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Yum Brands Inc
$152.57 -5.61 (-3.55%) At close · Jul 15
Market Cap
$42.05B
Shares
275,621,202

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$152.57 Open$156.48 Day$152.01–158.04 52W$136.06–170.14 Avg vol 30d2.3M Short int8.8M · 3.2% float · 3.5d Short vol48% Last earningsApr 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 6
Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 30, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 2 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 6, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

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

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Weak Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 16.5 · calm Equity put/call 0.62
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −1%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −1%
      below
      RSI (14) 41
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 48%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return −1%
      trailing
      6-month return −1%
      trailing
      YTD return +1%
      this year
      Relative strength −11%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $154 › 200d $154 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      173 of 1,436 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -6.3K sh shares · +9 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.8M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      3.18% of float · ▲ +10.5% MoM · 3.5 days cover
      Volume signal Reversal watch
      High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,436 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 64
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +9%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +6%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $1.6B
      Valuation P/E 24.6
      in line
      Buyback $874.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $3.1B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 23%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −13%
      past year
      ATR 2.8%
      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 Apr 29, 2026
      Unit Growth · long-term 5%
      System Sales Growth, excluding F/X · long-term 7%
      Core Operating Profit Growth · long-term Non-GAAP at least 8%

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      1 · 5 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −1% Neutral
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −1% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      41 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      48% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $154 › 200d $154 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      173 of 1,436 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -6.3K sh shares · +9 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.8M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      3.18% of float · ▲ +10.5% MoM · 3.5 days cover
      Volume signal Reversal watch
      High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,436 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $136 Now $153 · 48% 52-wk high $170
      vs 200-day avg -1% vs 50-day avg -1%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Core Operating Profit growth non-GAAP 6% Q1 2026
      Digital system sales 11B Q1 2026
      Digital System Sales Mix 63% Q1 2026
      Gross new units 1,030 Q1 2026
      Habit Burger & Grill Division gross new restaurants 6 Q1 2026
      Habit Burger & Grill Division same-store sales growth 5% Q1 2026
      KFC Division gross new restaurants 648 Q1 2026
      KFC Unit Growth 7% Q1 2026
      Pizza Hut Division gross new restaurants 346 Q1 2026
      Taco Bell Division gross new restaurants 30 Q1 2026
      Taco Bell Same-Store Sales Growth 8% Q1 2026
      Taco Bell U.S. same-store sales growth 8% Q1 2026
      Unit count increase 5% Q1 2026
      Worldwide system sales growth excluding foreign currency translation 6% Q1 2026
      Ex special G&A non-GAAP $284M Q1 call

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Restaurants — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      YUM
      Yum Brands Inc
      this stock
      $42.05B +1.3% +8.8% 24.6 3.2%
      MCD
      Mcdonalds Corp
      $189.62B -12.8% +10.0% 22.0 1.5%
      SBUX
      Starbucks Corp
      $119.79B +25.6% +2.8% 80.2 4.2%
      CMG
      Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
      $44.42B -6.4% +14.3% 31.8 4.0%
      QSR
      Restaurant Brands International Inc.
      $33.85B +9.7% +12.2% 26.2 3.8%

      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 Reducing
      Holders
      1,435
      % held
      81.2%
      Reported
      173 of 1,436
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      816
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      8.8M
      Days to cover
      3.5d
      Change
      +831.8K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      48%
      As of
      Jul 15, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      49.7K
      Value
      $7.9M
      As of
      Jun 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      49.8%
      Week of
      Jun 22, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$1.8M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 5
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Lisa McClain
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Aug 13, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $8.2B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.6B
      EPS diluted
      $5.55
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $4.0B
      Remaining
      $874.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 16, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $160.0K
      Shares
      1.1K
      Filed
      Feb 26, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Apr 29, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Yum! Brands, Inc. Enters into Agr…
      Published
      Jun 16, 2026
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      YUM -7.7% -1.3% -0.7% -4.6% +1.3%
      SPY +1.3% -0.2% +10.1% +1.1% +10.7%
      vs SPY -8.9% -1.2% -10.9% -5.6% -9.4%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.75 / share · ex May 27, 2026
      Raised 5.6%
      Paid (TTM)
      $2.92 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.91%
      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $4.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $3.13B
      Remaining
      $874.00M
      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) 193 filings 168 filers Visit website Investor relations