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Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)

Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Louisville, United States | NYSE
150.83 USD +4.14 (2.822%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4:02 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:10 a.m. EDT

The strategic pivot to focus on KFC and Taco Bell while selling off Pizza Hut represents a decisive attempt to streamline operations and reduce leverage. While the balance sheet carries significant debt, the proceeds from the sale will materially improve the capital structure. Fundamentally, the company is delivering robust double-digit revenue growth and triple-digit earnings expansion, supported by a nine-year price trajectory that is up 125 percent with no recent structural decline. The current trading price lags behind the analyst consensus target, offering a margin of safety for patient investors. The dividend is secure and growing, providing a steady income floor. However, technical indicators remain slightly below key moving averages, suggesting the market is still digesting the transition. For a long-term holder, the refocus strategy and strong cash generation justify a solid buy, while short-term traders should watch for confirmation that the stock breaks above the fifty-day average to validate the momentum shift.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.035729
AutoETS0.035734
MSTL0.036149
AutoARIMA0.046055

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 5.07
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.191
Excess Kurtosis -1.10
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-08
Revenue per Share 31.431
Market Cap 41,161,670,656
Trailing P/E 19.00
Forward P/E 21.78
Beta 0.55
Profit Margins 25.41%
Website https://www.yum.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:10 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound recovery with a distinct upside bias. Call open interest clusters heavily at strikes between 160 and 195, indicating bets on the successful execution of the Pizza Hut divestiture and core brand growth. Put walls sit at the 135 level, establishing a perceived floor near the fifty-two-week low. Implied volatility remains moderate, suggesting traders expect movement but not immediate panic.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.52% 1.95% 1.95% 1.91%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-09 0.750000 0.516671
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
dividendYield 1.99
exDividendDate 2026-09-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.46
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.009952962
lastDividendValue 0.75
lastDividendDate 2026-09-09
dividendDate 2026-09-18

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.038416505
Address1 1,441 Gardiner Lane
All Time High 170.14
All Time Low 4.234813
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,545,720
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,439,834
Average Volume 2,439,834
Average Volume10Days 2,545,720
Beta 0.546
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 3
Book Value -26.033
City Louisville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 150.83
Current Ratio 0.592
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 151.26
Day Low 149.31
Display Name Yum! Brands
Dividend Date 1,789,689,600
Dividend Yield 1.99
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,736,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,736,000
Earnings Growth 1.316
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.281
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,709,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,709,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,709,000
Ebitda 3,068,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.35175
Enterprise To Ebitda 17.566
Enterprise To Revenue 6.179
Enterprise Value 53,892,669,440
Eps Current Year 6.34552
Eps Forward 6.92644
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.94
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,912,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 145.4302
Fifty Day Average Change 5.3997955
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.03712981
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.8416505
Fifty Two Week High 170.14
Fifty Two Week High Change -19.309998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.113494754
Fifty Two Week Low 134.26
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.570007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12341731
Fifty Two Week Range 134.26 - 170.14
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 874,503,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.83
Float Shares 272,229,748
Forward Eps 6.92644
Forward P E 21.775978
Free Cashflow 833,249,984
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 49,000
Fullday Change 4.029999
Fullday Change Percent 2.7472892
Fullday Price 150.83
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.45311
Gross Profits 3,952,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00161
Held Percent Institutions 0.91051
Implied Shares Outstanding 272,901,085
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 1,788,912,000
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 41,161,670,656
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_365997
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 2,216,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 38,378,079,583
Number Of Analyst Opinions 22
Open 149.2
Operating Cashflow 2,083,000,064
Operating Margins 0.32779998
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.3678
Peg Ratio 1.88
Phone 502 874 8300
Previous Close 146.69
Price Eps Current Year 23.769526
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -5.7938
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.7192926
Profit Margins 0.25406998
Quick Ratio 0.33
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.11538
Region US
Regular Market Change 4.14
Regular Market Change Percent 2.82228
Regular Market Day High 151.26
Regular Market Day Low 149.31
Regular Market Day Range 149.31 - 151.26
Regular Market Open 149.2
Regular Market Previous Close 146.69
Regular Market Price 150.83
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,533
Regular Market Volume 2,531,809
Return On Assets 0.22694
Revenue Growth 0.122
Revenue Per Share 31.431
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 272,901,085
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.045500003
Shares Short 12,410,553
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 8,895,907
Short Name Yum! Brands, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0519
Short Ratio 5.51
Source Interval 15
State KY
Symbol YUM
Target High Price 200.0
Target Low Price 147.0
Target Mean Price 171.06364
Target Median Price 174.5
Total Cash 683,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.503
Total Debt 13,413,999,616
Total Revenue 8,721,999,872
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.46
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.009952962
Trailing Eps 7.94
Trailing P E 18.996222
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.7545
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 153.5452
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.7151947
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.017683359
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,531,809
Website https://www.yum.com
Zip 40,213