Yum Brands Inc (YUM)
Consumer Discretionary · Restaurants · US stock · S&P 500 component
$150.51
▼ -0.32 (0.21%)
Fair valueFair
$165 +9.6% to fair value
$82fair band $115–$214$247
Day's range
$149.52 – $152.42
52-week range
$134.26 – $169.29
Red flags⚠ Negative equity
About Yum Brands Inc
Yum Brands is a restaurant company whose brands include KFC and Taco Bell, alongside other quick-service chains. Most of its restaurants are run by independent franchisees, who operate them under the Yum brand names and pay the company royalties. The company sets menus and brand standards and supports marketing and supply, and its restaurants serve customers across many countries.
Revenue comes mostly from franchise royalties and fees calculated on franchisees' restaurant sales, together with income from the smaller number of company-operated restaurants. Revenue was $8.7 billion over the last twelve months, with growth of 6.3% a year across the last three years. The operating margin is 31.0%, and the business earns a profit of 33% on the capital invested in it. Net debt is 4.9 times EBITDA. It pays a dividend with a yield of 2.0%. On the site's X-Ray Score it receives 47 out of 100.
Written with AI from public information and the filing figures on this page, then checked automatically for unsupported numbers. It can contain mistakes: read the company's own filings below before relying on it.
Price chart
52-wk range $134.26 – $169.29Volume 2,020,100Daily, split-adjusted
Vitals
Market cap$41.7B
52-week range$134.26 – $169.29
Volume (last day)2,020,100
P/E (TTM)19.0
EBIT / EV yield4.8%
Free-cash-flow yield4.0%
Dividend yield2.0%
Revenue (TTM)$8.7B
Net income (TTM)$2.2B
Operating margin31.0%
Return on capital33.2%
Debt incl. leases$15.1B
Cash & securities$674M
Debt = borrowings plus lease liabilities. Cash & securities = cash, equivalents and short-term marketable securities (long-term securities are not counted, so net cash can be understated for companies like Apple). Net debt = debt minus cash & securities. Source: latest SEC 10-Q/10-K. EBIT / EV yield = operating profit divided by market cap plus net debt.
Fair value estimate
$165model spread $151 – $183
Fair
+9.6% to fair value
Equal blend of three models: peer multiples, a fundamentals-adjusted multiple (growth, ROIC and margin) and a 10-year DCF scaled to the market's average. Earnings-power value (no growth) is a floor and not part of the blend. Model uncertainty is Medium, so the safety margin is 30%.
Price $151
Undervalued < $115Fair $115 – $214Overvalued > $214
10-year DCF (market-scaled)
$186
Peer multiples
$134
Earnings power floor (not blended)
$54
Fundamentals-adjusted multiple
$174
Growth the price implies
9.9%/yr
A model estimate, not a price target or recommendation. Inputs: risk-free 5.09%, equity risk premium 4.23% (Damodaran). How it works.
What this means
Weak business, fairly priced
The price sits inside our fair-value band. A high score does not guarantee a good outcome; it shifts the odds a little. Use the checklist as a prompt for your own research.
Before you invest · decision checklist
Ticked boxes are filled in from our data; the rest are yours to answer.
The five-lens scan
Every score explained in one sentence, ranked against Consumer Discretionary peers. Open a lens to see the numbers behind it.
Valuation
Weak
37/100
Expensive against its sector on earnings and cash flow.
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EBIT / EV yield4.8%
Free-cash-flow yield4.0%
Fair value vs price1.1×
Growth
Fair
55/100
Growing at a typical pace for its sector.
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Revenue growth (3y)6.3%
EPS growth (3y)6.7%
Growth consistency90%
Profitability
Fair
66/100
Returns on capital are typical for its sector.
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Return on invested capital33.2%
Operating margin31.0%
Gross profitability68.5%
Financial health
Weak
27/100
Balance sheet is more stretched than most peers.
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Piotroski F-Score5 / 9
Net debt / EBITDA4.9×
Interest coverNo interest cost
Dividends
Fair
54/100
Dividend is typical for its sector.
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Dividend yield2.0%
Dividends vs free cash flow49%
Dividend growth6.7%
Quarterly results: last 6 quarters
+11.8%
Mar '25
+9.6%
Jun '25
+8.4%
Sep '25
+6.5%
Dec '25
+15.2%
Mar '26
+12.2%
Jun '26
Revenue against the same quarter a year earlier. Latest quarter revenue $2.2B, diluted EPS $3.08.
Compare with peers
DPZ Dominos Pizza Inc63 CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill...60 DRI Darden Restaurants Inc53 MCD Mcdonalds Corp53Other Restaurants companies by X-Ray Score.
Fundamentals checklist
● 3 Good · ● 8 Average · ● 5 BadCash quality
Earnings backed by cashBad
Free-cash-flow yieldAverage
Risk models
Altman Z''Bad
Piotroski F-ScoreBad
Growth
EPS growth (3y)Average
Free-cash-flow growth (3y)Average
Revenue growth (3y)Average
Growth consistencyAverage
Balance sheet
Current ratioBad
Net debt / EBITDABad
Interest coverGood
Valuation
Fair value vs priceAverage
EBIT / EV yieldAverage
Profitability
Return on invested capitalAverage
Operating marginGood
Gross profitabilityGood
Each check is graded against the company's sector, not a fixed number. Checklist score 45/100.
Financials
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.6B | $6.8B | $7.1B | $7.5B | $8.2B |
| Operating income | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.6B |
| Net income | $1.6B | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.6B |
| Operating cash flow | $1.7B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $2.0B |
| Operating margin | 32.5% | 32.0% | 32.8% | 31.8% | 31.3% |
| Free cash flow | $1.5B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.6B |
| Diluted EPS | $5.21 | $4.57 | $5.59 | $5.22 | $5.55 |
Fiscal years, from SEC filings.
Technical summary
Daily
Bullish
11 bullish · 1 neutral · 4 bearish
Weekly
Strongly bullish
9 bullish · 1 neutral · 2 bearish
Monthly
Strongly bullish
6 bullish · 1 neutral · 1 bearish
Moving averages (daily)
| SMA 10 | 144.7 | Bullish |
| EMA 10 | 145.7 | Bullish |
| SMA 20 | 141.4 | Bullish |
| EMA 20 | 143.9 | Bullish |
| SMA 50 | 145.1 | Bullish |
| EMA 50 | 145.0 | Bullish |
| SMA 100 | 148.9 | Bullish |
| EMA 100 | 147.6 | Bullish |
| SMA 200 | 152.4 | Bearish |
| EMA 200 | 149.0 | Bullish |
Oscillators (daily)
| RSI (14) | 65.71 | Neutral |
| MACD (12, 26) | 1.30 | Bullish |
| Momentum (12) | 10.39 | Bullish |
| Stochastic %K (14) | 88.81 | Bearish |
| Williams %R (14) | -11.19 | Bearish |
| CCI (20) | 166.2 | Bearish |
Pivot points (classic, last session)
S3 146.3 | S2 147.9 | S1 149.2 | Pivot 150.8 | R1 152.1 | R2 153.7 | R3 155.0 |
Signals describe what the chart is doing, not what to do. Moving averages: price above the average is bullish. Oscillators use the usual thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20; MACD and momentum above zero are bullish). Weekly and monthly views use closing prices only.
Dividends
Paid, last 12 months
2.96 USD
Yield on today's price
1.97%
Frequency
Quarterly
Next ex-dividend date
Not announced
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 0.7500 |
| 27 May 2026 | 0.7500 |
| 20 Feb 2026 | 0.7500 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | 0.7100 |
| 2 Sep 2025 | 0.7100 |
| 27 May 2025 | 0.7100 |
| 21 Feb 2025 | 0.7100 |
| 2 Dec 2024 | 0.6700 |
| 27 Aug 2024 | 0.6700 |
| 24 May 2024 | 0.6700 |
| 20 Feb 2024 | 0.6700 |
| 27 Nov 2023 | 0.6050 |
Ex-dividend dates and amounts from EODHD. Shown as declared, before tax.
YUM SEC filings
1 Sep 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Director or officer change; Regulation FD disclosure
21 Aug 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Director or officer change
7 Aug 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Entered a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or disposal
5 Aug 2026
10-QSEC EDGAR
Quarterly report
30 Jul 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Results of operations
16 Jun 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Entered a material agreement; Other events
16 Jun 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Regulation FD disclosure
2 Jun 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Director or officer change
Where the numbers come from
Statements SEC EDGAR filings (10-K, 10-Q), quarters derived from year-to-date figures.
Prices end-of-day closes, split-adjusted.
Industry inputs beta, multiples and equity risk premium from Damodaran Online (NYU Stern).
StocksXray is for education only and is not financial advice. Scores and fair values are model estimates from public filings and carry uncertainty.