Yum Brands earnings miss estimates as Pizza Hut, KFC struggle in the U.S.

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Yum Brands on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that missed analysts’ expectations as Pizza Hut and KFC reported U.S. same-store sales declines.

Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:

Earnings per share: $1.44 adjusted vs. $1.46 expected
Revenue: $1.93 billion vs. $1.94 billion expected

Yum reported second-quarter net income of $374 million, or $1.33 per share, up from $367 million, or $1.28 per share, a year earlier.

Excluding refranchising gains and other items, the company earned $1.44 per share.

Net sales climbed 10% to $1.93 billion.

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