The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

YUM

Concerning the House

Yum! Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises traditional and non-traditional quick service restaurants in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: KFC Division, Taco Bell Division, Pizza Hut Division, and Habit Burger & Grill Division. It also operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger & Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, Mexican-style food and pizza categories, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, and other products. The company was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. and changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc. in May 2002. Yum! Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

United States · www.yum.com

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$8.21B-2.1%
Operating income$2.32B+3.4%
Net income$1.56B+2.4%
Cash from ops$2.01B+2.2%
Quotation

$150.85

+0.51 (+0.3%)

52w hi$167.49
52w lo$136.26
Vol2.09M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.23

Short-0.29
Medium-0.36
Long+0.13

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Yum! Brands, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

Market cap$41.17B
Enterprise value$53.76B
Trailing P/E19.00x
Forward P/E20.22x
EV / EBITDA17.52x
P / S (ttm)4.72x
Profit margin25.4%
Return on equity
Revenue growth+12.2%
Earnings growth+131.6%
Debt / equity
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.31
Corr SPX0.22
Annual vol22.9%
Annual ret+7.4%
Sharpe0.32
Max DD-15.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.40
Sector+0.01
Technical-0.14
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$152.00$154.77$150.72$150.852.09M
Aug 12$144.61$150.39$144.43$150.343.08M
Aug 11$145.16$145.76$143.00$144.752.10M
Aug 10$149.60$149.87$145.14$145.332.09M
Aug 7$151.50$151.95$150.24$150.761.78M