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Yum! Brands

NYQ:YUM · US9884981013
Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureX-Large

360

46
EV / EBIT53
Price / Owner Earnings38
Owner Earnings Yield59
Dividend Yield75
Price/Sales13
EV / Gross Profit8
Price/Book89
Return on Capital98
Cash Return on Capital96
EBIT Margin99
Gross Profitability57
Cash Conversion1
Accruals5
Owner Earnings Margin98
Sales growth84
Profit Growth83
Long-Term EPS Growth66
Owner Earnings Growth72
Reinvestment38
Price momentum68
Debt load6
Refinancing81
Debt Payback54
Liquidity73
Analyst ratings36
Opinion Changes24
Price Target Upside39
Market mood65
Value Creation18/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Yum! Brands generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1997
Employees3,793
Websiteyum.com
ISINUS9884981013
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Ghost KitchensFood DeliveryFood and BeverageHospitalityRestaurants

Description

Yum! Brands, Inc. (‘YUM’), together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates and franchises a worldwide system of both traditional and non-traditional Quick Service Restaurants (‘QSR’). YUM has various restaurants in 155 countries and territories,…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Yum! Brands, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.

The price is expensive. You pay 26.6× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 10% yearly growth; analysts expect 12%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 18/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
63
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

May 2025

All-time low

48

Jan 2023

Average rank

77

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
13
10
5
7
Price/Earnings
33
45
40
40
Price/Book
89
86
87
90
Dividend Yield
75
74
82
85
Value (overall)
64
52
71
85

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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