earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Yum! Brands Q4 ex-special EPS $1.26 (-5% YoY); FY23 EPS $5.17 (+14%); record 4,754 unit openings
YUM BRANDS INC
2023-FY EPS reported
$5.59
revenue$7,076,000,000
- Q4 ex-special EPS $1.26 (-5% YoY) due to $0.23 tax headwind; GAAP EPS $1.62 (+26%).
- Full-year system sales +10% ex-FX; record 4,754 gross unit openings (+6% unit growth).
- KFC FY system sales +12% ex-FX, Taco Bell +9%, Pizza Hut +5%; Pizza Hut Q4 SSS -2%.
- Dividend raised 11% to $0.67/quarter; acquisition of 218 KFC UK/Ireland restaurants expected Q2 2024.
- Company paid off $325M debt; net leverage 4.2x; digital sales +22% to >45% mix.