-- ヤム・ブランズ（YUM）は水曜日、KFCとタコベルの既存店売上高の伸びに支えられ、ウォール街の予想を上回る第1四半期決算を発表した。 このファストフードチェーンの調整後1株当たり利益は、前年同期の1.30ドルから1.50ドルに増加し、ファクトセットが調査したコンセンサス予想の1.38ドルを上回った。総売上高は15%増の20億6000万ドルとなり、市場予想の20億4000万ドルを上回った。 株価は直近のプレマーケット取引で1.6%上昇した。 全世界の既存店売上高は3%増加し、アナリスト予想平均の2.6%を上回った。KFCとタコベルの既存店売上高はそれぞれ2%と8%増加したが、ピザハットは横ばいだった。ハビット・バーガー＆グリルの既存店売上高は5%増加した。 「タコベルは、2025年の非常に力強い（第1四半期）既存店売上高成長率を土台に、QSR業界を大きく上回る8%という素晴らしい既存店売上高成長率を達成しました」と、クリス・ターナー最高経営責任者（CEO）は声明で述べました。「KFCは、多くのKFC市場でシステム売上高が2桁成長を記録し、店舗数も目覚ましい伸びを示し、既存店売上高も堅調に推移しました。」 ピザハットの米国既存店売上高は4%減少しましたが、タコベルは8%増加しました。 同社は、KFC648店舗とピザハット346店舗を含む、1,030店舗の新規出店を行い、前年比5%増となりました。 ドミノ・ピザ（DPZ）は、今週初めに予想を下回る第1四半期決算を発表しました。ラッセル・ワイナーCEOは、消費者の不確実性とインフレが期末の需要を圧迫したと述べています。
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