Yum! Brands

Yum! Brands (YUM) is a global restaurant company that franchises and operates quick-service restaurant brands, including KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger & Grill. Its KFC and Taco Bell businesses are major areas analysts evaluate, with attention to same-store sales, restaurant expansion, franchise profitability and international growth.

Yum! Brands（股票代码：YUM）是一家全球连锁餐饮公司，主要通过特许经营及直营模式经营肯德基（KFC）、塔可钟（Taco Bell）、必胜客（Pizza Hut）和 The Habit Burger & Grill 等品牌。肯德基和塔可钟业务是分析师重点评估的领域，关注重点包括同店销售增长、门店扩张、加盟商盈利能力及国际市场增长。

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SmartChecker Yum! Brands Forecast

The forecast in short

tipranks records 16 analyst ratings on Yum! Brands and summarises them as “Moderate Buy”. Their average 12-month price target is USD 170.86 (14.31% Upside). Its tipranks score is 8 out of 10 — Outperform. These are tipranks’s figures as SmartChecker read them on 2026-10-27, not SmartChecker’s own view, and nothing here is advice to buy or sell.

Market cap

USD 40.85 B

≈ Maybank x 1

Share price

USD 149.47

≈ RM 610.66

#616World ranking

tipranks score

Outperform

8

Analyst ratings

Moderate Buy

  • Buy8 50%
  • Hold8 50%
  • Sell0 0%

tipranks’s own summary of the 16 ratings above.

12 months price forecast

USD 170.86 14.31% Upside

USD 130.97 USD 152.44 USD 173.9 USD 195.37Past 12 months 12 months forecast High USD 190 Average USD 170.86 Low USD 1502025-10 2026-10

As tipranks publishes it. SmartChecker has not recalculated any of it.

Analyst profiles. Who made each call, and when.

AnalystFromPositionTarget priceDated
Danilo GargiuloBernsteinHoldUSD 1702026-10-26
Sara SenatoreBank of America SecuritiesHoldUSD 1882026-10-26
Zachary FademWells FargoBuyUSD 1752026-10-21
Jon TowerCitiHoldUSD 1632026-10-21
Lauren SilbermanDeutsche BankHoldUSD 1672026-10-21
Peter SalehBTIGHoldN/A2026-10-19
Brian HarbourMorgan StanleyBuyUSD 1852026-10-15
Andrew CharlesTD CowenBuyUSD 1772026-10-07
Gregory FrancfortGuggenheimBuyUSD 1552026-10-06
Logan ReichRBC CapitalHoldUSD 1702026-09-29
John IvankoeJ.P. MorganBuyUSD 1502026-09-29
John StaszakArgus ResearchHoldN/A2026-09-23
David Tarantino CFARobert W. BairdBuyUSD 1652026-09-16
Eric GonzalezSeaport GlobalBuyUSD 1622026-09-15
David PalmerEvercore ISIBuyUSD 1902026-08-24
Andrew StrelzikBMO CapitalHoldUSD 1752026-07-31
Dennis GeigerUBSBuyUSD 1802026-04-30
Jeff BernsteinBarclaysBuyUSD 1852026-04-30
Brian MullanPiper SandlerHoldUSD 1582026-04-14
Unknown AnalystJefferiesHoldUSD 1472026-03-25
Brian BittnerOppenheimerHoldN/A2026-02-05
Jeff FarmerGordon Haskett Capital CorporationBuyN/A2026-01-08
Alison FokDBSHoldUSD 1452025-12-03
Christine ChoGoldman SachsBuyUSD 1772025-11-05
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Investment Strengths

High-margin, cash-generative franchise model

Yum’s franchise-heavy model produces strong profitability while limiting direct restaurant operating exposure. Healthy margins and substantial free cash flow provide resources for brand investment, technology, debt reduction and shareholder returns, supporting durable earnings power over the coming quarters.

Digital growth and global unit development

Rapid digital adoption improves convenience, customer engagement and ordering frequency across the system, while continued store openings expand Yum’s royalty base. Together, these capabilities can support sales growth and operating leverage across multiple international markets.

Focused portfolio after Pizza Hut divestiture

Completing the Pizza Hut divestiture simplifies the portfolio and allows management to concentrate capital and technology resources on KFC, Taco Bell and Habit. Proceeds also create a tangible path to reduce revolver borrowings, potentially improving financial flexibility.

People also ask

What is the 12-month price target for Yum! Brands (YUM)?

tipranks publishes an average 12-month price target of USD 170.86 (14.31% Upside), as SmartChecker read it on 2026-10-27. The highest target is USD 190 and the lowest is USD 150. A price target is an analyst’s estimate of where a share might trade, not a promise, and SmartChecker gives no investment advice.

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How many analysts cover Yum! Brands (YUM)?

tipranks records 16 analyst ratings: 8 buy, 8 hold and 0 sell, which it summarises as “Moderate Buy”, as SmartChecker read it on 2026-10-27.

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What is the tipranks score for Yum! Brands (YUM)?

tipranks scores it 8 out of 10 and calls that “Outperform”, as SmartChecker read it on 2026-10-27. The score is tipranks’s, not SmartChecker’s, and SmartChecker does not rate listed shares.

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Is this SmartChecker’s own forecast for Yum! Brands?

No. Every figure on this page is published by tipranks, copied on 2026-10-27 with a link to the original, and not recalculated. SmartChecker assesses financial companies in Malaysia against the public registers; it makes no forecast of its own and holds no licence to advise on securities.

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