earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Yum! Q4 adjusted EPS $1.61; Taco Bell same-store sales +5%; dividend raised 6%
YUM BRANDS INC
2024-FY EPS reported
$5.22
revenue$7,549,000,000
- Q4 GAAP EPS $1.49, adjusted EPS $1.61; full-year adjusted EPS $5.48 (+6% YoY).
- Worldwide system sales +8% ex-F/X; Taco Bell +14%, KFC +6%, Pizza Hut +3%.
- Taco Bell U.S. same-store sales +5% in Q4; KFC international units +8% to 31,981.
- Launched Byte by Yum! SaaS platform; 25,000 restaurants using at least one product.
- Dividend increased 6% to $0.71/share, payable Mar 7; terminated Turkey franchisee affecting 538 units.