Yum Brands (YUM) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Yum Brands posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 1.46 for Q1 2026, down 14.64% year-on-year from 1.71 in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 1.45 in Q4 2025.
Yum Brands (YUM) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 2.04 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 1.45 in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 1.8 (2023), against an average of 1.8.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt Ratio increased 14.39%; it then declined 14.64% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 2.03 in 2022, then dropped by 11.37% to 1.8 in 2023, then retreated by 6.23% to 1.68 in 2024, then fell by 13.76% to 1.45 in 2025, then climbed 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 0.49 |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.46 |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | - |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 0.53 |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 0.02 |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 0.00 |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.01 |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 2.65 |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | - |
| 10 | Dutch Bros | 7.47 Bn | 7.43 Bn | 107.48 Mn | 0.06 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.89 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.91 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.83 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.83 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.82 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.89 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.02 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.11 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.18 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 2.12 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.44 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.33 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.23 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.96 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.85 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.81 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.76 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.77 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.67 |
| Sep 3, 2016 | 0.88 |
| Jun 11, 2016 | 0.66 |
| Mar 19, 2016 | 0.59 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | 0.49 |
| Sep 5, 2015 | 0.39 |
| Jun 13, 2015 | 0.41 |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 0.41 |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 0.40 |
| Sep 6, 2014 | 0.37 |
| Jun 14, 2014 | 0.36 |
| Mar 22, 2014 | 0.35 |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 0.34 |
| Sep 7, 2013 | 0.34 |
| Jun 15, 2013 | 0.34 |
| Mar 23, 2013 | 0.33 |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 0.33 |
| Sep 8, 2012 | 0.34 |
| Jun 16, 2012 | 0.36 |
| Mar 24, 2012 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.38 |
| Sep 3, 2011 | 0.38 |
| Jun 11, 2011 | 0.40 |
| Mar 19, 2011 | 0.43 |
| Dec 25, 2010 | 0.43 |
| Sep 4, 2010 | 0.45 |
| Jun 12, 2010 | 0.45 |
| Mar 20, 2010 | 0.46 |
| Dec 26, 2009 | 0.45 |
| Sep 5, 2009 | 0.46 |