Wednesday April 30, 2025, 09:59:04

YUM (Post-Call): Q1 EPS Helped by Spicy Taco Bell Sales and Favorable Tax Rate

By Mark Kalinowski

Earlier today (Wednesday), Yum Brands reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.30. While this was not quite to our $1.32 forecast, it did modestly exceed sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $1.28.

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Tuesday March 4, 2025, 09:03:34

YUM: Updating Estimates as Taco Bell Same-Store Sales Soar in Q1

By Mark Kalinowski

Ahead of this morning’s Taco Bell-focused Analyst Meeting in Brooklyn (and the Live Más event later today), parent company Yum Brands announces that it anticipates Taco Bell same-store sales will rise by about +8% during Q1. (As a reminder, for Taco Bell, Q1 runs January 1st through March 25th.)

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Thursday February 6, 2025, 09:38:28

YUM (Post-Call): G&A Growth, Interest Expenses, Tax Rate Seen Weighing on 2025 EPS Growth

By Mark Kalinowski

Earlier today, Yum Brands reported adjusted Q4 EPS of $1.61, coming in in-between our $1.63 forecast and sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $1.60. The Q4 adjusted tax rate was 25.1%. This was less favorable than our 22.0% projection and consensus at 21.8%. By our math, the difference between 25.1% and 22.0% hurt Q4 adjusted EPS by about -7 cents.

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