Yum!(US:YUM) ZACKS·2025-08-05 13:11Core Insights - Yum Brands reported quarterly earnings of $1.44 per share, slightly missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.45 per share, but showing an increase from $1.35 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of -0.69% [1] - The company posted revenues of $1.93 billion for the quarter ended June 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.15% and increasing from $1.76 billion year-over-year [2] - Yum has outperformed the S&P 500 with a 9.6% gain since the beginning of the year compared to the S&P 500's 7.6% [3] Earnings Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $1.50 on revenues of $1.95 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $6.03 on revenues of $8.07 billion [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Yum was favorable ahead of the earnings release, leading to a Zacks Rank 2 (Buy) for the stock, indicating expected outperformance in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Retail - Restaurants industry, to which Yum belongs, is currently in the top 41% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable outlook as the top 50% of Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by more than 2 to 1 [8] - Another competitor in the same industry, Papa John's, is expected to report quarterly earnings of $0.34 per share, reflecting a year-over-year decline of 44.3%, with revenues projected at $515.36 million, up 1.5% from the previous year [9]