Yum! Brands Valuation

Is YUM undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of YUM when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: YUM (€125.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€130.12)

Significantly Below Fair Value: YUM is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for YUM?

Key metric: As YUM is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for YUM. This is calculated by dividing YUM's market cap by their current earnings.
What is YUM's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio24.2x
EarningsUS$1.53b
Market CapUS$37.40b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does YUM's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for YUM vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average17.2x
QSR Restaurant Brands International
17.7x10.9%US$31.3b
QSP.UN Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership
12.9xn/aCA$32.7b
YUMC Yum China Holdings
20.2x8.8%US$18.0b
DRI Darden Restaurants
18.1x8.2%US$18.9b
YUM Yum! Brands
24.2x8.0%€37.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: YUM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the peer average (17.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does YUM's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Hospitality Industry?

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
YUM 24.2xIndustry Avg. 16.9xNo. of Companies16PE01224364860+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: YUM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the European Hospitality industry average (17x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is YUM's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

YUM PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.2x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate YUM's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst YUM forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€125.50
€136.60
+8.8%
5.7%€150.08€123.49n/a24
Nov ’25€122.05
€135.06
+10.7%
6.0%€150.06€120.42n/a24
Oct ’25€126.30
€131.28
+3.9%
5.8%€143.78€116.82n/a24
Sep ’25€122.05
€131.53
+7.8%
5.9%€144.34€117.27n/a24
Aug ’25€123.80
€133.10
+7.5%
5.5%€144.74€117.08n/a24
Jul ’25€121.55
€135.81
+11.7%
6.2%€149.89€118.24n/a24
Jun ’25€125.30
€133.90
+6.9%
6.6%€148.31€116.99n/a23
May ’25€132.85
€135.23
+1.8%
7.0%€151.52€118.78n/a24
Apr ’25€128.25
€133.17
+3.8%
7.6%€152.79€116.89n/a23
Mar ’25€126.30
€133.10
+5.4%
7.0%€154.06€117.87n/a24
Feb ’25€119.50
€130.55
+9.3%
8.4%€151.42€107.10n/a24
Jan ’25€118.05
€128.55
+8.9%
8.3%€148.64€107.76n/a23
Dec ’24€115.55
€126.86
+9.8%
8.1%€146.96€106.55n/a23
Nov ’24€113.85
€132.23
+16.1%
8.6%€154.25€108.82€122.0523
Oct ’24€117.90
€136.39
+15.7%
6.4%€158.66€121.06€126.3022
Sep ’24€119.80
€136.39
+13.9%
6.4%€158.66€121.06€122.0522
Aug ’24€124.60
€133.34
+7.0%
7.3%€161.82€119.33€123.8022
Jul ’24€126.40
€135.25
+7.0%
6.6%€157.91€121.19€121.5522
Jun ’24€121.25
€136.71
+12.8%
6.5%€159.86€122.68€125.3021
May ’24€126.50
€131.17
+3.7%
7.2%€154.75€113.79€132.8522
Apr ’24€121.32
€133.02
+9.6%
7.2%€156.72€115.24€128.2521
Mar ’24€118.18
€135.78
+14.9%
7.0%€160.34€117.90€126.3023
Feb ’24€118.18
€129.28
+9.4%
8.6%€154.88€110.63€119.5023
Jan ’24€121.86
€129.02
+5.9%
8.0%€150.58€112.93€118.0523
Dec ’23€122.94
€128.38
+4.4%
7.3%€153.57€115.18€115.5523
Nov ’23€119.54
€130.34
+9.0%
6.8%€146.80€117.04€113.8523

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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