Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) Dividend Safety Gauge & 10-Year DRIP Compounder

$154.55 +2.92% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 72/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (70% profit margin, 60% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B • BUY Cap $42.18B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B
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2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C+ · Rk B+
Cash (18)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (16)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+6.3% Base Target
$194 Bull$164 Base$127 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:58% Call Buyers ($4.4M)
42% PutsMax Pain: $151.00
CASH DIVIDEND + BUYBACK YIELD
3.67% Total Yield
1.87% Cash ($2.89/yr) + 1.8% Buybacks
PAYOUT SAFETY SPEEDOMETER
88/100 • FORTRESS PAYOUT
FREE CASH FLOW PAYOUT RATIO
31.2% of FCF
8 consecutive years of payout growth
INTERACTIVE DRIP & SHAREHOLDER-YIELD COMPOUNDER (8.5% EST. ANNUAL)

$10,000 Compounded Over 10 Years → $22,610

Est. Year-10 Shareholder Yield: $830/yr
$10.8K
Yr 1
$11.8K
Yr 2
$12.8K
Yr 3
$13.9K
Yr 4
$15.0K
Yr 5
$16.3K
Yr 6
$17.7K
Yr 7
$19.2K
Yr 8
$20.8K
Yr 9
$22.6K
Yr 10
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YUM // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -2.66%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $156.8H $157.5L $154.9C $155.4VOL 2.17M
RES: $179.0SUP: $126.8SMA50: $146.2SMA200: $153.5
$172.7$162.2$151.8$141.4$131.0RES $179.0SUP $126.8$155.42026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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YUM Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
20.6%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +8.8% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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YUM Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Does YUM pay a dividend and is it safe?

Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) offers a 1.87% cash dividend yield ($2.89 annualized) and 3.67% total shareholder yield including buybacks. Roarable rates its payout coverage as FORTRESS PAYOUT.