earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Yum! Q4 adj EPS $1.31 (+29% YoY), record 4,560 new units in 2022, boosts dividend to $0.605
YUM BRANDS INC
2022-FY EPS reported
$4.57
revenue$6,842,000,000
- Q4 GAAP EPS $1.29 (+17% YoY); adjusted EPS $1.31 (+29% YoY). Full-year adj EPS $4.51 (+1% YoY).
- Record 4,560 gross new unit openings in 2022; Q4 system sales growth ex-FX of 10% (excluding Russia).
- Board declares quarterly dividend of $0.605 (increase from prior), payable March 10 to holders of record Feb 22.
- Agreed to sell Russian KFC operations to franchisee Smart Service Ltd., subject to regulatory approvals; exit expected to complete soon.
- January ransomware attack disrupted <300 restaurants for one day; remediation costs not material.