Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)
Consumer Cyclical · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for YUM is $170.93, 13.6% above the last close of $150.51 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $155.55 to $186.41. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E18.9x
- P/E vs sector-2.9%
- P/E vs own-25.8%
- Target upside+13.6%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$41.07B
- FCF yield+4.1%
- Insiders-$2.01M
- Earnings in18d
- News2.00
Why it moved
Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) fell 0.2% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Cyclical stocks fell 0.4%. Most of the move came from the market as a whole.
2 stories on the day (30-day average 0.6).
- KFC Is Dumping Pepsi for Coca-Cola After 40 Years
- KFC Had Pepsi for Nearly 40 Years. Coca-Cola Stock Is Trending After Winning It Over
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $150.51 · +7.0% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendsideways
- Sector▼ -2.7%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▼
- Above MAs3 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~8d
- RSI66
- Support-0.4%
- Resistance+4.0%
- Off 52w high-9.7%
- Off ATH-9.7%
- 52w range$150.51
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD1.71
- ATR+2.1%
- Volume0.8x
Analyst price targets
17 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $150.51 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 3 · Buy 10 · Hold 14 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +12.3% year over year, free cash flow 18.8% of revenue, operating margin 30.2%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $2.17B | 3.08 | $407M | 47.3% | 30.2% | 39.3% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $2.06B | 1.55 | $341M | 44.7% | 31.3% | 21.0% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $2.51B | 1.92 | $482M | 44.5% | 29.4% | 21.3% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $1.98B | 1.41 | $449M | 47.0% | 33.6% | 20.1% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $1.93B | 1.33 | $377M | 46.8% | 32.2% | 19.4% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $1.79B | 0.90 | $333M | 46.8% | 30.7% | 14.2% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $2.36B | 1.49 | $407M | 44.4% | 27.8% | 17.9% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $1.83B | 1.35 | $419M | 47.4% | 33.9% | 20.9% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $242.97 | +0.2% | -27.4% | +22.0% | 19.7 | $172B | |
| 2 |  | $97.52 | +0.7% | -10.1% | +14.1% | 56.0 | $111B | |
| 3 | | $150.51 | -0.2% | -9.7% | +13.6% | 18.9 | $41.07B | |
| 4 |  | $139.39 | -0.1% | -16.4% | +14.1% | 13.3 | $38.99B | |
| 5 |  | $29.89 | -2.3% | -29.4% | +45.3% | 27.4 | $37.81B | |
| 6 |  | $25.90 | -2.1% | -22.6% | +29.7% | 11.3 | $34.83B | |
| 7 |  | $216.35 | +1.0% | -4.2% | +6.2% | 21.1 | $24.48B | |
| 8 |  | $308.64 | +1.8% | -28.4% | +24.6% | 17.0 | $10.21B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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