What is YUM's five-year median P/E?

25.2x. Half of YUM's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 521 weekly readings, from Nov 7, 2016 to Oct 26, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares YUM only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

Yum! Brands (YUM) valuation

Consumer Discretionary

$154.55

Latest weekly close · Market cap $42.8B

Historically low

Yum! Brands' P/E of 19.4x is lower than 95% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).

Forward P/E 21.8× (analyst estimates, not ranked).

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 25.2×

5-year median: 25.2×
10-year median: 24.8×
5-year low to high: 17.1× to 32.6×
Versus 5-year median: -23%

P/E

5thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +10%accelerating
EPS: +57%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

YUM P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile	P/S	EV/Sales	EV/EBITDA
Dec 29, 2025	29.3×	70	5.3×	6.6×	19.6×
Dec 30, 2024	24.9×	43	5.3×	6.7×	19.3×
Dec 25, 2023	24.8×	38	5.3×	6.8×	19.8×
Dec 26, 2022	29.2×	80	5.5×	7.2×	21.3×
Dec 27, 2021	26.8×	65	6.5×	8.1×	22.9×
Dec 28, 2020	31.6×	99	6.0×	7.7×	25.6×
Dec 30, 2019	28.2×	98	5.8×	7.7×	18.6×
Dec 31, 2018	18.7×	39	n/m	n/m	13.4×
Dec 25, 2017	25.2×	93	n/m	n/m	n/m
Dec 26, 2016	16.1×	Too little history	2.0×	2.4×	10.9×

Consumer Discretionary peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare YUM with peers

Consumer Discretionary peers of YUM on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
ARMKAramark	39.5×	Above its usual range	85
CAVACava Group Inc	107.7×	Within its usual range	52
CMGChipotle Mexican Grill	29.2×	Historically low	5
DPZDomino's	17.2×	Historically low	2
DRIDarden Restaurants	21.6×	Above its usual range	77

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Sector: Consumer Discretionary
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About this history

What is YUM's current P/E?: Yum! Brands' P/E of 19.4x is lower than 95% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).
What is YUM's five-year median P/E?: 25.2x. Half of YUM's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 521 weekly readings, from Nov 7, 2016 to Oct 26, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares YUM only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.