YUM BRANDS INC
YUM · earnings call history
Every earnings call YUM BRANDS INC has held from Dec 2024 to Jun 2026, read and summarised — 7 quarters.
Every quarter, newest first
- Jun 2026 Q2 FY26 Jul 30, 2026
Yum! Brands Q2 FY26 — Strong Core Performance Amidst Taco Bell Recovery and Pizza Hut Divestiture
- Strength Excluding Pizza Hut, system sales grew 7%, unit growth 6%, and same-store sales 4%.
- Watch Taco Bell U.S. same-store sales quarter-to-date through July 27 were negative 2% due to a food safety issue.
- Mar 2026 Q1 FY26 Apr 29, 2026
Yum! Brands Q1 FY26 — Taco Bell U.S. comps up 8%, ex-Pizza Hut core operating profit up 10%
- Strength System sales grew 6% ex-FX (7% excluding Pizza Hut) on 5% unit growth and 3% global same-store sales; core operating profit ex Pizza Hut rose 10%
- Watch Habit Burger & Grill remains pressured by beef-price inflation (unquantified), with approximately $5M of noncash closure expenses expected as subscale-market stores are closed
- Dec 2025 Q4 FY25 Feb 04, 2026
Yum! Brands Q4 FY25 — Strong KFC & Taco Bell Performance Amidst Pizza Hut Review
- Strength Taco Bell achieved 7% same-store sales growth in 2025, outperforming the QSR industry and gaining market share.
- Watch Pizza Hut experienced a 1% same-store sales decline globally for both Q4 and the full year 2025.
- Sep 2025 Q3 FY25 Nov 04, 2025
Yum! Brands Q3 FY25 — Strong KFC and Taco Bell Performance, Pizza Hut Strategic Review Initiated
- Strength System sales grew 5% (ex-FX) and core operating profit increased 7% (ex-FX) in Q3 FY25.
- Watch Beef inflation remained a 1 percentage point headwind to Taco Bell U.S. margins in Q3 and is expected to continue through year-end.
- Jun 2025 Q2 FY25 Aug 05, 2025
Yum! Brands Q2 FY25 — Strong Digital Growth and Taco Bell Performance Amidst CEO Transition
- Strength System sales grew 4% (excluding FX), driven by 3% unit growth and 2% same-store sales.
- Watch Total restaurant level margins were 16.3%, down approximately 150 basis points year-over-year due to an unfavorable commodity lap at Taco Bell and the higher mix of newly acquired KFC U.K. stores.
- Mar 2025 Q1 FY25 Apr 30, 2025
Yum! Brands Q1 FY25 — Strong Profit Growth Driven by Taco Bell U.S. and KFC International
- Strength Core operating profit increased 8% in Q1 FY25, highlighting the strength of the global multi-brand portfolio.
- Watch Pizza Hut system sales declined 3% in Q1, primarily due to disappointing same-store sales performance in the U.S.
- Dec 2024 Q4 FY24 Feb 06, 2025
Yum! Brands Q4 FY24 — Strong Core Operating Profit Growth and Digital Acceleration
- Strength Full year core operating profit grew 8%, reflecting the resilience of the business model.
- Watch Full year same-store sales declined 1%, impacted by broader global consumer sentiment and the Middle East conflict.