YUM · Yum Brands Inc
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Q2 FY26 earnings call · Jul 30, 2026TL;DR. Yum! reported Q2 ex-Pizza Hut system sales up 7% and core operating profit up 8%, announced $2.7B in definitive agreements to sell Pizza Hut to Yum China and Long Range Capital (closing expected in August), but flagged a near-term Taco Bell U.S. same-store sales impact from an industry-wide public health issue, with quarter-to-date same-store sales down 2% through July 27.
- + Entered definitive agreements to sell Pizza Hut for $2.7B in aggregate to Yum China and Long Range Capital, closing expected in August.
- + Taco Bell posted 7% Q2 same-store sales growth with restaurant-level margin of 26.2%, a 170 basis point expansion year-over-year.
- − Taco Bell U.S. quarter-to-date same-store sales through July 27 are down 2%, with peak impact over the weekend of July 18 tied to the industry-wide food safety issue.
- − Taco Bell Q3 equity store-level margins guided to 19%–21% due to deleveraging from depressed sales and promotional investment.
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
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Versus peers
Restaurants — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
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YUM
this stock
Yum Brands Inc
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$38.22B | -9.0% | +8.8% | 17.6 | 3.6% |
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MCD
Mcdonalds Corp
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$167.36B | -23.4% | +3.7% | 19.2 | 1.7% |
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SBUX
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$108.14B | +13.3% | +2.8% | 54.8 | 3.5% |
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CMG
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$40.08B | -13.8% | +5.4% | 29.1 | 3.2% |
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QSR
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$32.56B | +4.8% | +12.2% | 19.3 | 4.2% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YUM | -1.4% | -10.2% | -14.2% | -10.2% | -9.0% |
| SPY | -1.2% | -0.4% | +13.1% | -0.4% | +12.1% |
| vs SPY | -0.2% | -9.8% | -27.2% | -9.8% | -21.0% |
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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.