Yum Brands (YUM) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands (YUM) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$80.0 million for Q1 2026, up 89.94% on a QoQ basis from -$795.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 4100.0% year-over-year from $2.0 million in Q1 2025.

Yum Brands (YUM) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Yum Brands' Cash from Investing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$80.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 4100.0% year-over-year to -$80.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.1 billion (down 133.33% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$1.0 billion, down 137.68% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$80.0 million for Q1 2026 at Yum Brands, up from -$795.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $82.0 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$795.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$106.7 million and a median of -$56.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash from Investing Activities soared 334.29% — and 2026, when it sank 4100.0%.
  • Yum Brands' Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$90.0 million in 2022, then fell by 14.44% to -$103.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 26.21% to -$130.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 511.54% to -$795.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 89.94% to -$80.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows YUM's Cash from Investing Activities at -$80.0 million in Q1 2026, -$795.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$78.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 118.80 Bn 117.10 Bn 6.32 Bn -330.40 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 43.09 Bn 42.22 Bn 2.61 Bn -8.07 Mn
3 Yum Brands 41.26 Bn 40.57 Bn 1.38 Bn -80.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.97 Bn 24.96 Bn 2.14 Bn -33.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.60 Bn 23.38 Bn 3.68 Bn -188.30 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.79 Bn 14.36 Bn 2.31 Bn -233.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 13.24 Bn 13.03 Bn 1.40 Bn -146.75 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 11.40 Bn 11.27 Bn 478.23 Mn -16.58 Mn
9 Brinker International 8.44 Bn 8.38 Bn 1.10 Bn -51.10 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 8.35 Bn 8.09 Bn 107.48 Mn -76.81 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -80.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -80.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -795.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -795.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -78.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -78.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -132.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -132.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -130.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -130.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -39.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -39.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -298.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -298.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 45.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 45.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -103.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -103.00 Mn