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The price of Yum Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) closed at $148.78 in the last session, down -1.27% from day before closing price of $150.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.39 million shares were traded. YUM stock price reached its highest trading level at $150.595 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $148.605.
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 51.87 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.92. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.82 and its Current Ratio is at 0.82.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Piper Sandler on October 02, 2025, Reiterated its Neutral rating but revised its target price to $157 from $155 previously.
On July 14, 2025, Melius started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $200.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on June 25, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $162.
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 Oct 01 ’25 when Mezvinsky Scott sold 275 shares for $152.59 per share. The transaction valued at 41,962 led to the insider holds 1,755 shares of the business.
Scott Mezvinsky bought 275 shares of YUM for $41,962 on Oct 01 ’25. On Sep 15 ’25, another insider, Gibbs David W, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 7,176 shares for $149.80 each. As a result, the insider received 1,074,965 and left with 102,893 shares of the company.
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 41291759616 and an Enterprise Value of 52929761280. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.38, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.693 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.177.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUM is 0.74, which has changed by 0.10436463 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1719923 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 1.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.40%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, YUM traded on average about 1.94M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1719290 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 278.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 277.11M. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.37% stake in the company. Shares short for YUM as of 1757894400 were 5631114 with a Short Ratio of 2.91, compared to 1755216000 on 6482849. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5631114 and a Short% of Float of 2.31.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for YUM is 2.80, which was 2.8 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018581193. 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 2025-09-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-11-01 when the company split stock in a 1391:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for Yum Brands Inc (YUM) reflects the collective analysis of 25.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.8, with high estimates of $1.91 and low estimates of $1.59.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.12 and $5.52 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.99. EPS for the following year is $6.65, with 28.0 analysts recommending between $7.0 and $6.2.
Revenue Estimates
According to 20 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.96B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.03B to a low estimate of $1.94B. As of. The current estimate, Yum Brands Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.83BFor the next quarter, 20 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.41B. There is a high estimate of $2.57B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.34B.
A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for YUM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.18B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.01B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.09B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.55BBased on 24 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.64B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.49B and the low estimate is $8.47B.
