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Yum Brands (YUM) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Yum Brands' Debt Ratio history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.45 for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Debt Ratio fell 13.76% year-over-year to 1.45; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 1.45, down 13.76%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 1.45, 13.76% down from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio reached 1.45 in Q4 2025 per YUM's latest filing, down from 1.61 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 2.04 in Q1 2023 to a low of 1.45 in Q4 2025.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 1.83, with a median of 1.84 recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Debt Ratio: rose 14.39% in 2022, then dropped 13.76% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 1.89 in 2021, then increased by 7.54% to 2.03 in 2022, then decreased by 11.37% to 1.8 in 2023, then decreased by 6.23% to 1.68 in 2024, then dropped by 13.76% to 1.45 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for YUM's Debt Ratio are 1.45 (Q4 2025), 1.61 (Q3 2025), and 1.65 (Q2 2025).