Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Thank you for standing by. My name is Carly, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Q2 2026 Yum! Brands, Inc. earnings call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press star followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, Press star 1 again. We ask that you please limit yourselves to one question. Thank you. I would now like to turn the call over to Matt Morris, head of investor relations. Please go ahead. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. On our call are Chris Turner, our CEO, Ranjith Roy, our CFO, and Dave Russell, our senior vice president and corporate controller. Following remarks from Chris and Roy, we'll open the call to questions. Please note that this call includes forward-looking statements that are subject to future events and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these statements. All forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this call and should be considered in conjunction with the cautionary statements in our earnings release and risk factors discussed in our SEC filings. Please refer to today's release and findings with the SEC to find disclosures, definitions, and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures. Please note that during today's call, Thank you, Matt, and good morning, everyone. Before discussing our second quarter performance, I want to address the current public health issue that our industry is navigating in the U.S. First and foremost, the safety of our consumers is our highest prio...