free cash flow 821 712 942 1,119 1,145 1,476 1,148 1,318 1,432 1,639
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 199 995 (94) (14) 14 117 (56) 332 602 524
Total debt 9,125 9,804 10,072 10,562 10,725 11,246 11,851 11,195 11,333 11,910
Net debt 8,400 8,282 9,780 9,957 9,995 10,760 11,484 10,683 10,717 11,201
Shareholders’ equity (5,615) (6,334) (7,926) (8,016) (7,891) (8,373) (8,876) (7,858) (7,648) (7,325)
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 24.32 24.90 32.67 27.65 16.31 26.65 22.43 26.45 22.94 20.89
ROIC 37.75 88.58 77.40 62.15 44.65 56.01 52.41 51.28 48.94 41.54
ROE (70.73) (22.43) (21.63) (16.23) (11.37) (19.37) (15.36) (19.09) (19.17) (20.82)
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Charts ten years each

Yum! Brands, Inc. vs peers in Restaurants (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
MCD McDonald's Corporation $171.6B 19.7× 21.7× +3.74% (above 0%: growing) +5.73% (above 0%: growing) +57.94% (above 0%: growing) 58.01% 47.02% Compare
SBUX Starbucks Corporation $110.4B 56.0× 47.2× −1.41% (below 0%: shrinking) +85.71% (above 0%: growing) +210.96% (above 0%: growing) 69.66% 10.52% Compare
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. $41.2B 18.8× 22.3× +12.21% (above 0%: growing) +131.34% (above 0%: growing) +8.53% (above 0%: growing) 67.73% 30.20%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. $38.7B 27.4× 26.5× +9.31% (above 0%: growing) 0.00% +15.63% (above 0%: growing) 25.22% 15.70% Compare
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. $33.7B 20.0× 18.0× +4.56% (above 0%: growing) +151.72% (above 0%: growing) +18.89% (above 0%: growing) 49.13% 28.49% Compare
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. $24.3B 21.0× 17.4× +5.11% (above 0%: growing) −7.24% (below 0%: shrinking) −41.21% (below 0%: shrinking) 20.50% 9.98% Compare
YUMC Yum China $15.3B 16.5× 14.7× +12.59% (above 0%: growing) +20.69% (above 0%: growing) +3.10% (above 0%: growing) 22.21% 11.09% Compare
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. $11.2B 26.9× 26.6× +11.11% (above 0%: growing) −0.53% (below 0%: shrinking) +120.59% (above 0%: growing) 16.80% 8.50% Compare
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc $10.0B 17.0× 16.4× +3.36% (above 0%: growing) +12.90% (above 0%: growing) −3.26% (below 0%: shrinking) 40.18% 20.39% Compare
Median of peers $29.0B 20.5× 19.9× +4.84% +9.32% +17.26% 32.70% 13.40%

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YUM metrics, ten years each

Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) key facts

  • Strength: Yum! Brands, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.2 billion, up 8.81% from fiscal 2024.
  • Strength: Net income was $1.6 billion, or $5.59 per share (basic), a net margin of 19.0%.
  • Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) is a Restaurants company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • As of October 16, 2026, YUM traded at $150.18, a market capitalization of $41.2 billion.
  • At that price the stock trades at 18.8× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 4.7× sales; its P/E is higher than 17% of its own readings over the past ten years.
  • Yum! Brands, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share, a yield of 1.97%, with a payout ratio of 37.2%.
  • Return on equity was −20.8% and debt-to-equity -1.73.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 2.55 (grey zone) for fiscal 2025.

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