Yum! Brands (YUM) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemYum! Brands (NYSE:YUM – Get Free Report) is projected to issue its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, April 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.37 per share and revenue of $2.0351 billion for the quarter. Parties can check the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 8:15 AM ET.
Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The restaurant operator reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by ($0.03). Yum! Brands had a negative return on equity of 22.42% and a net margin of 18.98%.The business had revenue of $2.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.45 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.61 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Yum! Brands to post $7 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Yum! Brands Trading Down 3.2%
YUM opened at $155.10 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $160.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $154.28. Yum! Brands has a 12-month low of $137.33 and a 12-month high of $169.39. The firm has a market cap of $42.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.95, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 0.66.
Yum! Brands Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th were paid a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 20th. This is a positive change from Yum! Brands’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. Yum! Brands’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.05%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Yum! Brands
In other Yum! Brands news, CEO Aaron Powell sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.44, for a total value of $1,937,280.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 14,650 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,365,096. This trade represents a 45.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Scott Mezvinsky sold 284 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.02, for a total value of $47,149.68. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 14,138 shares of company stock valued at $2,289,990 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Yum! Brands
Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in Yum! Brands in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Jessup Wealth Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Yum! Brands during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Yum! Brands during the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Yum! Brands during the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of Yum! Brands by 49.5% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 290 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.37% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities analysts recently issued reports on YUM shares. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of Yum! Brands in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Barclays set a $185.00 target price on Yum! Brands and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $165.00 target price on shares of Yum! Brands in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 target price on shares of Yum! Brands in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Yum! Brands from $165.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Yum! Brands presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $173.95.
View Our Latest Stock Analysis on Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands Company Profile
Yum! Brands, Inc (NYSE: YUM) is a global quick-service restaurant company that develops, operates and franchises a portfolio of well-known restaurant brands. The company’s principal brands are KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, each focused on distinct product categories—KFC on fried chicken and related menu items, Pizza Hut on pizza and complementary offerings, and Taco Bell on Mexican-inspired quick-service food. Yum! is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky and was formed as Tricon Global Restaurants in 1997 when PepsiCo spun off its restaurant businesses, later adopting the Yum! Brands name.
The company’s operating model centers on brand development, system growth and franchising; a large portion of its restaurants are operated by independent franchisees, and Yum! generates revenue through franchise royalties and fees in addition to sales from company-operated locations.