Yum! Brands (YUM) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What YUM does

Yum! Brands (YUM) develops, operates, and franchises quick-service restaurants in the United States, China, and internationally. The company runs four segments — KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill — specializing in chicken, Mexican-style food, pizza, and chargrilled burgers. Formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc., the company changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc. in May 2002 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the S&P 500.

Key numbers explained

• 140.63 USD is the current share price, which simply reflects the last traded price of one share on the US market.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 17.7 shows how much investors pay per dollar of the company's last 12 months of earnings; a lower number can suggest the stock is cheaper relative to earnings, but comparisons within the sector matter.
• The forward P/E ratio of 20.1 uses expected future earnings, giving a sense of how the market prices in growth.
• 7.94 USD is the trailing 12-month earnings per share, calculated by dividing net income by shares outstanding.
• The dividend yield of 2.15% tells you the annual dividend as a percentage of the share price; for context, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) and Lowe's (LOW) are peers often compared on yield.
• 37% of earnings paid out as dividends indicates the portion of profit returned to shareholders, with the rest typically kept for reinvestment.
• 0.55 beta measures volatility relative to the market; a beta below 1 suggests the stock tends to move less than the overall market.
• 38.38B USD market cap is the total value of all outstanding shares, placing Yum! Brands among large-cap companies.

Recent news

Recent headlines note that Yum! Brands held steady while McDonald’s fell on an investor day and Wendy’s dipped. Other stories highlight a 12.2% Taco Bell traffic slump and describe the company’s push for an “acceleration of growth” as it moves beyond Pizza Hut.

What to watch

For a consumer cyclical stock like Yum! Brands, investors typically monitor consumer spending trends, commodity costs (such as food and labor), foreign currency movements — especially in China — and same-store sales growth. Competitive dynamics within the restaurant industry and brand-level marketing also shape results. For comparison, peers like Carvana (CVNA), NVR, Inc. (NVR), and MGM Resorts (MGM) operate in different consumer sub-sectors but are similarly sensitive to economic cycles.