Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)

Yum! Brands Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 18 analysts that cover Yum! Brands stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $159.33, which forecasts a 12.25% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $140 and the highest is $177.

Price Target: $159.33 (+12.25%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$140	$159.33	$160	$177
Change	-1.37%	+12.25%	+12.72%	+24.70%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Yum! Brands stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25
Strong Buy	1	2	1	2	2	4
Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Hold	13	12	13	13	12	11
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	17	17	17	18	17	18

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Chris Luyckx Redburn Atlantic	Redburn Atlantic	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $145 → $177	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$145 → $177	+24.70%	Jun 10, 2025
Christine Cho Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $167	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$167	+17.66%	Jun 4, 2025
John Ivankoe JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $160 → $170	Hold	Maintains	$160 → $170	+19.77%	May 5, 2025
Jeffrey Bernstein Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $163 → $167	Buy	Maintains	$163 → $167	+17.66%	May 1, 2025
John Glass Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $147 → $151	Hold	Maintains	$147 → $151	+6.38%	May 1, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

8.15B

Increased by 7.90%

from 7.55B

Revenue Next Year

8.66B

Increased by 6.26%

from 8.15B

EPS This Year

6.09

Increased by 16.71%

from 5.22

EPS Next Year

6.77

Increased by 11.20%

from 6.09

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	5.65B	6.58B	6.84B	7.08B	7.55B	8.15B	8.66B	9.22B
Revenue Growth	0.98%	16.49%	3.92%	3.42%	6.69%	7.90%	6.26%	6.49%
EPS	2.94	5.21	4.57	5.59	5.22	6.09	6.77	7.55
EPS Growth	-28.99%	77.21%	-12.28%	22.32%	-6.62%	16.71%	11.20%	11.45%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	23.30	20.95	18.80
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	32	32	18

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	8.8B	9.2B	9.8B
Avg	8.1B	8.7B	9.2B
Low	7.7B	8.2B	8.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	16.3%	12.7%	13.5%
Avg	7.9%	6.3%	6.5%
Low	2.4%	0.8%	1.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	6.49	7.41	8.13
Avg	6.09	6.77	7.55
Low	5.61	6.20	6.87

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	24.3%	21.7%	20.0%
Avg	16.7%	11.2%	11.4%
Low	7.4%	1.8%	1.4%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.