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Yum! Brands YUM Q1 2026 earnings

Reported April 29, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$2.1BBeat by $14.7MDiluted EPS$1.50Beat by $0.12
Revenue estimate$2.0B
EPS estimate$1.38

Next report

Jul 30, 2026 (In 2 weeks)
Revenue estimate$2.2B
EPS estimate$1.59

Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$2.1B+15.2%
Gross profit$1.4B+9.1%
Operating income$644.0M+17.5%
Net income$432.0M+70.8%
EPS (diluted)$1.55+72.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$889.0M+13.7%
Total debt$3.1B+219%
Total equity-$7.3B+6.7%
Total assets$8.2B+23.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$416.0M+3.0%
CapEx$75.0M+5.6%
Free cash flow$341.0M+2.4%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 07/10/26
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Market cap$44.76B-2.1%
Enterprise value$46.95B+2.4%
P/E25.8×-6.3×
P/S5.3×-0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin68.9%-2.2pp
Operating margin31.5%0.0pp
Net margin20.5%+2.1pp
FCF margin19.4%+0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Current ratio0.7×-0.8×

Segments

By product

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Franchise and property revenues$856.0M+9.0%
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services$418.0M+5.8%
Property Revenues$25.0M+4.2%

By segment

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Unallocated-+100%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q1 2026$2.1BBeat by $14.7M
Q4 2025$2.5BBeat by $64.3MQ3 2025$2.0BMiss by $21.7MQ2 2025$1.9BMiss by $5.4MQ1 2025$1.8BMiss by $65.7MQ4 2024$2.4BBeat by $6.4M

Diluted EPS

Q1 2026$1.50Beat by $0.12
Q4 2025$1.73Miss by $0.03Q3 2025$1.58Beat by $0.09Q2 2025$1.44Miss by $0.02Q1 2025$1.30Beat by $0.01Q4 2024$1.61Beat by $0.01

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Questions, answered.

When did Yum! Brands report Q1 2026 earnings?
Yum! Brands (YUM) reported Q1 2026 earnings on April 29, 2026 before market open.
What were Yum! Brands's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Yum! Brands reported revenue of $2.1B and diluted EPS of $1.50 for Q1 2026.
Did Yum! Brands beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue beat the consensus estimate of $2.0B by $14.7M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.12.
How did Yum! Brands's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 15.2% from $1.8B a year earlier and diluted EPS grew 15.4% from $1.30.
Where can I find Yum! Brands's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001041061-26-000108) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001041061-26-000119) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.