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 $158.06, which forecasts a 5.73% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $140 and the highest is $177.

Price Target: $158.06 (+5.73%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$140	$158.06	$160	$177
Change	-6.35%	+5.73%	+7.03%	+18.40%

* Price targets were last updated on Aug 6, 2025.

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	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25
Strong Buy	2	2	4	4	4	4
Buy	3	3	4	4	4	4
Hold	13	12	10	10	10	10
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	18	17	18	18	18	18

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
John Ivankoe JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $162 → $160	Buy	Maintains	$162 → $160	+7.03%	Aug 6, 2025
Zachary Fadem Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $160 → $155	Hold	Maintains	$160 → $155	+3.69%	Aug 6, 2025
John Glass Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $153 → $151	Hold	Maintains	$153 → $151	+1.01%	Aug 6, 2025
Matt McGinley Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Hold Maintains $170 → $165	Hold	Maintains	$170 → $165	+10.38%	Aug 6, 2025
Andrew Charles TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Hold Maintains $158 → $156	Hold	Maintains	$158 → $156	+4.35%	Aug 5, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

8.17B

Increased by 8.21%

from 7.55B

Revenue Next Year

8.68B

Increased by 6.26%

from 8.17B

EPS This Year

6.05

Increased by 15.98%

from 5.22

EPS Next Year

6.69

Increased by 10.52%

from 6.05

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	5.65B	6.58B	6.84B	7.08B	7.55B	8.17B	8.68B
Revenue Growth	0.98%	16.49%	3.92%	3.42%	6.69%	8.21%	6.26%
EPS	2.94	5.21	4.57	5.59	5.22	6.05	6.69
EPS Growth	-28.99%	77.21%	-12.28%	22.32%	-6.62%	15.98%	10.52%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	24.69	22.34
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	32	32

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	8.6B	9.2B
Avg	8.2B	8.7B
Low	7.8B	8.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	14.2%	12.4%
Avg	8.2%	6.3%
Low	3.9%	1.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	6.43	7.16
Avg	6.05	6.69
Low	5.41	6.08

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	23.1%	18.3%
Avg	16.0%	10.5%
Low	3.6%	0.4%

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.