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$153.31 -0.55 (-0.36%) At close · Aug 31
S&P 500 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$41.94B
Shares
272.90M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$153.31 Open$153.44 Day$152.85–155.00 52W close$138.21–168.16 Avg vol 30d2.5M Short int8.6M · 3.2% float · 3.6d Short vol67% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 30, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 8 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Aug 5, 2026

AI Brief

Q1 FY26 earnings call · Apr 29, 2026
Q1 FY26

TL;DR. Yum! Brands reported solid Q1 2026 results with worldwide system sales up 6% ex-F/X, EPS ex Special Items up 15% to $1.50, Taco Bell U.S. same-store sales up 8%, and KFC unit growth of 7%. The company cited strong fundamentals, record 63% digital sales mix, and raised its raise-the-bar priorities for future growth.

Bullish
  • + EPS excluding Special Items rose 15% year-over-year to $1.50; GAAP EPS was $1.55 (+72%). new
  • + Worldwide system sales grew 6% ex-F/X, with Core Operating Profit up 6%. new
  • + Taco Bell U.S. same-store sales grew 8%, the eighth consecutive quarter ahead of the industry; 2-year same-store sales +18%. new
  • + KFC delivered 6% system sales growth ex-F/X, 7% unit growth, and a record Q1 gross builds; KFC opened 648 new restaurants across 45 countries. new
  • + KFC company-owned restaurant margins improved 100 bps to 10.3%; KFC Division GAAP Operating Profit +16%, Core Operating Profit +9%. new
  • + Digital system sales approached $11 billion with record digital mix of 63%; Taco Bell Division Core Operating Profit +16%. new
Bearish
  • − Pizza Hut Division system sales and same-store sales were even; Core Operating Profit fell 16% and GAAP Operating Profit fell 14%. new
  • − KFC U.S. same-store sales declined 2% and Canada was down 1%. new
  • − Habit Burger continues to face bottom-line pressure from inflation, particularly beef prices. new
  • − Excluding Pizza Hut, system sales +7%, units +6%, Core Operating Profit +10% — highlighting Pizza Hut as a drag on consolidated results. new
  • − CEO noted the Chief Scale Officer role remains unfilled as the company takes time on organizational design. new
  • − Taco Bell same-store sales growth included only 3 percentage points of transaction growth, with the remainder from value mix. new

AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.70
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −1%
below
Price vs 50-day avg +0%
above
RSI (14) 53
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 50%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Weak
1-month return +3%
trailing
6-month return −4%
trailing
YTD return +1%
this year
Relative strength −17%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $153 › 200d $155 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-1% holders QoQ · +135 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
3.17% of float · ▲ +14.2% MoM · 3.6 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
1,438 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 55
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Strong
Revenue growth +9%
Y/Y
EPS growth +6%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $1.6B
Valuation P/E 19.3
below peers
Buyback $4.4B
remaining
Balance sheet $11.3B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 24%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −14%
past year
ATR 2.6%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 30, 2026
Unit Growth · long-term 5%
Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2024
Taco Bell company-operated margins · full year 2024 23% – 24%
Unit growth · full year 2024 at least 5%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
0 · 4 · 2
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−1% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
+0% Bullish
RSI (14)
53 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
50% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $153 › 200d $155 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-1% holders QoQ · +135 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
3.17% of float · ▲ +14.2% MoM · 3.6 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
1,438 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $138 Now $153 · 50% Range high $168
vs 200-day avg -1% vs 50-day avg +0%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
Company restaurant profit non-GAAP $137M Quarter ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Effective Tax Rate excluding Special Items non-GAAP 22.3% Quarter ended June 30, 2026 filing —
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
GAAP GAAP Effective Tax Rate -60.1%
+82.4% Impact on Tax Rate as a result of Special Items
= Effective Tax Rate excluding Special Items 22.3%
KFC Division Core Operating Profit non-GAAP $395M Quarter ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Pizza Hut Division Core Operating Profit non-GAAP $69M Quarter ended June 30, 2026 filing —
System Sales Growth %, excluding FX 5% Quarter ended June 30, 2026 filing —
System Sales Growth %, reported 8% Quarter ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Taco Bell Division Core Operating Profit non-GAAP $310M Quarter ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Company restaurant margin % non-GAAP 24.8% Year to date 6/30/26 —
Core Operating Profit non-GAAP $683M Quarter ended 6/30/26 —
gross units opened 6 Second-Quarter —
KFC Division system sales growth excluding foreign currency translation 6% Second-Quarter —
Operating margin 26.5% Year to date 6/30/26 —
Taco Bell company-owned restaurant margins 26.2% Second-Quarter —
Taco Bell Division unit growth 3% Second-Quarter —
Unit count growth 5% Second-Quarter —
Core Operating Profit growth non-GAAP 6% first quarter —
Habit Burger & Grill Division system sales growth 7% first quarter —
Habit Burger & Grill gross new restaurants 6 first quarter —
Habit Burger & Grill same-store sales growth 5% first quarter —
KFC company-owned restaurant margins 10.3% first quarter —
KFC Division Operating Margin 43.6% first quarter —
KFC Division Restaurants 34,332 first quarter —
KFC Division Same-Store Sales Growth 2% first quarter —
KFC Unit Growth 7% first quarter —
Pizza Hut Division Operating Margin 25.4% first quarter —
Pizza Hut Division Restaurants 19,944 first quarter —
Taco Bell Division Operating Margin 35.2% first quarter —
Taco Bell Division Restaurants 9,021 first quarter —
Taco Bell International same-store sales growth 5% first quarter —
Taco Bell U.S. company-owned restaurant margins 23.9% first quarter —
Taco Bell U.S. same-store sales growth 8% first quarter —
Taco Bell U.S. system sales growth 10% first quarter —
Unit count increase 5% first quarter —
Worldwide system sales growth excluding foreign currency translation non-GAAP 6% first quarter —
Core Operating Profit growth excluding lap of the 53rd week non-GAAP 7% Full-Year 2025 —
System Sales Growth Excluding Lapping 53rd Week 1% the year —
The Habit Burger Grill gross new restaurants 21 Full-Year 2025 —
Worldwide system sales growth excluding F/X and lapping the 53rd week non-GAAP 5% Full-Year 2025 —
Year-over-year unit growth 3% Q4 2025 —

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

Versus peers

Restaurants — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
YUM
Yum Brands Inc
this stock
$41.94B +1.3% +8.8% 19.3 3.2%
MCD
Mcdonalds Corp
 $187.53B -13.8% +3.7% 21.5 1.6%
SBUX
Starbucks Corp
 $122.95B +26.2% +2.8% 62.3 3.3%
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
 $48.12B +2.8% +5.4% 34.9 3.0%
QSR
Restaurant Brands International Inc.
 $35.57B +14.1% +12.2% 21.1 4.0%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
1,438
% held
90.9%
Net QoQ
+9.9M sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
866
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
8.6M
Days to cover
3.6d
Change
+1.1M sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
67%
As of
Aug 31, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
6.3K
Value
$953.0K
As of
Aug 10, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
41.4%
Week of
Jul 27, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Congressional Trades Buy
Member
Alan Armstrong
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Mar 27, 2026
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$8.2B
Net income (FY)
$1.6B
EPS diluted
$5.55
View
Buybacks
Authorized · 2 programs
$6.0B
Remaining
$4.4B
Spent Remaining
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K/A
Filed
Aug 28, 2026
This year
17
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$160.0K
Shares
1.1K
Filed
Feb 26, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 30, 2026
View
Investor Relations
Latest news
Yum! Brands Appoints Nai De Leon…
Published
Jul 21, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
YUM -2.6% +3.0% -3.7% +0.0% +1.3%
SPY +0.5% +1.2% +13.3% +2.7% +12.5%
vs SPY -3.0% +1.8% -17.0% -2.7% -11.1%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.75 / share · ex May 27, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.75 / share · ex Sep 9, 2026
Raised 5.6%
Paid (TTM)
$2.92 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
1.90%
Buyback programs · 2 active · as of Jun 30, 2026
Authorized (total)
$6.00B
Spent (derived)
$1.61B
Remaining
$4.39B
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1041061 CUSIP 988498101 13F (30d) 876 filings 841 filers Visit website Investor relations

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