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 $165.44, which forecasts a 7.51% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $148 and the highest is $180.

Price Target: $165.44 (+7.51%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$148	$165.44	$165	$180
Change	-3.82%	+7.51%	+7.23%	+16.97%

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	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26
Strong Buy	4	4	4	5	5	6
Buy	4	4	4	5	5	4
Hold	10	10	10	9	9	10
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	18	18	18	19	19	20

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jon Tower Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $164 → $170	Hold	Maintains	$164 → $170	+10.48%	Jan 22, 2026
John Glass Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $165 → $176	Hold	Maintains	$165 → $176	+14.37%	Jan 20, 2026
Jeff Farmer Gordon Haskett	Gordon Haskett	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades n/a	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	n/a	n/a	Jan 8, 2026
Jeffrey Bernstein Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $175 → $179	Buy	Maintains	$175 → $179	+16.32%	Jan 7, 2026
Brian Bittner Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer	Buy → Hold Downgrades n/a	Buy → Hold	Downgrades	n/a	n/a	Jan 7, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

8.24B

Increased by 9.15%

from 7.55B

Revenue Next Year

9.03B

Increased by 9.61%

from 8.24B

EPS This Year

6.15

Increased by 17.89%

from 5.22

EPS Next Year

6.73

Increased by 9.42%

from 6.15

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	8.24B	9.03B
Revenue Growth	0.98%	16.49%	3.92%	3.42%	6.69%	9.15%	9.61%
EPS	2.94	5.21	4.57	5.59	5.22	6.15	6.73
EPS Growth	-28.99%	77.21%	-12.28%	22.32%	-6.62%	17.89%	9.42%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	25.01	22.85
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	32	32

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	8.7B	9.6B
Avg	8.2B	9.0B
Low	7.9B	8.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	15.3%	16.8%
Avg	9.2%	9.6%
Low	4.9%	4.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	6.67	7.35
Avg	6.15	6.73
Low	5.78	6.25

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	27.7%	19.4%
Avg	17.9%	9.4%
Low	10.8%	1.6%

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.