Yum Brands (YUM) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026)
Yum Brands (YUM) posted Dividend Yield of 1.85% for Q2 2026, down 0.02 percentage points from 1.87% a year earlier and down 0.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Yum Brands (YUM) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Yum Brands' Dividend Yield came in at 1.89%, down 0.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Dividend Yield shows a five-year change of +0.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Yum Brands' Dividend Yield was 2.01% in FY2024 (+0.16 pp), 1.84% in FY2023 (+0.04 pp), 1.81% in FY2022 (+0.33 pp) and 1.48% in FY2021 (-0.26 pp).
- Quarterly Dividend Yield has run from a low of 1.48% in Q4 2021 to a high of 2.12% in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Yield increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of 0.00 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Yield in the past five years was Q3 2022, with a gain of 0.48 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 0.36 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Yield for the three prior quarters was 1.86% (Q1 2026), 1.89% (Q4 2025) and 1.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 198.37 Bn | 193.19 Bn | 6.42 Bn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 124.54 Bn | 112.16 Bn | - |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 45.70 Bn | 42.58 Bn | 1.47 Bn |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 44.92 Bn | 41.42 Bn | - |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 27.31 Bn | 23.10 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 26.21 Bn | 25.31 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 24.67 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 17.27 Bn | 10.93 Bn | 537.00 Mn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 12.83 Bn | 12.17 Bn | - |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 11.25 Bn | 10.50 Bn | 476.38 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.48% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.64% |
API Access
Yum Brands Dividend Yield 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=dividend-yield&ticker=YUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "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=dividend-yield&ticker=YUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();