https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/yum-brands-earnings-beat-estimates-but-cyclospora-outbreak-weighs-on-taco-bellContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/yum-brands-earnings-beat-estimates-but-cyclospora-outbreak-weighs-on-taco-bellhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/yum-brands-earnings-beat-estimates-but-cyclospora-outbreak-weighs-on-taco-bell#u182132Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:56:45 +0000Yum Brands reported third-quarter earnings of $1.56 EPS, exceeding analyst estimates of $1.47. Total revenue rose 3.8% year-over-year to $2.05 billion. While KFC growth and a Pizza Hut divestiture gain supported the bottom line, Taco Bell saw a 4% decline in same-store sales. This slump marks the chain's first quarterly decline since the pandemic and was driven by a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce. Management reports that Taco Bell sales are now recovering in the U.S. following the summer parasite outbreak.Why it mattersCyclospora is a parasite that can cause gastrointestinal il