Yum Brands (YUM) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.61 for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 1.58% year-over-year to 0.61 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.49 (down 7.86% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.48, down 8.33% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio was 0.61 for Q1 2026 at Yum Brands, up from 0.41 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.78 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.4 in Q3 2023.
• A 5-year average of 0.55 and a median of 0.53 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 110.88% — and 2023, when it dropped 24.7%.
• Yum Brands' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.48 in 2022, then climbed by 2.83% to 0.5 in 2023, then retreated by 7.57% to 0.46 in 2024, then retreated by 11.04% to 0.41 in 2025, then jumped by 48.52% to 0.61 in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows YUM's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.61 in Q1 2026, 0.41 in Q4 2025, and 0.44 in Q3 2025.