# Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price $150.71, market value $41.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 19.0×** (5-yr avg 25.0×, 3-yr avg 24.7×). Yum! Brands Inc. trades at 19.0× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 25.0×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 20.2×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 3.20**. A PEG of 3.20 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 4.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.7×.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.8×**. Enterprise value is 13.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.1%** (5-yr avg 3.7%). Free cash flow equals 4.1% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 3.7%.
- **Earnings yield: 5.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 31.0%**. 31.0% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 19.0%**. 19.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -21.3%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -26.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -26.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 27.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 27.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.8%** (3-yr 6.3%/yr, 5-yr 7.8%/yr). Revenue grew 8.8% over the last year, against 7.8% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 6.3%** (3-yr 6.7%/yr, 5-yr 13.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 6.3%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 12.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 12.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Yum! Brands Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.38**. A Z-score of 2.38 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.99%** ($1.46 per share, trailing). Yum! Brands Inc. yields 1.99%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 51%** (48% of free cash flow). 51% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 8**. 8 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 8.6%/yr** (1-yr 6.0%). The dividend has grown 8.6% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (22 analysts). 22 analysts cover Yum! Brands Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $173.34 (+15% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 6.4%** (YTD 0.6%, 3-mo -0.1%). The shares are up 6.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.4%** (9.7% above the low). Trading 11% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.06** (volatility 24%). Beta of 0.06 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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