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With a market cap of $44.3 billion, Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) is a global quick-service restaurant franchisor headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The company operates one of the world’s largest restaurant systems through its iconic brands, KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill, spanning more than 55,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories.
The company is expected to announce its Q1 2026 results soon. Ahead of this event, analysts predict Yum! Brands to report an adjusted EPS of $1.37, up 5.4% from $1.30 in the year-ago quarter. It has exceeded Wall Street's earnings estimates in two of the last four quarters while missing on two other occasions.