What If You Invested $1,000 in Yum! Brands (YUM)?
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Yum! Brands
YUM
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+5739.25% (58.4 times)
- Buy
- Jul 28, 2000
- $2.88
- Sell
- Feb 27, 2026
- $168.16
Buying YUM at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $58,392.52.
Max drawdown
-67.69% (fell to 32% of peak)
- Peak
- Apr 1, 1999
- $8.91
- Trough
- Jul 28, 2000
- $2.88
The worst decline for YUM was -67.69% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+4480.97% (45.8 times)
- IPO
- Sep 17, 1997
- $3.53
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $161.78
A $1,000 investment in YUM at IPO would be worth $45,809.65 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Yum! Brands (YUM) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Yum! Brands (YUM) stock's all-time low was $2.88 on Jul 28, 2000. The all-time high was $168.16 on Feb 27, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Yum! Brands (YUM) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Yum! Brands (YUM) stock at the all-time low ($2.88 on Jul 28, 2000) and selling at the peak ($168.16 on Feb 27, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $58,392.52. Historical return: +5739.25% (58.4 times).
What are Yum! Brands (YUM)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Yum! Brands (YUM) stock was Jul 28, 2000 (all-time low at $2.88). The best sell date was Feb 27, 2026 at $168.16. This investment would have returned +5739.25% (58.4 times).
What was Yum! Brands (YUM) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Yum! Brands (YUM) stock's worst decline was -67.69% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $8.91 on Apr 1, 1999. Trough: $2.88 on Jul 28, 2000. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $323.13 at the trough.
What if you bought Yum! Brands (YUM) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Yum! Brands (YUM) stock at IPO ($3.53 on Sep 17, 1997) would be worth $45,809.65 today. Historical return: +4480.97% (45.8 times). Current stock price: $161.78 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Yum! Brands (YUM) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Yum! Brands (YUM) stock 5 years ago ($99.59 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,624.38 today. Historical return: +62.44% (1.62 times). Current stock price: $161.78 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Yum! Brands (YUM) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Yum! Brands (YUM) stock 10 years ago ($47.23 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $3,425.61 today. Historical return: +242.56% (3.43 times). Current stock price: $161.78 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Yum! Brands (YUM) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Yum! Brands (YUM) stock 20 years ago ($12.33 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $13,124.44 today. Historical return: +1212.44% (13.1 times). Current stock price: $161.78 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for YUM. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.