Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)
NYSE: YUM · Real-Time Price · USD
163.96
+2.77 (1.72%)
Feb 18, 2026, 11:58 AM EST - Market open

Yum! Brands Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 17 analysts that cover Yum! Brands stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $166.82, which forecasts a 1.74% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $148 and the highest is $190.

Price Target: $166.82 (+1.74%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$148$166.82$165$190
Change-9.73%+1.74%+0.63%+15.88%

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

RatingSep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26
Strong Buy445565
Buy445544
Hold1010991010
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total181819192019

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Evercore ISI Group
Evercore ISI Group
Buy
Maintains
$180$190
BuyMaintains$180$190+15.88%Feb 13, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Maintains
$170$171
HoldMaintains$170$171+4.29%Feb 5, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
$155$160
HoldMaintains$155$160-2.42%Feb 5, 2026
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Strong Buy
Reiterates
$180
Strong BuyReiterates$180+9.78%Feb 5, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Maintains
$164$170
HoldMaintains$164$170+3.68%Jan 22, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
9.05B
from 8.21B
Increased by 10.18%
Revenue Next Year
9.62B
from 9.05B
Increased by 6.29%
EPS This Year
6.76
from 5.55
Increased by 21.78%
EPS Next Year
7.52
from 6.76
Increased by 11.32%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
6.58B6.84B7.08B7.55B8.21B9.05B9.62B
Revenue Growth
16.49%3.92%3.42%6.69%8.81%10.18%6.29%
EPS
5.214.575.595.225.556.767.52
EPS Growth
77.21%-12.28%22.32%-6.62%6.32%21.78%11.32%
Forward PE
-----24.2621.79
No. Analysts
-----3226
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20262027202820292030
High9.6B10.2B
Avg9.1B9.6B
Low8.6B9.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20262027202820292030
High
17.2%
13.2%
Avg
10.2%
6.3%
Low
4.7%
1.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027202820292030
High7.358.05
Avg6.767.52
Low6.276.91

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027202820292030
High
32.4%
19.2%
Avg
21.8%
11.3%
Low
13.0%
2.2%
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.