Yum! Brands, Inc. · NYSE (us_market)
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants · United States
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.
| Event Period | Drawdown | Buy Point (Bottom) | Sell Point (Peak) | ticker.setupCols.buyScore | ticker.setupCols.sellScore | Max Return | Algo Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DROP2020-02-19$105.19 RISE2020-06-26$84.79 PEAK2020-09-02$97.98 196d | -19.4% 128d | 2020-03-16 $69.83 | 2020-09-02 $97.98 | 78Quality on Sale | 52Watch | +15.6% 68d | +40.3% Held 170d |
DROP2020-02-05$106.78 RISE2020-03-23$56.52 PEAK2020-06-05$96.52 121d | -47.1% 47d | 2020-03-16 $69.83 | 2020-06-05 $96.52 | 78Quality on Sale | 56Watch | +70.8% 74d | +38.2% Held 81d |
Brands is in exclusive talks to sell Pizza Hut to LongRange Capital, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Yum did not immediately respond to Barron’s request for comment. Yum said in November that it’s initiating a strategic review of Pizza Hut and could potentially put the pizza chain up for sale as it struggles with rising costs and stiff competition in the U.S. market.
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Wondering if Yum! Brands at around US$155 per share still offers value, or if most of the upside is already priced in. Over the short term the stock is up 3.5% in the last week, down 3.2% over the last month, and has returned 3.1% year to date and 8.7% over the past year. Recent headlines have focused on Yum! Brands as a global franchisor of quick service restaurants and its positioning among large US consumer services stocks. This context has kept investor attention on how resilient its...
Wondering if Yum! Brands at around US$155 per share still offers value, or if most of the upside is already priced in. Over the short term the stock is up 3.5% in the last week, down 3.2% over the last month, and has returned 3.1% year to date and 8.7% over the past year. Recent headlines have focused on Yum! Brands as a global franchisor of quick service restaurants and its positioning among large US consumer services stocks. This context has kept investor attention on how resilient its...
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Forget Dads and Grads, KFC has pickles and pears. Back by popular demand, KFC's bringing back their fan favorite fried pickles. The fried chicken brand is serving up a fresh menu lineup led by the return of its popular fried pickles, including new digital-exclusive snack combinations built around the fan-favorite snackable pairings and an iconic new drink to wash it all down, the KFC Signature Prickly Pear Lemonade.
| 30d | 90d | YTD | 1y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YUM | -6.57% | -9.19% | -2.20% | +2.79% |
| XLY | +1.89% | +4.72% | +1.22% | +13.07% |
| Alpha (stock − sector) | -8.46% | -13.91% | -3.42% | -10.28% |
| Fund | Style | Shares | Value | % of Port | Change vs. last quarter | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StateStreet | passive | 12.98M | $2.02B | 0.07% | Trimmed-1.4% | 2026-03-31 |
| FidelityFMR | fundamental | 2.61M | $405.67M | 0.02% | Added+24.0% | 2026-03-31 |
| Citadel | multi-strat | 1.57M | $244.06M | 0.31% | Added+1687.5% | 2026-03-31 |
| CapResearch | fundamental | 1.38M | $213.80M | 0.03% | Added+37.4% | 2026-03-31 |
| Wellington | fundamental | 314.4K | $48.89M | 0.01% | Added+178.3% | 2026-03-31 |
| DEShaw | quant | 161.0K | $25.04M | 0.02% | Trimmed-22.9% | 2026-03-31 |
| TwoSigma | quant | 21.5K | $3.34M | 0.00% | Trimmed-53.8% | 2026-03-31 |
| Bridgewater | macro | 16.1K | $2.50M | 0.01% | New | 2026-03-31 |
| RenTech | quant | 4.4K | $684.11K | 0.00% | New | 2026-03-31 |
| TRowePrice | fundamental | 2.00M | $311.61K | 0.04% | Added+27.3% | 2026-03-31 |
| Filed | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | Tresvant Sean | Taco Bell, CEO, YUM CCO | S Open-market sale | 3,000 | $154.68 | −$464.0K |
| 2026-05-19 | Roy Ranjith | Chief Financial Officer | M Option exercise(deriv) | 366 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-19 | Roy Ranjith | Chief Financial Officer | F Tax withholding | 91 | $149.97 | −$13.6K |
| 2026-05-19 | Roy Ranjith | Chief Financial Officer | M Option exercise | 366 | $149.97 | +$54.9K |
| 2026-05-19 | Powell Aaron | CEO - Pizza Hut | S Open-market sale | 6,001 | $152.35 | −$914.3K |
| 2026-05-15 | Skeans Tracy L | COO and CPO | S Open-market sale | 427 | $152.00 | −$64.9K |
| 2026-05-15 | Skeans Tracy L | COO and CPO | S Open-market sale | 33 | $152.00 | −$5.0K |
| 2026-05-15 | Skeans Tracy L | COO and CPO | S Open-market sale | 396 | $152.00 | −$60.2K |
| 2026-05-15 | Skeans Tracy L | COO and CPO | S Open-market sale | 22 | $152.00 | −$3.3K |
| 2026-05-15 | Skeans Tracy L | COO and CPO | S Open-market sale | 414 | $152.00 | −$62.9K |
| 2026-05-15 | Skeans Tracy L | COO and CPO | S Open-market sale | 15 | $152.00 | −$2.3K |
| 2026-05-15 | Skeans Tracy L | COO and CPO | S Open-market sale | 521 | $152.00 | −$79.2K |
| 2026-05-15 | Skeans Tracy L | COO and CPO | S Open-market sale | 9 | $152.00 | −$1.4K |
| 2026-05-01 | Mezvinsky Scott | KFC Division CEO | M Option exercise(deriv) | 483 | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Mezvinsky Scott | KFC Division CEO | S Open-market sale | 277 | $160.48 | −$44.5K |
| 2026-05-01 | Mezvinsky Scott | KFC Division CEO | D Disposition (other) | 206 | $159.65 | −$32.9K |
| 2026-05-01 | Mezvinsky Scott | KFC Division CEO | M Option exercise | 483 | $68.00 | +$32.8K |
| 2026-05-01 | Turner Christopher Lee | CEO, Chairman of Board | S Open-market sale | 250 | $160.48 | −$40.1K |
| 2026-04-02 | Oberg Kathleen K. | Director | A Grant / award(deriv) | 163 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-04-02 | Oberg Kathleen K. | Director | A Grant / award | 910 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-04-02 | Domier Tanya | Director | M Option exercise(deriv) | 2,787 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-04-02 | Domier Tanya | Director | M Option exercise | 2,787 | $155.48 | +$433.3K |
| 2026-04-01 | Turner Christopher Lee | CEO, Chairman of Board | S Open-market sale | 257 | $154.18 | −$39.6K |
| 2026-04-01 | Mezvinsky Scott | KFC Division CEO | M Option exercise(deriv) | 483 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-04-01 | Mezvinsky Scott | KFC Division CEO | S Open-market sale | 271 | $154.18 | −$41.8K |
| Report Date | EPS Estimate | EPS Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30upcoming | 1.57 | — | — |
| 2026-04-29 | 1.39 | 1.50 | +7.95% |
| 2026-02-04 | 1.76 | 1.73 | -1.49% |
| 2025-11-04 | 1.48 | 1.58 | +6.68% |
| 2025-08-05 | 1.46 | 1.44 | -1.34% |
| 2025-04-30 | 1.28 | 1.30 | +1.53% |
| 2025-02-06 | 1.60 | 1.61 | +0.88% |
| 2024-11-05 | 1.41 | 1.37 | -2.83% |
| 2024-08-06 | 1.33 | 1.35 | +1.45% |
| 2024-05-01 | 1.20 | 1.15 | -4.56% |
| 2024-02-07 | 1.40 | 1.26 | -10.08% |
| 2023-11-01 | 1.27 | 1.44 | +13.15% |
| 2023-08-02 | 1.24 | 1.41 | +13.50% |
| 2023-05-03 | 1.13 | 1.06 | -6.25% |
| 2023-02-08 | 1.26 | 1.31 | +3.92% |
| 2022-11-02 | 1.15 | 1.09 | -5.27% |