13F Pro Quality Score

71.7/100

Rank #248 of 2,879 stocksTOP 10%

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Revenue Growth

60.4/100

Profitability

78.5/100

Balance Sheet

95.4/100

Earnings Quality

39.1/100

Free Cash Flow

77.4/100

Institutional Flow

7.8/100

Revenue Scale

83.9/100

Dilution Risk

61.5/100

YUM Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for YUM BRANDS INC (YUM), a Consumer Discretionary sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores YUM at 71.7/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #248 of 2,879 stocks — the top 10% of the AI-ranked universe. YUM scores in the top quartile across balance sheet strength (95.4), revenue scale (83.9), profitability (78.5). Areas of concern include institutional flow (7.8) and earnings quality (39.1), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), YUM BRANDS INC reports quarterly revenue of $2.1B, net income of $432.0M, an operating margin of 31.3%. YUM trades on the NYSE exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1041061. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate YUM daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for YUM BRANDS INC directly from SEC EDGAR.

Fun facts about YUM BRANDS INC

Quirks, history, and lore behind YUM — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

  • 1
    The Basics
    U.S. consumer discretionary company · large-cap · listed on NYSE · headquartered in Kentucky.
  • 2
    The Numbers
    It operates or franchises over 55,000 restaurants in more than 150 countries, generating roughly $7 billion in revenue a year — mostly from royalties, not cooking.
  • 3
    The History
    Born in 1997 when PepsiCo spun off its fast-food holdings, deciding that frying chicken was a distraction from selling soda.
  • 4
    The Secret
    It's basically a franchise-fee machine wearing a paper hat — the company owns almost none of its own restaurants, letting operators take the fryer risk.
  • 5
    The Lore
    It once opened a fake country — "Taco Nation" — as a publicity stunt, and its Pizza Hut brand delivered the first pizza ever ordered on the internet.
  • 6
    The Giveaway
    Three iconic chains — KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut — all under one corporate roof. The Colonel, the Bell, and the Hut walk into a boardroom…
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Revenue

Q1 2026

$2.1B

Net Income

Q1 2026

$432.0M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$341.0M

Operating Margin

Q1 2026

31.3%

ROIC

Q1 2026

22.0%

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