Yum! Brands reported third-quarter 2026 GAAP EPS of $5.92 and EPS excluding Special Items of $1.56, benefiting from a pre-tax gain of approximately $1.7 billion on the completed divestiture of Pizza Hut. Worldwide system sales grew 3% while core operating profit declined 4% for the quarter. The company returned $1.8 billion to shareholders year-to-date through dividends and share repurchases.
Third-quarter 2026 GAAP EPS was $5.92 and EPS excluding Special Items was $1.56.
The company completed the sales of the Pizza Hut brand in mainland China to Yum China and outside mainland China to LongRange Capital, generating a pre-tax gain of approximately $1.7 billion.
KFC division unit count increased 7% with 955 gross new units opened in the quarter.
Yum! returned $1.8 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases year-to-date through September 30, 2026.
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From Yum! Brands's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$8.21B
+8.8%
$5.55
+6.3%
19.0%
FY2024
$7.55B
+6.7%
$5.22
-6.6%
19.7%
FY2023
$7.08B
+3.4%
$5.59
+22.3%
22.6%
FY2022
$6.84B
+3.9%
$4.57
-12.3%
19.4%
FY2021
$6.58B
+16.5%
$5.21
+77.2%
23.9%
Frequently asked questions
When is Yum! Brands's next earnings date?
Yum! Brands has not announced a report date within the next three weeks. US companies usually report three to six weeks after each quarter ends; this page updates as soon as the date is on the calendar.
What did Yum! Brands earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Sep 2026, Yum! Brands reported diluted EPS of $5.92 (+319.9% year over year) on revenue of $2.05B (+3.8%).
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