Yum Brands (YUM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands (YUM) posted Capital Expenditures of $75.0 million for Q1 2026, down 44.44% on a QoQ basis from $135.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 5.63% year-over-year from $71.0 million in Q1 2025.

Yum Brands (YUM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Yum Brands' Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $75.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 5.63% year-over-year to $75.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $375.0 million (up 34.41% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $371.0 million, up 44.36% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $75.0 million for Q1 2026 at Yum Brands, down from $135.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $135.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $42.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $74.5 million and a median of $62.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Capital Expenditures retreated 20.97% — and 2025, when it surged 80.77%.
  • Yum Brands' Capital Expenditures stood at $121.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 12.4% to $106.0 million in 2023, then changed by 0.0% to $106.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 27.36% to $135.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 44.44% to $75.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows YUM's Capital Expenditures at $75.0 million in Q1 2026, $135.0 million in Q4 2025, and $94.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 272.70 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 180.33 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 75.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 58.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 193.10 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 144.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 31.61 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 23.97 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 57.00 Mn
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn -18.30 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 75.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 75.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 135.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 135.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 94.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 94.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 71.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 71.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 71.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 71.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 106.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 106.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 52.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 52.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 50.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 50.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 49.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 49.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 106.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 106.00 Mn