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Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) stock analysis

$151.24−0.24%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • YUM gained 8.3% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 89th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +3.0%, 12.8 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 10.1% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 0 analysts raised earnings estimates and 4 cut; forward EPS moved −1.7% (−7.9% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Restaurant chains segment of the Retail Channels & Consumer Brands, where the 1-month median return is +0.5%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 20, 2026).
Market cap$41.3B
12-month return+3.0%
Forward P/E21.5×
Mean target vs price+13.1%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

YUM+8.3%
Sector median−1.2%
S&P 5000.0%
YUM+2.6%
Sector median−7.1%
S&P 500+4.7%
YUM−4.9%
Sector median−8.1%
S&P 500+8.7%
YUM+3.0%
Sector median−7.2%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 50089 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Consumer Cyclical125 / 419

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 20, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

49 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was −0.5%, positive 47% of the time, against +0.8% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$6.88
30-day change−1.7%
90-day change−7.9%
Mean target$171.06 +13.1%
Raised (30d) 0Cut (30d) 4

22 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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Ahead of peersMomentum

Behind peersRevisions

PeersMCD · SBUX · CMG · QSR

Where it sits in the supply chain

Retail Channels & Consumer Brands · Retail & marketplaces

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Its segment
Restaurant chains+0.5%
MCD−1.6%1 monthSBUX+4.2%1 monthCMG−13.8%1 monthYUM+8.3%1 monthDRI+0.5%1 month

Company-operated and franchise models differ in costs and revenue.

Sells into
Households & business buyers

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−19.3%
Volatility, 60D28.9%
From 52-week high−10.1%
From 52-week low+11.4%
Trailing P/E19.0×
Forward P/E21.5×
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