Yum! Brands (YUM) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) is expected to issue its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Wednesday, February 4th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.78 per share and revenue of $2.4512 billion for the quarter. Investors can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET.

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The restaurant operator reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.12. Yum! Brands had a negative return on equity of 21.79% and a net margin of 17.95%.The company had revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.96 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.37 EPS. Yum! Brands’s quarterly revenue was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Yum! Brands to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Yum! Brands Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of YUM stock opened at $156.44 on Tuesday. Yum! Brands has a twelve month low of $128.73 and a twelve month high of $163.30. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $152.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $148.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.67.

Yum! Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.71 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 2nd. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. Yum! Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 55.36%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on YUM. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $179.00 target price on shares of Yum! Brands in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Yum! Brands in a research note on Friday, December 5th. TD Cowen upgraded Yum! Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $162.00 to $173.00 in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Yum! Brands from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $165.00 to $180.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of Yum! Brands in a research report on Monday. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $171.05.

Insider Transactions at Yum! Brands

In related news, CEO Scott Mezvinsky sold 1,755 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.81, for a total value of $261,161.55. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Erika Burkhardt sold 1,269 shares of Yum! Brands stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.37, for a total value of $189,550.53. Following the transaction, the insider owned 64 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,559.68. This represents a 95.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 30,695 shares of company stock worth $4,582,843. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Yum! Brands

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of YUM. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in Yum! Brands by 49.5% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 290 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Yum! Brands by 7.8% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,438 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,435,000 after acquiring an additional 679 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in Yum! Brands during the third quarter worth $18,063,000. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. increased its stake in Yum! Brands by 2.2% during the third quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 3,527 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $536,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OmniStar Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Yum! Brands by 78.2% in the 3rd quarter. OmniStar Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,473 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $528,000 after purchasing an additional 1,524 shares during the last quarter. 82.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Yum! Brands

Yum! Brands, Inc (NYSE: YUM) is a global quick-service restaurant company that develops, operates and franchises a portfolio of well-known restaurant brands. The company’s principal brands are KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, each focused on distinct product categories—KFC on fried chicken and related menu items, Pizza Hut on pizza and complementary offerings, and Taco Bell on Mexican-inspired quick-service food. Yum! is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky and was formed as Tricon Global Restaurants in 1997 when PepsiCo spun off its restaurant businesses, later adopting the Yum! Brands name.

The company’s operating model centers on brand development, system growth and franchising; a large portion of its restaurants are operated by independent franchisees, and Yum! generates revenue through franchise royalties and fees in addition to sales from company-operated locations.