Yum Brands (YUM) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands (YUM) posted Deferred Taxes of $13.0 million for Q1 2026, up 119.12% on a QoQ basis from -$68.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 62.5% year-over-year from $8.0 million in Q1 2025.

Yum Brands (YUM) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Yum Brands' Deferred Taxes history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $13.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 62.5% year-over-year to $13.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $112.0 million (up 360.47% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $107.0 million, up 456.67% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was $13.0 million for Q1 2026 at Yum Brands, up from -$68.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $163.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$197.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$15.0 million and a median of -$7.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Deferred Taxes tumbled 766.67% — and 2025, when it surged 2428.57%.
  • Yum Brands' Deferred Taxes stood at -$58.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 239.66% to -$197.0 million in 2023, then surged by 82.23% to -$35.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 94.29% to -$68.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 119.12% to $13.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows YUM's Deferred Taxes at $13.0 million in Q1 2026, -$68.0 million in Q4 2025, and $163.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 60.40 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 17.89 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 13.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn -49.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -8.80 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn -3.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 6.29 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 1.83 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -3.03 Mn
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn -11.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -68.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 163.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 8.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -35.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -7.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -197.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -20.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -58.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 77.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -77.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -27.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 152.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 64.00 Mn