Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)

Yum! Brands Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 19 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Yum! Brands stock ranges from a low of $148 to a high of $180. The average analyst price target of $163 forecasts a 12.44% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $163.00 (+12.44%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$148	$163	$160	$180
Change	+2.10%	+12.44%	+10.38%	+24.17%

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	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25
Strong Buy	4	4	4	4	5	5
Buy	4	4	4	4	5	5
Hold	10	10	10	10	9	9
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	18	18	18	18	19	19

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Andrew M. Charles TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $162 → $173	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$162 → $173	+19.34%	Nov 17, 2025
Jeffrey Bernstein Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $163 → $175	Buy	Maintains	$163 → $175	+20.72%	Nov 5, 2025
Danilo Gargiulo Bernstein	Bernstein	Hold Maintains $145 → $160	Hold	Maintains	$145 → $160	+10.38%	Nov 5, 2025
Brian Mullan Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Hold Maintains $157 → $158	Hold	Maintains	$157 → $158	+9.00%	Nov 5, 2025
Matt McGinley Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Hold → Buy Upgrades $165 → $180	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$165 → $180	+24.17%	Nov 5, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

8.24B

Increased by 9.13%

from 7.55B

Revenue Next Year

9.02B

Increased by 9.53%

from 8.24B

EPS This Year

6.14

Increased by 17.63%

from 5.22

EPS Next Year

6.72

Increased by 9.44%

from 6.14

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	9.02B
Revenue Growth	0.98%	16.49%	3.92%	3.42%	6.69%	9.13%	9.53%
EPS	2.94	5.21	4.57	5.59	5.22	6.14	6.72
EPS Growth	-28.99%	77.21%	-12.28%	22.32%	-6.62%	17.63%	9.44%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	23.61	21.57
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	9.1%	9.5%
Low	4.9%	4.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	6.48	7.17
Avg	6.14	6.72
Low	5.78	6.25

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	24.1%	16.8%
Avg	17.6%	9.4%
Low	10.8%	1.8%

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.