YUM · Yum! Brands Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $43.27B |
| P/E | 19.14 |
| Float | 272.6M |
| Beta | 0.54 |
| Volatility | 13.5% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 81 |
| Price | 152.13 |
| Change | −0.27% |
| Prev Close | 152.54 |
| Open | 151.70 |
| Day Low | 149.84 |
| Day High | 153.93 |
| Avg Vol | 2 |
| Avg $ Vol | $356.9M |
| 52W High | 170.14 |
| 52W Low | 137.33 |
| 52W Pos | 45.1% |
| From High | −10.59% |
| From Low | +10.78% |
| Max DD 1Y | −13.92% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +0.98% |
| SMA 50 | −0.73% |
| SMA 200 | −1.74% |
| RSI (14) | 51.4 |
| Vol 30D | 32.0% |
| Vol 90D | 26.8% |
| 1Y Range | 137–170 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | +1.19% |
| Perf Month | +0.11% |
| Perf Quarter | +3.01% |
| Perf Half Y | −3.83% |
| Perf Year | +5.53% |
| Perf YTD | +1.09% |
| Prev Day | −0.27% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 4.31 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.35 |
| Int Cover | 5.3× |
| FCF Margin | 19.1% |
| Rev Growth | +12.2% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Very High |
| Sector rank | 8 / 36 |
What YUM does
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.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayYUM grades B+, 81 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (74), most exposed on News Sentiment (52, mixed). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure median. Ranks 8 of 36 in Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| YUM | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.54 | 1.19 |
| Volatilityannualized | 13.5% | 29.7% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −13.9% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.84% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 125% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| YUM | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.54 | 1.19 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Moderate44% of 36 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| YUM | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +1.2% |
| 1 month | +0.1% |
| Year to date | +1.1% |
| 1 year | +5.5% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| YUM | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 9 Aug |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 54 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 17 · 10 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 17 ↑ 10 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 34 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| YUM | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +12.2% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
36 companies| Metric | YUM | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 0.54 | 1.19 | |
| Volatility | 13.5% | 29.7% | |
| P/E | 19.14 | 26.48 | |
| Debt / equity | 4.31 | 2.42 | |
| Current ratio | 1.35 | 0.97 | |
| FCF margin | 19.1% | 11.4% | |
| Interest coverage | 5.3× | 4.7× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openThe fast-food industry is facing pressure as menu price increases are pricing out lower-income customers, leading to fewer customer visits across the sector.
Private equity firm LongRange Capital has completed its acquisition of Pizza Hut, excluding Mainland China, from Yum! Brands. Founded in 1958, Pizza Hut has about $10 billion in system-wide sales and is leaving YUM's portfolio.
Yum! Brands has finished selling Pizza Hut, outside of mainland China, to LongRange Capital for about $1.5 billion, with a possible extra $75 million payment by 2030 if Pizza Hut hits performance targets. The article also references an earlier, separately announced sale of Pizza Hut in mainland China, but the full details of that deal are cut off in the provided text.
Yum! Brands completed the sale of Pizza Hut outside mainland China to LongRange Capital for about $1.5 billion, with a possible extra $75 million by 2030 if Pizza Hut hits performance targets. Combined with the previously closed sale of Pizza Hut in mainland China to Yum China Holdings on August 7, 2026, Yum! has sold its entire Pizza Hut business for roughly $2.7 billion in total.
Two boys were arrested after a 13-year-old was stabbed at a Taco Bell in Rochdale town centre and taken to hospital with serious injuries. The article reports only on the incident and police response, with no further business details.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc | B- | $47.54B | 34.11 | 0.98 | Compare |
| VIK | Viking Holdings Ltd(Pembroke) | B | $47.97B | 38.52 | 1.05 | Compare |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc | A- | $36.48B | 28.16 | 0.58 | Compare |
| EXPE | Expedia Group Inc | B- | $36.38B | 18.03 | 1.41 | Compare |
| CCL | Carnival Corp | C+ | $32.16B | 10.53 | 2.52 | Compare |
| LVS | Las Vegas Sands Corp | A- | $28.83B | 16.47 | 0.75 | Compare |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | A- | $70.75B | 44.68 | 1.11 | Compare |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd | B- | $71.22B | 16.19 | 1.94 | Compare |
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