YUM Stock — Yum! Brands Inc.

Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM)

YUM is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 1.93%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 3404.2% over the past 29 years, 2161.5 points ahead of SPY at 1242.7%.

At the current 1.93% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $193 per year, or $16.08 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Yum! Brands develops, operates, and franchises quick-service restaurants under the KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill brands, with operations across the United States, China, and internationally. The company offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly to shareholders. Yum! Brands appeals to income-focused investors seeking dividend exposure in the restaurant and franchising sector.

YUM performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 3404.2% over the past 29 years, 2161.5 points ahead of SPY at 1242.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.6%.

YUM key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.93%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/17/1997

Distribution rate

1.93%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.45%

5-year average yield

1.81

Last close

$152.54

Market cap

$41,838,465,024

Average volume

1539070.0

Next dividend

$0.75

Next ex-dividend date

09/09/2026

Next payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

0.553

Payout ratio

0.4603

P/E ratio

19.28

Forward P/E

23.6407

EPS

$7.91

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.93%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.45%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

YUM risks and drawbacks

YUM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.6%.

Who may consider YUM — and who may not

YUM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (YUM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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