Yum! Brands stock gains 1.08 percent as Q2 figures support earnings

Published on 09/22/2026 at 10:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Yum! Brands stock traded at USD 139.48 on September 22, 2026, after a 1.08 percent rise. Q2 FY26 revenue reached USD 2.17 billion and earnings USD 853 million.

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Yum! Brands stock (ISIN US9884981013) traded at USD 139.48 on the NYSE as of September 22, 2026, 3:50 p.m. EDT, up 1.08 percent from the USD 137.99 prior close. The move leaves the shares below the 52-week high of USD 170.14 and above the 52-week low of USD 134.26.

Second quarter figures provide support

Yum! Brands reported Q2 FY26 revenue of USD 2.17 billion and earnings of USD 853 million, according to the quarterly data shown by Yahoo Finance. The same period also carries a normalized earnings estimate of USD 1.56 per share against actual earnings of USD 1.62 per share, a USD 0.06 comparison in favor of the reported result.

The reported Q2 FY26 profit margin was 39.33 percent, while the USD 2.17 billion revenue figure gives the market a current operating reference within the nine-month reporting window. For investors, the earnings comparison matters because the actual result exceeded the displayed estimate rather than merely matching it.

Stock remains below yearly high

Market data from September 22, 2026 show an intraday range of USD 137.79 to USD 139.94, with volume of 1,740,732 shares and an intraday market capitalization of USD 38.063 billion. The current price is USD 30.66 below the 52-week high, while it is USD 5.22 above the 52-week low.

The valuation context is mixed: trailing earnings per share were USD 7.93 and the trailing price-to-earnings ratio was 17.60 on September 22, 2026. Yahoo Finance also displayed an average one-year target of USD 172.89, compared with a low target of USD 147.00, but the available data do not identify an individual analyst house or a dated target revision.

Yum! Brands stock closes near USD 139

Yum! Brands stock stood at USD 139.48 on the NYSE as of September 22, 2026, at 3:50 p.m. EDT, with a daily gain of 1.08 percent. The company therefore traded closer to its 52-week low than its 52-week high despite the Q2 FY26 earnings figure of USD 1.62 per share exceeding the displayed USD 1.56 estimate.