Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM)

Restaurants · Louisville, KY, United States · Founded 1997

$40.0B

Market Cap

$8.21B

Revenue

36,000

Employees

$1.56B

Net Income

📊 Key Statistics for Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM)

Market capitalization: $40.0 billion
Annual revenue: $8.21 billion
Net income: $1.56 billion
Employees: 36,000
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Headquarters: Louisville, United States
Founded: 1997

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📋 About Yum! Brands Inc.

Yum! Brands is one of the world's largest restaurant companies, operating KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and The Habit Burger Grill across more than 155 countries. The company operates primarily through a franchise model, with over 98% of its restaurants owned by independent franchisees. Yum! has particular strength in emerging markets, where KFC is often the first Western fast-food brand to establish a presence.

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💰 How Yum! Brands Inc. Makes Money

Yum! Brands earns revenue from franchise royalties and fees, company-owned restaurant sales, and property income from leasing locations to franchisees. The asset-light franchise model generates high margins and strong free cash flow with minimal capital expenditure requirements.

📜 Key Milestones

Yum! Brands was spun off from PepsiCo in 1997 as Tricon Global Restaurants. The company acquired Long John Silver's and A&W in 2002 before divesting them. The spin-off of Yum China in 2016 separated the high-growth Chinese operations into an independent public company. Taco Bell has emerged as the company's strongest growth engine in the US.

📊 Financial Overview

Market Capitalization	$40.0B
Annual Revenue	$8.21B
Net Income	$1.56B
Profit Margin	19%
Revenue per Employee	$228056K
Stock Exchange	NYSE
Ticker Symbol	YUM

Financial data is approximate and based on most recent annual filings.

💡 Did You Know?

KFC is the dominant Western fast-food brand in China, Africa, and much of Southeast Asia—in many countries, it's more popular than McDonald's. Taco Bell's "Live Más" repositioning transformed it from a late-night value brand into a cultural phenomenon with a devoted following.

📝 Analyst Take

Yum! Brands' franchise model is a cash-flow machine, and Taco Bell's momentum gives the portfolio a genuine growth brand. Pizza Hut remains the weak link—until that brand is fixed or divested, the stock will trade at a discount to its potential.

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