$155.69
1.29% today
NYSE, Feb 28, 08:46 pm CET
ISIN
US9884981013
Symbol
YUM

YUM! Brands, Inc. Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation

YUM! Brands, Inc. Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
29%
Hold
68%
Sell
3%

YUM! Brands, Inc. Price Target

Target Price $149.05
Price $153.71
Deviation
Number of Estimates 22
22 Analysts have issued a price target YUM! Brands, Inc. 2026 . The average YUM! Brands, Inc. target price is $149.05. This is lower than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 31 analysts: 9 Analysts recommend YUM! Brands, Inc. to buy, 21 to hold and 1 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the YUM! Brands, Inc. stock has an average upside potential 2026 of . Most analysts recommend the YUM! Brands, Inc. stock at Hold.

Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 to 2028

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Quarter Annually
Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 7.55 8.12
6.68% 7.52%
EBITDA Margin 34.61% 35.27%
2.26% 1.90%
Net Margin 19.26% 20.51%
12.79% 6.52%

22 Analysts have issued a sales forecast YUM! Brands, Inc. 2025 . The average YUM! Brands, Inc. sales estimate is

$8.1b
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. This is
7.52% higher
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$8.7b 15.30%
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, the lowest is
$7.9b 4.27%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2024 $7.5b 6.68%
2025
$8.1b 7.52%
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2026
$8.6b 6.04%
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2027
$9.1b 5.55%
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2028
$9.8b 7.74%
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17 Analysts have issued an YUM! Brands, Inc. EBITDA forecast 2025. The average YUM! Brands, Inc. EBITDA estimate is

$2.9b
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. This is
11.70% higher
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$2.9b 14.33%
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, the lowest is
$2.8b 9.50%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2024 $2.6b 4.27%
2025
$2.9b 9.56%
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2026
$3.1b 7.30%
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2027
$3.4b 9.15%
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2028
$3.6b 7.20%
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EBITDA Margin

2024 34.61% 2.26%
2025
35.27% 1.90%
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2026
35.69% 1.19%
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2027
36.91% 3.42%
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2028
36.72% 0.51%
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9 YUM! Brands, Inc. Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average YUM! Brands, Inc. net profit estimate is

$1.7b
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. This is
14.32% higher
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$1.7b 15.90%
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, the lowest is
$1.6b 9.58%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2024 $1.5b 6.96%
2025
$1.7b 14.54%
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2026
$1.9b 12.41%
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2027
$2.1b 11.38%
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2028
$2.4b 13.84%
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Net Margin

2024 19.26% 12.79%
2025
20.51% 6.52%
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2026
21.74% 6.00%
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2027
22.94% 5.52%
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2028
24.24% 5.67%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 to 2028

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Quarter Annually
Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 5.21 5.97
6.96% 14.59%
P/E 25.76
EV/Sales 6.69

9 Analysts have issued a YUM! Brands, Inc. forecast for earnings per share. The average YUM! Brands, Inc. <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is

$5.97
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. This is
14.37% higher
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is
$6.05 15.90%
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, the lowest is
$5.72 9.58%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2024 $5.21 6.96%
2025
$5.97 14.59%
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2026
$6.71 12.40%
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2027
$7.47 11.33%
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2028
$8.51 13.92%
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P/E ratio

Current 29.47 19.17%
2025
25.76 12.59%
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2026
22.92 11.02%
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2027
20.57 10.25%
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2028
18.07 12.15%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the YUM! Brands, Inc. stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of

and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 7.20 1.41%
2025
6.69 7.04%
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2026
6.31 5.70%
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2027
5.98 5.26%
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2028
5.55 7.18%
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P/S ratio

Current 5.68 3.34%
2025
5.29 6.99%
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2026
4.98 5.70%
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2027
4.72 5.26%
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2028
4.38 7.18%
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Current YUM! Brands, Inc. Upgrades & Downgrades Beta

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