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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Yum! Brands (YUM)

Yum! Brands Q3 GAAP EPS rises 5% to $1.41; board starts Pizza Hut strategic review

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Yum! Brands reported third-quarter 2025 results with GAAP diluted EPS of $1.41, up from $1.35, and EPS excluding Special Items of $1.58, up 15%. The company also said it has started a formal review of strategic options for Pizza Hut, while Pizza Hut's third-quarter operating profit fell 8%.

Key points

  • Total revenues were $1.98 billion in the quarter, up 8% from $1.83 billion a year earlier; GAAP operating profit was $666 million, up 8%.
  • Pizza Hut Division operating profit fell 8% to $84 million, and its system sales declined 1%.
  • Yum! said it expects to complete the acquisition of 128 Taco Bell restaurants in the Southeast U.S. in the fourth quarter.
  • Ranjith Roy was promoted to Chief Financial Officer effective October 1, 2025.

The filing

CompanyYum! Brands (YUM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 4, 2025, 7:01 AM ET
Accession number0001041061-25-000091

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 04, 2025.

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