Yum Brands (YUM) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Yum Brands' (YUM) Debt Ratio came in at 1.41 for Q2 2026, down 14.1% from 1.65 a year earlier and down 2.9% from the prior quarter.
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Yum Brands (YUM) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Yum Brands' Debt Ratio stood at 1.46, down 13.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Debt Ratio has declined for three consecutive years.
- In prior years, Yum Brands' Debt Ratio was 1.69 in FY2024 (-6.5%), 1.81 in FY2023 (-13.8%), 2.10 in FY2022 (+10.5%) and 1.90 in FY2021 (-0.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q3 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has declined in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average decline of 9.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio in the past five years was Q3 2022, with growth of 14.4%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 14.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio for the three prior quarters was 1.46 (Q1 2026), 1.46 (Q4 2025) and 1.61 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 0.67 |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 0.47 |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 1.41 |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 0.53 |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 0.20 |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 0.53 |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 0.01 |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 0.01 |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.73 Bn | 9.81 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.41 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.46 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.45 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.61 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.65 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.71 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.68 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.73 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.75 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.80 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.80 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.90 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.98 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.04 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.03 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.01 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.01 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.96 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.89 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.75 |
API Access
Yum Brands Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=YUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "YUM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=YUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();