Yum Brands (YUM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands (YUM) posted FCF Margin of 16.56% for Q1 2026, down 13.59% on a QoQ basis from 19.17% in Q4 2025, and down 207.0% year-over-year from 15.48% in Q1 2025.

Yum Brands (YUM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Yum Brands' FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.56% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 207.0% year-over-year to 16.56% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.41% (up 66.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 19.95%, up 98.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 16.56% for Q1 2026 at Yum Brands, down from 19.17% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 24.59% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 13.08% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 18.51% and a median of 17.45% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin sank 1251 bps — and 2023, when it surged 381 bps.
  • Yum Brands' FCF Margin stood at 16.39% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 16.8% in 2023, then grew by 3 bps to 17.23% in 2024, then increased by 11 bps to 19.17% in 2025, then declined by 14 bps to 16.56% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows YUM's FCF Margin at 16.56% in Q1 2026, 19.17% in Q4 2025, and 22.69% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.96%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 15.25%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.56%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.46%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 10.19%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 12.41%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.93%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 13.96%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.97%
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 17.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.56%
Dec 31, 2025 19.17%
Sep 30, 2025 22.69%
Jun 30, 2025 19.40%
Mar 31, 2025 18.63%
Dec 31, 2024 17.23%
Sep 30, 2024 22.95%
Jun 30, 2024 16.56%
Mar 31, 2024 19.65%
Dec 31, 2023 16.80%
Sep 30, 2023 24.59%
Jun 30, 2023 15.95%
Mar 31, 2023 17.45%
Dec 31, 2022 16.39%
Sep 30, 2022 23.90%
Jun 30, 2022 13.08%
Mar 31, 2022 13.64%
Dec 31, 2021 17.04%
Sep 30, 2021 28.95%
Jun 30, 2021 25.59%