YUM's Growth Comparisons in III. Quarter 2026
Yum Brands Inc 's Revenue slowed to the 3.79% year on year, improvement in the third quarter 2026 to 2.05 billions, underperforming the 8.36% growth in the Restaurants industry and 9.3% Revenue growth in the Services sector. Slow third quarter sales, in the Restaurants industry and Services sector, were portrayed in Yum Brands Inc results which underperformed overall market.
Top-line fell by -5.3% from the second quarter. Average annual sales growth for Yum Brands Inc is 7.76%, while S & P 500's average yearly sales increase is 13.63%, including only Businesses with the third quarter 2026 financial results.
| Segment Name |
Y / Y |
Sequential |
| Company Sales |
|
29.32 % |
- |
| Franchise and property revenues |
|
9.04 % |
- |
| Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
5.82 % |
- |
| UNITED STATES |
|
14.29 % |
- |
| UNITED STATES Company Sales |
|
29.13 % |
- |
| UNITED STATES Franchise and property revenues |
|
2.83 % |
- |
| UNITED STATES Property |
|
-7.14 % |
- |
| UNITED STATES Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
5.08 % |
- |
| CHINA Franchise and property revenues |
|
11.63 % |
- |
| Other Outside the U S and China Company Sales |
|
29.23 % |
- |
| Other Outside the U S and China Franchise and property revenues |
|
14.25 % |
- |
| Other Outside the U S and China Property |
|
20 % |
- |
| Other Outside the U S and China Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
6.92 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division |
|
13.71 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division Company Sales |
|
18.06 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
9.4 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division UNITED STATES Company Sales |
|
13.04 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division UNITED STATES Franchise and property revenues |
|
0 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division UNITED STATES Property |
|
0 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division UNITED STATES Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
22.22 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division CHINA Franchise and property revenues |
|
10.14 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division Other Outside the U S and China Company Sales |
|
19.17 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division Other Outside the U S and China Franchise and property revenues |
|
15.55 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division Other Outside the U S and China Property |
|
20 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division Other Outside the U S and China Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
7.86 % |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division |
|
9.52 % |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division Company Sales |
|
966.67 % |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
-5.88 % |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division UNITED STATES Company Sales |
|
333.33 % |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division UNITED STATES Franchise and property revenues |
|
-11.11 % |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division UNITED STATES Property |
|
0 % |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division UNITED STATES Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
-5.8 % |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division CHINA Franchise and property revenues |
|
11.76 % |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division Other Outside the U S and China Company Sales |
|
- |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division Other Outside the U S and China Franchise and property revenues |
|
6.56 % |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division Other Outside the U S and China Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
-12.5 % |
- |
| Taco Bell Global Division |
|
21.31 % |
- |
| Taco Bell Global Division Company Sales |
|
41.44 % |
- |
| Taco Bell Global Division Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
9.38 % |
- |
| Taco Bell Global Division UNITED STATES Company Sales |
|
41 % |
- |
| Taco Bell Global Division UNITED STATES Franchise and property revenues |
|
7.11 % |
- |
| Taco Bell Global Division UNITED STATES Property |
|
-11.11 % |
- |
| Taco Bell Global Division UNITED STATES Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
8.28 % |
- |
| Taco Bell Global Division Other Outside the U S and China Company Sales |
|
50 % |
- |
| Taco Bell Global Division Other Outside the U S and China Franchise and property revenues |
|
21.43 % |
- |
| Taco Bell Global Division Other Outside the U S and China Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
33.33 % |
- |
| The Habit Burger Grill Global Division |
|
1.56 % |
- |
| The Habit Burger Grill Global Division Company Sales |
|
0.8 % |
- |
| The Habit Burger Grill Global Division Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
0 % |
- |
| The Habit Burger Grill Global Division UNITED STATES Company Sales |
|
0.8 % |
- |
| The Habit Burger Grill Global Division UNITED STATES Franchise and property revenues |
|
0 % |
- |
| The Habit Burger Grill Global Division UNITED STATES Property |
|
0 % |
- |
| The Habit Burger Grill Global Division UNITED STATES Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
0 % |
- |
| Total Division |
|
15.16 % |
- |
| Total Division Company Sales |
|
29.32 % |
- |
| Total Division Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
5.82 % |
- |
| Less than 1 year |
|
5.71 % |
- |
| 1 - 2 years |
|
-1.52 % |
- |
| 2 - 3 years |
|
-3.39 % |
- |
| 3 - 4 years |
|
-1.96 % |
- |
| 4 - 5 years |
|
0 % |
- |
| Thereafter |
|
-4.64 % |
- |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
|
23.79 % |
- |
| Non-US UK |
|
13.81 % |
- |
| All Countries |
|
15.22 % |
- |
| Company Sales UNITED STATES |
|
29.13 % |
- |
| Franchise contributions for advertising and other services UNITED STATES |
|
5.08 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division Company Sales UNITED STATES |
|
13.04 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division Franchise and property revenue |
|
13.27 % |
- |
| KFC Global Division Franchise contributions for advertising and other services UNITED STATES |
|
22.22 % |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division Company Sales UNITED STATES |
|
333.33 % |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division Franchise and property revenue |
|
-0.7 % |
- |
| Pizza Hut Global Division Franchise contributions for advertising and other services UNITED STATES |
|
-5.8 % |
- |
| Taco Bell Global Division Company Sales UNITED STATES |
|
41 % |
- |
| Taco Bell Global Division Franchise and property revenue |
|
7.26 % |
- |
| Taco Bell Global Division Franchise contributions for advertising and other services UNITED STATES |
|
8.28 % |
- |
| The Habit Burger Grill Global Division Company Sales UNITED STATES |
|
0.8 % |
- |
| The Habit Burger Grill Global Division Franchise and property revenue |
|
50 % |
- |
| The Habit Burger Grill Global Division Franchise contributions for advertising and other services UNITED STATES |
|
0 % |
- |
| Total Division Franchise and property revenue |
|
8.91 % |
- |
| Total |
|
15.22 % |
- |
Reporting 319.86% surge year on year in the third quarterEPS, Yum Brands Inc led the 30.65% improvement in the Restaurants industry, and 2.12% growth in the Services sector. Despite modest earnings per share rises in the Services sector and Restaurants industry, Yum Brands Inc reported above average market earnings per share growth.
The bottom-line grew by 92.21% from the second quarter. Average yearly income per share growth for Yum Brands Inc is 13.55%, while S & P 500's average annual income per share increase is 23.95% over the five years, including only Businesses with the third quarter 2026 earnings reports.