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title: "Yum! Brands | 8-K: FY2025 Q3 Revenue Beats Estimate at USD 1.979 B"
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published_at: "2025-11-04T12:05:03.000Z"
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# Yum! Brands | 8-K: FY2025 Q3 Revenue Beats Estimate at USD 1.979 B

Revenue: As of FY2025 Q3, the actual value is USD 1.979 B, beating the estimate of USD 1.97 B.

EPS: As of FY2025 Q3, the actual value is USD 1.41, missing the estimate of USD 1.48.

EBIT: As of FY2025 Q3, the actual value is USD 665 M.

### KFC Division

-   **System Sales**: $9,340 million, up 8% YoY.
-   **Operating Profit**: $392 million, up 16% YoY.
-   **Operating Margin**: 44.6%, up 1.5 percentage points YoY.
-   **Company Restaurant Margins**: 13.7%, up 120 basis points YoY.

### Taco Bell Division

-   **System Sales**: $4,368 million, up 9% YoY.
-   **Operating Profit**: $267 million, up 7% YoY.
-   **Operating Margin**: 36.6%, down 1.0 percentage points YoY.
-   **Company Restaurant Margins**: 23.9%, up 50 basis points YoY.

### Pizza Hut Division

-   **System Sales**: $3,177 million, even YoY.
-   **Operating Profit**: $84 million, down 8% YoY.
-   **Operating Margin**: 35.1%, down 3.2 percentage points YoY.
-   **Company Restaurant Margins**: -12.2%, down 6.1 percentage points YoY.

### Habit Burger & Grill Division

-   **Operating Profit**: -$2 million, down from $1 million YoY.
-   **Operating Margin**: Not specified.

### Consolidated Metrics

-   **Total Revenues**: $1,979 million, up 8% YoY.
-   **Operating Profit**: $666 million, up 8% YoY.
-   **Net Income**: $397 million, up 4% YoY.
-   **Operating Cash Flow**: $1,393 million, up from $1,176 million YoY.
-   **Free Cash Flow**: -$208 million, down from -$292 million YoY.

### Outlook / Guidance

-   Yum! Brands targets long-term financial performance metrics of 5% unit growth, 7% system sales growth excluding F/X and 53rd week, and at least 8% core operating profit growth excluding F/X and 53rd week.

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