secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     YUM BRANDS INC (YUM)
CIK:        0001041061
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001041061-26-000108
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Yum! Brands Q1 adj. EPS $1.50 (+15% YoY); Taco Bell SSS +8%
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- GAAP EPS $1.55; adjusted EPS $1.50, +15% YoY from $1.30.
- Worldwide system sales +6% ex-FX; same-store sales +3%; unit count +5% with 1,030 gross new openings.
- Taco Bell same-store sales +8% (U.S. +8%); KFC +2%; Pizza Hut even; Habit Burger +5%.
- Record digital system sales ~$11B, digital mix 63%; Core Operating Profit +6% (GAAP op profit +17%).
- Divisional core op profit: KFC +9%, Taco Bell +16%, Pizza Hut -16%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041061/000104106126000108/0001041061-26-000108-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041061/000104106126000108/yum-20260429.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001041061-26-000108

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