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The price of Yum Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) closed at $150.49 in the last session, down -0.61% from day before closing price of $151.41. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.5 million shares were traded. YUM stock price reached its highest trading level at $152.09 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $150.35.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at YUM’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 35.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.72. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.69 and its Current Ratio is at 1.69.
Evercore ISI Upgraded its In-line to Outperform on November 05, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $180.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 01 ’25 when Mezvinsky Scott sold 276 shares for $153.17 per share. The transaction valued at 42,275 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Skeans Tracy L sold 24,332 shares of YUM for $3,627,901 on Nov 17 ’25. The COO and CPO now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $149.10 per share. On Nov 17 ’25, another insider, Tracy Skeans, who serves as the officer of the company, bought 24,332 shares for $149.11 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, YUM now has a Market Capitalization of 41783975936 and an Enterprise Value of 53222973440. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.603 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.88.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUM is 0.66, which has changed by 0.22847867 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, YUM has reached a high of $163.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $122.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.03%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, YUM traded on average about 2.07M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1672600 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 278.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 277.22M. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.22% stake in the company. Shares short for YUM as of 1765756800 were 8269800 with a Short Ratio of 4.00, compared to 1763078400 on 6775979. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8269800 and a Short% of Float of 3.39.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for YUM is 2.84, which was 2.84 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018757015. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.8. . The current Payout Ratio is 51.40% for YUM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-11-01 when the company split stock in a 1391:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 27.0 analysts analyze and rate . The current performance of Yum Brands Inc (YUM) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.39, with high estimates of $1.5 and low estimates of $1.3.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.17 and $5.88 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.06. EPS for the following year is $6.66, with 29.0 analysts recommending between $7.0 and $6.38.
Revenue Estimates
According to 22 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.45B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.58B to a low estimate of $2.38B. As of . The current estimate, Yum Brands Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.36BFor the next quarter, 22 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.98B. There is a high estimate of $2.03B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.9B.
A total of 26 analysts have provided revenue estimates for YUM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.29B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.08B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.16B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.55BBased on 25 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.9B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.16B and the low estimate is $8.61B.
