Yum Brands beats earnings estimates as cyclospora outbreak hits Taco Bell sales

Yum posted adjusted earnings of $1.56 per share, above the $1.49 analysts expected, while revenue of $2.05 billion matched forecasts. Taco Bell's same-store sales have since improved, rising about 1% so far in the fourth quarter, Yum CFO Ranjith Roy said. Yum also completed its Pizza Hut divestiture during the third quarter.