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Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)

Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Louisville, United States | NYSE
161.68 USD -1.86 (-1.137%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4:04 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 161.50 -0.18 (-0.180%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:51 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 7:07 a.m. EDT

The stock is currently riding a powerful wave of momentum, having climbed nearly nine percent over the past two weeks while trading well above its moving averages. This surge is backed by accelerating fundamentals, with revenue growth hitting fifteen percent and earnings exploding by seventy-two percent year-over-year. While the balance sheet carries a heavy debt load and management has recently sold shares, the return on assets remains robust at twenty-three percent, indicating the capital is working efficiently. The long-term chart confirms a nine-year upward trajectory with no recent structural decline, validating the business quality. Investors should view this as a strong accumulation opportunity, though the near-term options flow suggests some traders are hedging against a potential pullback before the longer-term bullish bets pay off.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.025941
MSTL0.029046
AutoTheta0.031654
AutoARIMA0.040308

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 6.48
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.025
Excess Kurtosis 0.32
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-26
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-26
Revenue per Share 30.498
Market Cap 44,562,436,096
Trailing P/E 26.08
Forward P/E 21.72
Beta 0.56
Profit Margins 20.48%
Website https://www.yum.com

As of July 11, 2026, 7:07 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile near-term environment with elevated implied volatility in the July expiration, evidenced by heavy put volume at the money relative to open interest. However, the long-dated options chain reveals a distinct bullish bias, with significant open interest concentrated at the 195 strike for January 2027, suggesting a belief in substantial upside over the next year.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.49% 1.92% 1.93% 1.88%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-27 0.750000 0.493356
2026-02-20 0.750000 0.459193
2025-12-02 0.710000 0.480965
2025-09-02 0.710000 0.488174
2025-05-27 0.710000 0.492748
2025-02-21 0.710000 0.477311
2024-12-02 0.670000 0.481910
2024-08-27 0.670000 0.498141
2024-05-24 0.670000 0.486742
2024-02-20 0.670000 0.500187
2023-11-27 0.605000 0.473804
2023-08-28 0.605000 0.467868
2023-05-26 0.605000 0.465886
2023-02-21 0.605000 0.463211
2022-11-23 0.570000 0.452632
2022-08-26 0.570000 0.508203
2022-05-26 0.570000 0.484035
2022-02-17 0.570000 0.461613
2021-11-24 0.500000 0.394073
2021-08-26 0.500000 0.380518
2021-05-27 0.500000 0.416354
2021-02-11 0.500000 0.474023
2020-11-24 0.470000 0.438474
2020-08-25 0.470000 0.487148
2020-05-28 0.470000 0.517336
2020-02-13 0.470000 0.447491
2019-11-20 0.420000 0.428047
2019-08-16 0.420000 0.363259
2019-05-15 0.420000 0.418493
2019-02-13 0.420000 0.450016
2018-11-23 0.360000 0.412891
2018-08-17 0.360000 0.429543
2018-05-15 0.360000 0.431965
2018-02-13 0.360000 0.462903
2017-11-14 0.300000 0.377691
2017-07-12 0.300000 0.404858
2017-04-11 0.300000 0.467654
2017-01-11 0.300000 0.465188
2016-10-17 0.366643 0.588032
2016-07-13 0.330697 0.536505
2016-04-13 0.330697 0.559951
2016-01-13 0.330697 0.666376
2015-10-14 0.330697 0.670749
2015-07-15 0.294752 0.461296
2015-04-08 0.294752 0.523627
2015-01-14 0.294752 0.567003
2014-10-15 0.294752 0.609847
2014-07-09 0.265996 0.444552
2014-04-09 0.265996 0.481709
2014-01-15 0.265996 0.505672
2013-10-09 0.265996 0.556559
2013-07-10 0.240834 0.462963
2013-04-10 0.240834 0.501798
2013-01-09 0.240834 0.516816
2012-10-10 0.240834 0.471898
2012-07-11 0.204889 0.460049
2012-04-11 0.204889 0.406505
2012-01-11 0.204889 0.467828
2011-10-12 0.204889 0.558496
2011-07-13 0.179727 0.449803
2011-04-13 0.179727 0.500201
2011-01-12 0.179727 0.508648
2010-10-13 0.179727 0.521268
2010-07-14 0.150971 0.512197
2010-04-14 0.150971 0.503840
2010-01-13 0.150971 0.585123
2009-10-14 0.150971 0.603277
2009-07-15 0.136592 0.558001
2009-04-07 0.136592 0.660179
2009-01-14 0.136592 0.662019
2008-10-15 0.136592 0.723532
2008-07-09 0.136592 0.536873
2008-04-09 0.107836 0.399148
2008-01-09 0.107836 0.392978
2007-10-10 0.107836 0.393597
2007-07-11 0.107836 0.435919
2007-03-07 0.107836 0.525762
2007-01-10 0.053918 0.255015
2006-10-11 0.053918 0.274876
2006-07-12 0.053918 0.307755
2006-04-11 0.041337 0.241089
2006-01-11 0.041337 0.235414
2005-10-12 0.041337 0.229815
2005-07-13 0.041337 0.222393
2005-04-13 0.035945 0.197042
2005-01-12 0.035945 0.217200
2004-10-13 0.035945 0.236908
2004-07-14 0.035945 0.263502
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.0
dividendYield 1.83
exDividendDate 2026-05-27
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.17
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.013268926
lastDividendValue 0.75
lastDividendDate 2026-05-27
dividendDate 2026-06-12

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.11123192
Address1 1,441 Gardiner Lane
All Time High 170.14
All Time Low 4.234813
Ask 163.57
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,608,170
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,112,659
Average Volume 2,112,659
Average Volume10Days 2,608,170
Beta 0.56
Bid 161.71
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 3
Book Value -26.388
City Louisville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 161.68
Current Ratio 0.651
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 164.97
Day Low 161.58
Display Name Yum! Brands
Dividend Date 1,781,222,400
Dividend Rate 3.0
Dividend Yield 1.83
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,441,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,441,600
Earnings Growth 0.722
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.708
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,414,600
Ebitda 2,992,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.3527
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.05
Enterprise To Revenue 6.719
Enterprise Value 57,017,434,112
Eps Current Year 6.77265
Eps Forward 7.44494
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.2
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,840,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 154.502
Fifty Day Average Change 7.177994
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.046458904
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 11.123192
Fifty Two Week High 170.14
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.460007
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.049723797
Fifty Two Week Low 137.33
Fifty Two Week Low Change 24.34999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.17731006
Fifty Two Week Range 137.33 - 170.14
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 874,503,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.81
Float Shares 274,866,000
Forward Eps 7.44494
Forward P E 21.716763
Free Cashflow 1,261,500,032
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 49,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.45663
Gross Profits 3,875,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00156
Held Percent Institutions 0.89465
Implied Shares Outstanding 275,621,202
Industry Restaurants
Industry Disp Restaurants
Industry Key restaurants
Ir Website http://www.yum.com/investors/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,840,000
Last Dividend Value 0.75
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,477,958,400
Last Split Factor 1,391:1000
Long Business Summary Yum! Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises traditional and non-traditional quick service restaurants in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: KFC Division, Taco Bell Division, Pizza Hut Division, and Habit Burger & Grill Division. It also operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger & Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, Mexican-style food and pizza categories, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, and other products. The company was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. and changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc. in May 2002. Yum! Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
Long Name Yum! Brands, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 44,562,436,096
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_365997
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 1,738,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 45,075,091,375
Number Of Analyst Opinions 21
Open 163.46
Operating Cashflow 2,022,000,000
Operating Margins 0.31083
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.4645
Peg Ratio 2.0
Phone 502 874 8300
Post Market Change -0.17999268
Post Market Change Percent -0.1113265
Post Market Price 161.5
Post Market Time 1,783,986,685
Previous Close 163.54
Price Eps Current Year 23.872486
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -6.127027
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.2512884
Profit Margins 0.20481001
Quick Ratio 0.524
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.26923
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.86
Regular Market Change Percent -1.13734
Regular Market Day High 164.97
Regular Market Day Low 161.58
Regular Market Day Range 161.58 - 164.97
Regular Market Open 163.46
Regular Market Previous Close 163.54
Regular Market Price 161.68
Regular Market Time 1,783,973,044
Regular Market Volume 2,220,836
Return On Assets 0.23302001
Revenue Growth 0.152
Revenue Per Share 30.498
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 275,621,202
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0318
Shares Short 8,775,326
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 7,199,890
Short Name Yum! Brands, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0363
Short Ratio 3.73
Source Interval 15
State KY
Symbol YUM
Target High Price 200.0
Target Low Price 147.0
Target Mean Price 173.85715
Target Median Price 177.0
Total Cash 689,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.5
Total Debt 13,144,000,512
Total Revenue 8,486,000,128
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.17
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.013268926
Trailing Eps 6.2
Trailing P E 26.07742
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.0042
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 154.0121
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.6678925
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.049787596
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,220,836
Website https://www.yum.com
Zip 40,213