Yum Brands (YUM) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Yum Brands posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 31.28% for Q1 2026, up 61.0% year-on-year from 19.43% in Q1 2025, and up 6.59% on a QoQ basis from 29.34% in Q4 2025.
Yum Brands (YUM) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 31.28% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 61.0% year-over-year to 31.28%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 31.46% (up 5.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 31.34%, down 50.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 31.28%, up from 29.34% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 35.89% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 27.82% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 32.54% (2024), against an average of 32.12%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBIT Margin tumbled 364 bps; it then surged 260 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 28.63% in 2022, then gained by 4 bps to 29.91% in 2023, then dropped by 7 bps to 27.82% in 2024, then rose by 5 bps to 29.34% in 2025, then rose by 7 bps to 31.28% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 31.28% (Q1 2026), 29.34% (Q4 2025), and 33.65% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 8.69% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.28% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 12.86% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 26.77% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 12.15% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 13.67% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 8.96% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 20.02% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 1.02% |
| 10 | Dutch Bros | 7.47 Bn | 7.43 Bn | 107.48 Mn | 7.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 31.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 30.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 35.89% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 33.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.81% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 35.39% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 36.54% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 27.65% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 32.53% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 25.04% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 19.79% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 32.23% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 35.85% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 35.95% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 34.53% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 47.56% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 39.76% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 32.82% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 40.34% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 136.52% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 73.82% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 77.74% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 93.98% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 27.57% |
| Sep 3, 2016 | 24.78% |
| Jun 11, 2016 | 40.96% |
| Mar 19, 2016 | 40.14% |
| Dec 26, 2015 | 32.30% |
| Sep 5, 2015 | 32.82% |
| Jun 13, 2015 | 18.28% |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 37.61% |
| Dec 27, 2014 | -1.08% |
| Sep 6, 2014 | 16.40% |
| Jun 14, 2014 | 14.95% |
| Mar 22, 2014 | 20.96% |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 15.91% |
| Sep 7, 2013 | 11.59% |
| Jun 15, 2013 | 13.43% |
| Mar 23, 2013 | 23.20% |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 12.16% |
| Sep 8, 2012 | 18.80% |
| Jun 16, 2012 | 14.93% |
| Mar 24, 2012 | 23.51% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 12.33% |
| Sep 3, 2011 | 17.10% |
| Jun 11, 2011 | 17.24% |
| Mar 19, 2011 | 16.54% |
| Dec 25, 2010 | 12.35% |
| Sep 4, 2010 | 19.01% |
| Jun 12, 2010 | 18.96% |
| Mar 20, 2010 | 18.24% |
| Dec 26, 2009 | 12.88% |
| Sep 5, 2009 | 19.33% |
| Jun 13, 2009 | 15.91% |
| Mar 21, 2009 | 15.83% |