Yum Brands (YUM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Yum Brands posted quarterly FCF Margin of 16.56% for Q1 2026, down 207.0% year-on-year from 15.48% in Q1 2025, and down 13.59% on a QoQ basis from 19.17% in Q4 2025.
Yum Brands (YUM) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 16.56% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 207.0% year-over-year to 16.56%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.41% (up 66.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 19.95%, up 98.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 16.56%, 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.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 17.45% (2023), against an average of 18.51%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Margin plunged 1251 bps; it then surged 381 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 16.39% in 2022, then gained by 2 bps to 16.8% in 2023, then climbed by 3 bps to 17.23% in 2024, then grew by 11 bps to 19.17% in 2025, then dropped by 14 bps to 16.56% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 16.56% (Q1 2026), 19.17% (Q4 2025), and 22.69% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 0.96% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 16.56% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 15.25% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 7.46% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 13.51% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 12.41% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 10.96% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 12.77% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 1.04% |
| 10 | Dutch Bros | 7.47 Bn | 7.43 Bn | 107.48 Mn | 13.98% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 18.78% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 22.43% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 31.70% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 7.68% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 16.07% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 20.37% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 29.05% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 9.85% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 20.41% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 18.81% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 25.38% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 10.89% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.72% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 50.00% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 23.08% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 14.29% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 41.17% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 28.37% |
| Mar 19, 2016 | 56.26% |
| Sep 5, 2015 | 61.18% |
| Jun 13, 2015 | 16.64% |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 30.61% |
| Dec 27, 2014 | -4.68% |
| Sep 6, 2014 | 8.38% |
| Jun 14, 2014 | 8.68% |
| Mar 22, 2014 | 14.61% |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 6.57% |
| Sep 7, 2013 | 19.76% |
| Jun 15, 2013 | 3.20% |
| Mar 23, 2013 | 7.81% |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 1.32% |
| Sep 8, 2012 | 17.43% |
| Jun 16, 2012 | 6.88% |
| Mar 24, 2012 | 10.94% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.95% |
| Sep 3, 2011 | 19.52% |
| Jun 11, 2011 | 10.61% |
| Mar 19, 2011 | 13.81% |
| Dec 25, 2010 | 4.63% |
| Sep 4, 2010 | 17.51% |
| Jun 12, 2010 | 12.48% |
| Mar 20, 2010 | 11.47% |
| Dec 26, 2009 | -0.79% |
| Sep 5, 2009 | 19.61% |
| Jun 13, 2009 | -0.04% |
| Mar 21, 2009 | 6.95% |