Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) reported quarterly earnings of $1.30 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.29 by 0.78 percent. This is a 13.04 percent increase over earnings of $1.15 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.79 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.85 billion by 3.51 percent. This is a 11.83 percent increase over sales of $1.60 billion the same period last year.