Is Yum! Brands (YUM) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Yum! Brands's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 19.6, a forward P/E of about 19.4 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Yum! Brands's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.14×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Yum! Brands's revenue?

Yum! Brands reported revenue of $8.2B for FY2025, with net profit of $1.6B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Yum! Brands (YUM)?

Yum! Brands last traded at $144.75 (-0.4% on the day), as of 8/11/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Yum! Brands

YUM · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

Snapshot

TickerYUM

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryRestaurants

CountryUnited States

CEOMr. Aaron M. Powell

Employees49,000

HeadquartersLouisville, United States

Websitewww.yum.com

Filings tracked24

About Yum! Brands

Yum! Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises traditional and non-traditional quick service restaurants in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: KFC Division, Taco Bell Division, Pizza Hut Division, and Habit Burger & Grill Division. It also operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger & Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, Mexican-style food and pizza categories, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, and other products. The company was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. and changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc. in May 2002. Yum! Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Who owns it

Insiders0.2%
Institutions89.8%
Public & other10.0%

1,883 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.9.60%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO7.10%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.60%
Capital International Investors6.17%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.11%
State Street Corporation4.83%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.3.62%
Geode Capital Management, LLC3.05%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 3.6 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion1.14×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend22.6% → 19.0%

Margin has compressed by about 3.6 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Growth qualityrev 8% · PAT -1%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $2.7B · EPS 1.95

Est. earnings growth +12.6%

Next fiscal year

Rev $9.7B · EPS 7.46

Est. earnings growth +12.3%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$8.2B

Net margin

19.0%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+7.7%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-1.2%

EPS (FY2025)

5.55

Net profit (FY2025)

$1.6B

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
FY2025	$8.2B	$1.6B	5.55	19.0%
FY2024	$7.5B	$1.5B	5.22	19.7%
FY2023	$7.1B	$1.6B	5.59	22.6%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$2.2B	$853.0M	3.08	39.3%
2026Q1	$2.1B	$432.0M	1.55	21.0%
2025Q3	$2.0B	$397.0M	1.41	20.1%
2025Q2	$1.9B	$374.0M	1.33	19.3%
2025Q1	$1.8B	$253.0M	0.90	14.2%
2024Q3	$1.8B	$382.0M	1.35	20.9%
2024Q2	$1.8B	$367.0M	1.28	20.8%
2024Q1	$1.6B	$314.0M	1.10	19.6%
2023Q3	$1.7B	$416.0M	1.46	24.4%
2023Q2	$1.7B	$418.0M	1.46	24.8%
2023Q1	$1.6B	$300.0M	1.05	18.2%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K/A — Executive/director change
SEC8/7/2026
8-K — Material agreement, Completion of acquisition/disposition, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/7/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC8/5/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/30/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC6/16/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Other events
SEC6/16/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC6/2/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC5/19/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/6/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/29/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC4/1/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/20/2026
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC2/12/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/4/2026material

2025

8-K — Bylaw/charter change, Exhibits
SEC11/26/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/7/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC11/4/2025material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC9/30/2025material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC9/10/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC9/9/2025material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC9/3/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Bylaw/charter change, Exhibits
SEC8/28/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/7/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/5/2025material

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