Yum! Brands Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 26 analysts polled by S&P Global, Yum! Brands stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $173.86. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 12.12% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $147 (-5.20%) and the highest is $200 (+28.98%).

Price Target: $173.86 (+12.12%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$147	$173.86	$177	$200
Change	-5.20%	+12.12%	+14.15%	+28.98%

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	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26
Strong Buy	10	10	10	9	9	9
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Hold	18	18	17	16	15	14
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	30	30	29	27	26	26

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Peter Saleh BTIG	BTIG	Hold Maintains n/a	Hold	Maintains	n/a	n/a	Jul 10, 2026
Jon Tower Citi	Citi	Hold Reiterates $175 → $178	Hold	Reiterates	$175 → $178	+14.79%	Jul 10, 2026
Andrew Charles TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Buy Maintains $180	Buy	Maintains	$180	+16.08%	Jul 9, 2026
Logan Reich RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $165	Hold	Maintains	$165	+6.41%	Jul 6, 2026
Andrew Strelzik BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Hold Maintains $168	Hold	Maintains	$168	+8.35%	Jun 17, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

9.19B

from 8.21B

11.83%

from 8.21B

Revenue Next Year

9.65B

from 9.19B

5.01%

from 9.19B

EPS This Year

6.79

from 6.05

12.22%

from 6.05

EPS Next Year

7.48

from 6.79

10.14%

from 6.79

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	6.58B	6.84B	7.08B	7.55B	8.21B	9.19B
Revenue Growth	16.49%	3.92%	3.42%	6.69%	8.81%	11.83%
Operating Income	2.16B	2.14B	2.38B	2.55B	2.70B	2.90B
Net Income	1.58B	1.33B	1.60B	1.49B	1.56B	1.86B
EPS	-	-	-	-	6.05	6.79
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	10.40%	12.22%
Forward PE	29.62	26.10	23.50	22.59	23.57	22.84
Dividend / Share	2.07	2.32	2.49	2.72	2.88	3.02
Dividend Growth	-	11.84%	7.34%	9.46%	5.88%	5.02%
Free Cash Flow	1.05B	734.25M	1.17B	1.16B	1.31B	1.72B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	20

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	9.3B
Avg	9.2B
Low	9.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	13.8%
Avg	11.8%
Low	9.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	7.00
Avg	6.79
Low	6.53

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	15.7%
Avg	12.2%
Low	7.9%