Yum! Brands

YUM · NYSE · USD

$136.69Change from previous close: +0.26%Absolute change: +$0.35

Close · October 1, 2026

Valuation

Data as of October 2, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$37.3B
Enterprise value
$50.03B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
17.2
Forward P/E
19.7
PEG
1.75
Price/sales
4.28
EV/EBITDA
16.3
EV/revenue
5.74

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
45.3%
Operating margin
32.8%
Net margin
25.4%
ROA
22.7%
Revenue growth (year over year)
12.2%
Earnings growth (year over year)
131.6%

Financial health

Total cash
$683M
Total debt
$13.41B
Current ratio
0.59
Quick ratio
0.33

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$3.00
Dividend yield
2.2%
Payout ratio
36.8%
Ex-dividend date
September 9, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$172.65
Median price target
$175.00
High price target
$200.00
Low price target
$147.00
Analysts with a price target
22
Consensus
Buy
Forward EPS
$6.93
EPS estimate, current year
$6.40

Shares and trading

Beta
0.55
Average volume
2.51M
Shares outstanding
272.9M
Float
272.15M
Institutional ownership
91.4%
Insider ownership
0.2%
Short interest (% of float)
4.1%
Short ratio (days)
4.33