YUMYum!
−0.2% today · +10.0% over a year
6/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 71% of the instruments we score
Quality, Stability: among the best of its peers. Dividend yield 1.84%.
Yum! (YUM) belongs to the Consumer discretionary sector and is listed on NYSE; country: United States. Its market value is about €38.6B. Over the past 12 months the price changed by +10.0%, with an annualised volatility of 24% and a largest fall of 19%. The dividend has not been lowered for 9 years.
Smart Score
How it is scored →The Smart Score (1–10) describes how this instrument compares with its peers on published, rules-based measures of value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety. It is not a forecast and not personal advice.
Compared with: Consumer discretionary companies in USA (n = 247)
Current rating first published: · last recomputed · rating log
Factor scores
Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.
Main drivers
- Volatility (1 y)supports the score · better than 98% of peers
- Accrualsweighs on the score · better than 0% of peers
- Max drawdown (3 y)supports the score · better than 99% of peers
Red flags and notes
- Caution. Dividend Safety below 40 points. More in the glossary → Dividend Safety below 40 points.
- Caution. Accruals or the Beneish M-score are in the watch zone. More in the glossary → Accruals or the Beneish M-score are in the watch zone.
- Sources disagree Dividend or fundamental sources disagree beyond tolerance.
- Negative equity Book equity is below zero.
Our rules see a meaningful risk that this dividend is cut.
Our sources disagree or are incomplete for this instrument.
Price chart
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Key metrics
Valuation
- P/E
- 12.5
- P/S
- 4.9
- EV/EBIT
- 12.6
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 3.7%
- Market cap (EUR)
- €38.6B
Profitability and debt
- Return on invested capital
- 91.5%
- Gross margin
- 67.4%
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.53
Dividends
- Dividend yield
- 1.84%
- Payout ratio
- 24%
- 5-year dividend growth (per year)
- 8.5%
- Years without a lower dividend
- 9
Returns and risk
- 1 day
- −0.2%
- 1 month
- +11.1%
- 1 year
- +10.0%
- Volatility, 1 yr
- 24.5%
- Max drawdown, 1 yr
- −18.5%
- Beta
- 0.58
Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.
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News and filings
- YUM BRANDS INC: 10-Q — Quarterly report for the period ending 30 Sep 2026
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 6 Nov 2026
- YUM BRANDS INC: 8-K — Results of operations
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 3 Nov 2026
- YUM BRANDS INC: 8-K — Director or officer change; Regulation FD disclosure; other events
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 2 Sep 2026
- YUM BRANDS INC: 8-K/A (amendment) — Director or officer change
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 28 Aug 2026
- YUM BRANDS INC: 8-K — Director or officer change
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 21 Aug 2026
What the marks mean
- FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
- Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
- RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.
Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR. The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.
Score changes in the last 12 months
Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).
Show the log: 6 entries
| Date | Event | Balanced | Growth · Income | Warnings | Price at publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating change | 5 → 6/10 | 6 · 4 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 3 → 5/10 | 6 · 3 | removed: High leverage, Negative equity | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 3/10 | 3 · 1 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 3/10 | 4 · 1 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Model portfolio change | 3/10 | 3 · 1 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| First rating | 3/10 | 3 · 1 | Caution. Net debt above 4× EBITDA or interest cover below 2×. More in the glossary →Caution. Book equity is below zero. More in the glossary → | Available with Invest Pro |
Ratings are rules-based descriptions, valid until the next scoring run (about 06:20 and 21:50 UTC) and the same for every visitor.
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