BNET Industries
Market Cap:$16.7B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$11.2B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, is the world?s largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants, with more than 35,000 restaurants in over 100 countries and territories. The company is ranked #253 on the Fortune 500 List, with revenues in excess of $10 billion in 2007. Four of the company?s restaurant brands ? KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Long John Silver?s ? are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza, Mexican-style food and quick-service seafood categories, respectively. Outside the United States, the Yum! Brands system opened about four new restaurants each day of the year, making it the largest retail developer in the world. The company has consistently been recognized for its reward and recognition culture, diversity leadership, community giving, and consistent shareholder returns. Since its spin-off as a publicly traded company in 1997, its stock has quintupled. Last year, the company launched the world?s largest private sector hunger relief effort, in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme and other hunger relief agencies. This effort helped save over 1.6 million people from starvation in remote corners of the world, where hunger is most prevalent.
Number of Employees 50,400
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Limited-Service Restaurants: 722211
Recent Events
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This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades
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JMS Starts Several Restaurant Stocks: BKC, YUM at Buy, MCD, CAKE, PFCB at Neutral
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RBC Capital Upgrades Yum! Brands YUM to Outperform
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Upgrades & Downgrades: Analysts Shopping at Nordstrom
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UPDATE: Yum 3Q Profit Surges On US, China Strength
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Yum! Brands To Report Q3 Results: Earnings Preview
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Earnings Preview: Yum Brands Inc. reports Tuesday
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Yum Brands' Q3 profit beats forecasts, up 18 pct
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Yum Brands Increases Quarterly Dividend
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The Chinese China Skeptic
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Wireless Ronin shares soar after Feltl and Co upgrade
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Financials Drive Down the Dow
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Yum Positions Taco Bell For Global Expansion
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McDonald's stock tumbles as same-store sales disappoint
News & Analysis
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Yum Brands Preparing for Move into Indian Market
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-11-12
Zacks.com submits: Even in the midst of an economic crisis, Yum! Brands Inc. YUM, the operator of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell fast-food chains, remains largely unruffled by the slowdown and plans to accelerate its expansion in India with an investment plan of about $150 million. ...
McDonald's October Same-store Sales Up, U.S. Slips
Reuters
- 2009-11-09
By Lisa Baertlein and Jessica WohlLOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp MCD said sales at established U.S. restaurants fell 0.1 percent in October, as expected, but its stock ticked up 1.5 percent after sales from the rest of the world buoyed overall results.McDonald's, which has been outperforming its peers, had...
Net Payout Yield Focus: Yum Brands
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-10-14
Stone Fox Capital submits: Yum Brands YUM has been a desirable investment over the last few years because of its presence in China with KFC. As of September 30th, YUM caught our attention as a potential Net Payout Yield stock. On that day, YUM announced a 11% dividend increase and...
Yum! Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-10-07
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from the line of John Ivankoe with J.P. Morgan. John Ivankoe - J.P. Morgan David, I was hoping that you could comment on just your view of the YRI business -- you know, in general. I mean, the conversation that...
Yum Brands Expands Globally and Beats Earnings
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-10-06
Ockham Research submits: For investors who follow Yum Brands YUM, the title may sound like a broken record; its pretty much the same thing every quarter. Amidst fresh warnings from an analyst at Citi C regarding softer same store sales performance, Yum announced third quarter results (PR). ...
Earnings Preview: Yum! Brands
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-10-05
Yum! Brands YUM is expected to report Q3 earnings after the market close on Tuesday, October 6 with a conference call scheduled for Wednesday at 9:15 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 58c on revenue of $2.79B. The consensus range is 52c-62c for EPS, and...
The Chinese Consumer and Yum Brands
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-07-16
Trader Mark submits: Lost in Intel-palooza Wednesday was the earnings report of Yum Brands YUM. This report was interesting on many levels - first, the stock is down despite doing everything all the other companies we are "green shooting" are doing - beating estimates, cutting expenses, and relying on Asian...
YUM Beats Estimates But Lowers Guidance
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-07-16
Zacks.com submits: After the market close yesterday, the operator of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC fast food chains - Yum! Brands, Inc. YUM - reported second-quarter results. Earnings per share, excluding special charges, grew 10% year over year to $0.50, surpassing our estimate of $0.45 and...
Yum! Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-07-15
Yum! Brands, Inc. YUM Q2 2009 Earnings Call July 15, 2009 9:15 am ET
Yum! Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-07-15
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of David Palmer with UBS. Analyst for David Palmer - UBS This is Stefan on for David. Are there any particular data points that you can offer us with regard to the buying patterns of the...
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