Yum Brands EPS Beats, Revenue Misses in Q2 2026
Yum! Brands reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.62, topping the $1.57 estimate, while revenue of $9.17B fell slightly short of the $9.19B consensus. Taco Bell led with 7% comparable sales growth.
Yum! Brands posted mixed second-quarter results, with earnings per share coming in above Wall Street expectations but revenue and operating profit missing forecasts.
Adjusted earnings were $1.62 per share versus the $1.57 estimate. Revenue of $9.17 billion narrowly missed the $9.19 billion consensus. Worldwide comparable sales rose 3%, slightly ahead of the +2.89% estimate.
Taco Bell’s comparable sales jumped 7%, beating the expected 6.57% gain. Pizza Hut comps declined 1%, a steeper drop than the estimated 0.46% decline. Restaurant margin stood at 16.3%, below the 17% estimate, and operating profit of $655 million came in under the $694.8 million projection.
Source: First Squawk