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YUM

Yum! BrandsC
NYSE / Consumer Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
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Current thesis
Unit expansion, resilient U.S. comps and margin recovery drive royalty and fee growth; franchise leverage converts modest comp beats into outsized EPS growth and multiple expansion, supporting upside toward our bull target.
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +7.5.
What can break
China and international demand slowdown
Momentum
42
Value
49
Sentiment
57
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $163.73 · Bull $185.00 · Bear $145.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-02-06 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $175.20
Why
Momentum42 · Δ7d -4.0
Value49 · Δ7d +1.2
Sentiment57 · Δ7d +7.5
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
42
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
-4.0
Δ21d
+15.2
Value
49
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+1.2
Δ21d
+0.7
Sentiment
57
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+7.5
Δ21d
+4.9
Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 42.3 / Value 48.5 / Sentiment 56.8

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$40.77B
Beta
0.66
Shares Out
275.62M
P/E (TTM)
27.9
P/S (TTM)
5.18
P/FCF (TTM)
53.09
Rev YoY
+15.2%
EPS YoY
+72.6%
Gross Margin
+45.7%
Op Margin
+30.9%
Net Debt
$12.29B
Current Ratio
0.65
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology