Yum Brands Inc.’s stock reversed early losses to trade up 1% Tuesday, after the operator of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC restaurants’ third-quarter earnings fell short of estimates, weighed down by conflicts around the world and a still cash-strapped consumer.
The Louisville, Ky.-based company had net income of $382 million, or $1.35 a share, for the quarter, down from $416 million, or $1.46 a share, in the year-earlier period.
Adjusted per-share earnings came to $1.37, while FactSet was expecting $1.41.
Revenue rose to $1.826 billion from $1.708 billion, below the $1.898 billion FactSet consensus. It was the company’s sixth straight quarterly revenue miss.