Yum! Brands, Inc.

LSE:0QYD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$37.4b

Yum! Brands Valuation

Is 0QYD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • 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 0QYD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0QYD ($134.65) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($137.71)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0QYD 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 0QYD?

Key metric: As 0QYD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0QYD. This is calculated by dividing 0QYD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0QYD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio24.5x
EarningsUS$1.53b
Market CapUS$37.44b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0QYD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0QYD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average29.7x
CPG Compass Group
40.2x17.0%UK£45.6b
GRG Greggs
20.8x6.0%UK£2.9b
ROO Deliveroo
42.2x40.2%UK£2.1b
DOM Domino's Pizza Group
15.6x5.8%UK£1.2b
0QYD Yum! Brands
24.5x7.4%US$37.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0QYD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.5x) compared to the peer average (29.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0QYD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Hospitality Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
TAST Tasty
0.4x-73.4%US$2.45m
No more companies available in this PE range
0QYD 24.5xIndustry Avg. 20.7xNo. of Companies5PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0QYD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.5x) compared to the UK Hospitality industry average (20.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0QYD'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.

0QYD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.5x
Fair PE Ratio31.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0QYD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.6x).

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 0QYD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$134.65
US$143.87
+6.8%
5.9%US$158.00US$130.00n/a24
Dec ’25US$138.94
US$143.66
+3.4%
5.8%US$158.00US$130.00n/a24
Nov ’25US$132.01
US$145.81
+10.4%
6.0%US$162.00US$130.00n/a24
Oct ’25US$139.56
US$146.10
+4.7%
5.8%US$160.00US$130.00n/a24
Sep ’25US$134.63
US$145.81
+8.3%
5.9%US$160.00US$130.00n/a24
Aug ’25US$133.67
US$144.38
+8.0%
5.5%US$157.00US$127.00n/a24
Jul ’25US$129.81
US$145.88
+12.4%
6.2%US$161.00US$127.00n/a24
Jun ’25US$136.52
US$145.35
+6.5%
6.6%US$161.00US$127.00n/a23
May ’25US$135.58
US$144.58
+6.6%
7.0%US$162.00US$127.00n/a24
Apr ’25US$138.40
US$144.69
+4.5%
7.6%US$166.00US$127.00n/a23
Mar ’25US$136.86
US$143.41
+4.8%
7.0%US$166.00US$127.00n/a24
Feb ’25US$129.65
US$141.40
+9.1%
8.4%US$164.00US$116.00n/a24
Jan ’25US$130.63
US$138.37
+5.9%
8.3%US$160.00US$116.00US$134.2323
Dec ’24US$126.42
US$138.11
+9.2%
8.1%US$160.00US$116.00US$138.9423
Nov ’24US$121.05
US$139.73
+15.4%
8.6%US$163.00US$115.00US$132.0123
Oct ’24US$124.62
US$148.72
+19.3%
6.4%US$173.00US$132.00US$139.5622
Sep ’24US$129.56
US$148.72
+14.8%
6.4%US$173.00US$132.00US$134.6322
Aug ’24US$136.16
US$147.50
+8.3%
7.3%US$179.00US$132.00US$133.6722
Jul ’24US$137.73
US$147.32
+7.0%
6.6%US$172.00US$132.00US$129.8122
Jun ’24US$132.06
US$147.10
+11.4%
6.5%US$172.00US$132.00US$136.5221
May ’24US$139.95
US$144.09
+3.0%
7.2%US$170.00US$125.00US$135.5822
Apr ’24US$131.69
US$144.29
+9.6%
7.2%US$170.00US$125.00US$138.4021
Mar ’24US$126.36
US$143.96
+13.9%
7.0%US$170.00US$125.00US$136.8623
Feb ’24US$129.07
US$140.23
+8.6%
8.6%US$168.00US$120.00US$129.6523
Jan ’24US$128.54
US$137.10
+6.7%
8.0%US$160.00US$120.00US$130.6323

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

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 08:15
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Yum! Brands, Inc. is covered by 54 analysts. 25 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John StaszakArgus Research Company
Edward LewisAtlantic Equities LLP
David TarantinoBaird