===Yum! Brands (YUM) reported earnings on Wed 5 Oct 2016 (a/h)

Yum Brands (YUM) reported third quarter earnings growth of 8% after the close Monday, but per-share results were lower than expected.

The stock tumbled more than 3% after the close to $85.85, on top of a nearly 2% decline Wednesday.

The parent of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell reported earnings per share of $1.09 excluding special items, a penny short of the consensus expectation, according to FactSet. The company confirmed the China business will trade separately as Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Nov. 1 on the New York Stock Exchange.