Yum Brands Stock Options

YUM Stock  USD 157.30  0.17  0.11%   
Yum Brands' latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.36 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.8 over 48 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 518, with calls trading at the volume of 75.0. This yields a 6.91 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Yum Brands' distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Yum Brands' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Yum Brands' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Yum Brands Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Yum Brands' market makers reach a net positive position across all Yum Brands' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Yum Brands' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Yum Brands

Analyzing Yum Brands' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Yum Brands regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Yum Brands' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Yum Brands' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Yum Brands' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Yum Brands lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Yum Brands' value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Yum Brands contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Yum Stock moves the wrong way.

Yum Brands In The Money Call Balance

When Yum Brands' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Yum Brands stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Yum Brands' options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Yum Brands are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Yum Current Options Market Mood

Yum Brands' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Yum Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Yum Brands' options investors are not very successful. Yum Brands' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Yum contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Yum Brands will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0225% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Yum Brands trading at USD 157.3, that is roughly USD 0.0354. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Yum Brands' daily price movement you should consider buying Yum Brands options at the current volatility level of 0.36%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Yum Brands options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Yum calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Yum Brands stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Yum Brands Option Chain

When Yum Brands' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Yum Brands stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Yum Brands' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Yum. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Yum. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Yum Brands against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
YUM250620C0021000019210.00.0 - 0.10.1Out
Call
YUM250620C002000000200.00.0 - 1.41.4Out
Call
YUM250620C001950000195.00.0 - 1.51.5Out
Call
YUM250620C0019000050190.00.0 - 1.550.5Out
Call
YUM250620C0018500051185.00.4 - 1.350.54Out
Call
YUM250620C00180000379180.00.8 - 1.02.0Out
Call
YUM250620C00175000323175.01.45 - 1.651.65Out
Call
YUM250620C001700001847170.02.4 - 2.652.56Out
Call
YUM250620C00165000996165.03.9 - 4.24.0Out
Call
YUM250620C00160000447160.06.0 - 6.36.3Out
Call
YUM250620C00155000709155.08.0 - 9.19.17In
Call
YUM250620C00150000561150.012.0 - 13.710.3In
Call
YUM250620C00145000378145.015.0 - 16.215.8In
Call
YUM250620C001400001390140.018.8 - 20.419.87In
Call
YUM250620C00135000590135.022.7 - 24.825.0In
Call
YUM250620C00130000138130.028.7 - 30.426.03In
Call
YUM250620C0012500073125.033.4 - 35.722.5In
Call
YUM250620C001150001115.042.2 - 45.842.72In
Call
YUM250620C001100002110.046.8 - 49.623.6In
Call
YUM250620C001000001100.057.0 - 60.435.5In
Call
YUM250620C00085000185.071.9 - 74.946.03In
 Put
YUM250620P002100000210.050.7 - 54.250.7In
 Put
YUM250620P002000000200.040.7 - 44.140.7In
 Put
YUM250620P001950000195.035.8 - 39.535.8In
 Put
YUM250620P001900000190.031.0 - 34.431.0In
 Put
YUM250620P001850000185.025.8 - 29.225.8In
 Put
YUM250620P001800001180.021.7 - 23.318.52In
 Put
YUM250620P001750000175.017.0 - 19.017.0In
 Put
YUM250620P0017000025170.013.9 - 14.413.4In
 Put
YUM250620P0016500028165.010.3 - 12.610.9In
 Put
YUM250620P00160000295160.07.5 - 7.87.6In
 Put
YUM250620P00155000532155.05.3 - 5.65.4Out
 Put
YUM250620P00150000299150.03.5 - 3.83.82Out
 Put
YUM250620P00145000228145.02.45 - 2.652.67Out
 Put
YUM250620P001400001401140.01.55 - 2.01.8Out
 Put
YUM250620P00135000303135.01.1 - 1.31.45Out
 Put
YUM250620P00130000696130.00.75 - 1.00.95Out
 Put
YUM250620P00125000142125.00.55 - 1.950.85Out
 Put
YUM250620P00120000743120.00.45 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
YUM250620P00115000426115.00.1 - 1.70.85Out
 Put
YUM250620P00110000381110.00.1 - 0.50.2Out
 Put
YUM250620P00105000132105.00.0 - 0.750.25Out
 Put
YUM250620P00100000705100.00.05 - 0.90.25Out
 Put
YUM250620P000900001290.00.0 - 1.250.3Out
 Put
YUM250620P000850001185.00.0 - 1.350.5Out
 Put
YUM250620P000800001580.00.0 - 1.350.23Out
 Put
YUM250620P000700001370.00.0 - 0.40.1Out
 Put
YUM250620P00065000565.00.0 - 1.350.15Out

Yum Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

(7.27 Billion)

Yum Brands reported last year Total Stockholder Equity of (7.65 Billion)

Yum Brands Corporate Directors

Elane StockIndependent DirectorProfile
Peter SkalaIndependent DirectorProfile
Annie YoungScrivnerIndependent DirectorProfile
Lauren HobartIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.07)
Dividend Share
2.72
Earnings Share
5.22
Revenue Per Share
26.77
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.16
The market value of Yum Brands is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Yum that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Yum Brands' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Yum Brands' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Yum Brands' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Yum Brands' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Yum Brands' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Yum Brands is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Yum Brands' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.