Fast-food company Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 6.4% year on year to $2.51 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.73 per share was 1.5% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
In a remarkable display of market defiance that occurred one year ago today, shares of McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) surged nearly 5% on February 10, 2025. The rally, which saw the stock climb as much as 4.8% during intraday trading, caught many analysts by surprise as it followed
Wall Street has issued downbeat forecasts for the stocks in this article.
These predictions are rare - financial institutions typically hesitate to say bad things about a company because it can jeopardize their other revenue-generating business lines like M&A advisory.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) and the rest of the traditional fast food stocks fared in Q3.
Large-cap stocks have the power to shape entire industries thanks to their size and widespread influence.
With such vast footprints, however, finding new areas for growth is much harder than for smaller, more agile players.
As the final trading days of 2025 wind down, Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) finds itself at a critical crossroads that many analysts are calling a definitive "inflection point." After a year defined by extreme price swings—climaxing in a sharp October sell-off—the Dallas-based chicken wing specialist is emerging with
In a pivotal moment for the restaurant franchising giant, FAT Brands (NASDAQ:FAT) and its founder, Andrew Wiederhorn, have reached a tentative settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to resolve a multi-year investigation into an alleged "sham loan" scheme. The deal, announced in late December 2025, marks a
Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments.
Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities.
Restaurants increase convenience and give many people a place to unwind. But the side dish is that they’re quite difficult to operate because high inventory and labor costs generally lead to thin margins at the store level.
This leaves little room for error if demand dries up, and it seems like the market has some reservations as the industry has tumbled by 14% over the past six months. This performance is a noticeable divergence from the S&P 500’s 13.4% return.
Global food commodity prices have registered a significant decline for the third consecutive month, signaling a potential easing of inflationary pressures and offering a degree of relief to consumers worldwide. The downturn, largely driven by improved supply conditions across several key agricultural sectors, saw most major categories experience a drop,
Yum! Brands has been treading water for the past six months, recording a small loss of 0.6% while holding steady at $148.81. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 11.9% gain during that period.
While profitability is essential, it doesn’t guarantee long-term success.
Some companies that rest on their margins will lose ground as competition intensifies - as Jeff Bezos said, "Your margin is my opportunity".
ROME, Italy – November 7, 2025 – Global food commodity prices have registered a second consecutive monthly decline in October, according to the latest report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. This continuous fall, primarily attributed to robust global supplies across key agricultural sectors, signals a much-welcomed
