Yum Brands (YUM) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Yum Brands posted quarterly Cost of Revenue of $677.0 million for Q1 2026, up 30.19% year-on-year from $520.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 16.93% on a QoQ basis from $815.0 million in Q4 2025.
Yum Brands (YUM) has 18 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $677.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue rose 30.19% year-over-year to $677.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.6 billion (up 17.81% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.5 billion, up 17.12% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 stood at $677.0 million, down from $815.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $815.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $400.0 million in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $520.0 million (2025), against an average of $517.5 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cost of Revenue dropped 4.51%; it then surged 35.89% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $526.0 million in 2022, then grew by 1.71% to $535.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 35.89% to $727.0 million in 2024, then grew by 12.1% to $815.0 million in 2025, then fell by 16.93% to $677.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $677.0 million (Q1 2026), $815.0 million (Q4 2025), and $587.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 130.50 Mn |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 677.00 Mn |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 480.64 Mn |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 122.00 Mn |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 39.40 Mn |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 31.00 Mn |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 228.63 Mn |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 686.08 Mn |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | -522.59 Mn |
| 10 | Dutch Bros | 7.47 Bn | 7.43 Bn | 107.48 Mn | 356.94 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 677.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 677.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 815.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 815.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 587.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 587.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 560.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 560.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 520.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 520.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 727.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 727.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 523.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 523.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 470.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 470.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 400.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 400.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 535.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 535.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 421.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 421.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 415.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 415.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 403.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 403.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 526.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 526.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 402.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 402.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 415.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 415.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 402.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 402.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 495.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 495.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 421.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 421.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 417.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 417.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 392.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 392.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 460.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 460.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 399.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 399.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 349.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 349.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 298.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 298.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 385.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 385.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 292.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 292.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 286.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 286.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 272.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 272.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 376.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 376.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 399.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 399.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 421.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 421.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 438.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 438.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 731.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 731.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 717.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 717.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 748.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 748.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 758.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 758.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2016 | 817.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2016 | 817.00 Mn |
| Jun 11, 2016 | 2.15 Bn |
| Jun 11, 2016 | 2.15 Bn |
| Mar 19, 2016 | 1.73 Bn |
| Mar 19, 2016 | 1.73 Bn |
| Sep 5, 2015 | 933.00 Mn |
| Sep 5, 2015 | 933.00 Mn |
| Jun 13, 2015 | 841.00 Mn |
| Jun 13, 2015 | 841.00 Mn |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 1.80 Bn |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 1.80 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 3.45 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 3.45 Bn |
| Sep 6, 2014 | 2.46 Bn |
| Sep 6, 2014 | 2.46 Bn |
| Jun 14, 2014 | 886.00 Mn |
| Jun 14, 2014 | 886.00 Mn |
| Mar 22, 2014 | 725.00 Mn |
| Mar 22, 2014 | 725.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2013 | -2.75 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2013 | -2.75 Bn |
| Sep 7, 2013 | 2.49 Bn |
| Sep 7, 2013 | 2.49 Bn |
| Jun 15, 2013 | 805.00 Mn |
| Jun 15, 2013 | 805.00 Mn |
| Mar 23, 2013 | 680.00 Mn |
| Mar 23, 2013 | 680.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 3.07 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 3.07 Bn |
| Sep 8, 2012 | 2.54 Bn |
| Sep 8, 2012 | 2.54 Bn |
| Jun 16, 2012 | 2.34 Bn |
| Jun 16, 2012 | 2.34 Bn |
| Mar 24, 2012 | 1.90 Bn |
| Mar 24, 2012 | 1.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.21 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2011 | 970.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2011 | 970.00 Mn |
| Jun 11, 2011 | 792.00 Mn |
| Jun 11, 2011 | 792.00 Mn |
| Mar 19, 2011 | 1.69 Bn |
| Mar 19, 2011 | 1.69 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2010 | -1.41 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2010 | -1.41 Bn |
| Sep 4, 2010 | 2.02 Bn |
| Sep 4, 2010 | 2.02 Bn |
| Jun 12, 2010 | 1.85 Bn |
| Jun 12, 2010 | 1.85 Bn |
| Mar 20, 2010 | 625.00 Mn |
| Mar 20, 2010 | 625.00 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2009 | 922.00 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2009 | 922.00 Mn |
| Sep 5, 2009 | 2.01 Bn |
| Sep 5, 2009 | 2.01 Bn |
| Jun 13, 2009 | 693.00 Mn |
| Jun 13, 2009 | 693.00 Mn |
| Mar 21, 2009 | 611.00 Mn |
| Mar 21, 2009 | 611.00 Mn |