TickerHumNYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)
As of Nov 11, 4:03 PM ET, Yum! Brands (YUM) last traded at $160.21, unchanged on the day. Its TickerHum research score is 66/100 (above average). It reported revenue of $8.8B for the twelve months ending 2026-09-30, up 9.1% year over year, with a 49.5% operating margin.
Ratings
- Valuation: 77/100 — Strongest input: price / earnings (ttm) 12.9x. Weakest: free-cash-flow yield 3.8 %.
- Growth: 74/100 — Strongest input: diluted eps growth (ttm, yoy) +142.1 %. Weakest: revenue growth (ttm, yoy) +9.1 %.
- Profitability: 100/100 — Based on operating margin 49.5 %, net margin 39.1 %.
- Financial health: 10/100 — Strongest input: current ratio 0.96. Weakest: cash / long-term debt 0.22.
- Momentum: 55/100 — Strongest input: price vs 200-day average +4.2 %. Weakest: 1-year return +7.3 %.
- Attention: 44/100 — Strongest input: headlines in the last 7 days 10. Weakest: volume vs 3-month average 1.0x.
- Risk resilience: 80/100 — Strongest input: annualised volatility (1y) 24.5 %. Weakest: max drawdown (1y) -19.3 %.
- Data confidence: 95/100 — Strongest input: quote age (hours) 3 h. Weakest: inputs available 85 %.
Reported fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.8B | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Revenue growth | 9.1% | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Net income | $3.44B | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Diluted EPS | $12.42 | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Operating margin | 49.5% | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Net margin | 39.1% | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Free cash flow | $1.62B | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Cash | $2.11B | as of 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Long-term debt | $9.46B | as of 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (CIK 0001041061).
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