Analysts’ Yum stock price forecast shows resilience amid macro headwinds, with defensive qualities in the quick-service restaurant sector protecting valuations. Dividend yield near 1.8% adds stability appeal. The 'return' is the income the business earned over the last year. One way to conceptualize this is that for each $1 of shareholders' capital it has, the company made $0.14 in profit. On Nov. 5, YUM shares closed up more than 1% after reporting its Q3 results . Its adjusted EPS of $1.37 fell short of Wall Street expectations of $1.41. The company’s revenue was $1.8 billion, falling short of Wall Street forecasts of $1.9 billion. Yum stock price forecast sees momentum after debt refinancing at lower interest rates, freeing cash flow for reinvestment or shareholder distributions.