Yum Brands (YUM) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 1.46 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 14.64% year-over-year to 1.46; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.46 (down 14.64% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.45, down 13.76% from the prior year.
• Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 1.46, roughly flat from 1.45 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 2.04 in Q1 2023, with the low at 1.45 in Q4 2025.
• Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 1.8 across 5 years, with a median of 1.8 in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio increased 14.39% — and 2026, when it declined 14.64%.
• Yum Brands' Debt Ratio stood at 2.03 in 2022, then slipped by 11.37% to 1.8 in 2023, then fell by 6.23% to 1.68 in 2024, then declined by 13.76% to 1.45 in 2025, then advanced by 0.2% to 1.46 in 2026.
• The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 1.46 (Q1 2026), 1.45 (Q4 2025), and 1.61 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.