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

Yum Brands' (YUM) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.61 in Q1 2026, up 1.58% YoY from 0.6 in Q1 2025, and up 48.52% on a QoQ basis from 0.41 in Q4 2025.

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

Yum Brands (YUM) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.61 in 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 grew to 0.61 in Q1 2026, from 0.41 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.78 in Q1 2022 to a low of 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 retreated 24.7%.
  • Tracing YUM's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.48 in 2022, then gained by 2.83% to 0.5 in 2023, then declined by 7.57% to 0.46 in 2024, then declined by 11.04% to 0.41 in 2025, then surged by 48.52% to 0.61 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.61 (Q1 2026), 0.41 (Q4 2025), and 0.44 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 193.05 Bn 192.23 Bn 6.42 Bn 0.67
2 Starbucks 122.77 Bn 119.16 Bn 6.49 Bn 0.52
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.40 Bn 41.73 Bn 2.35 Bn -
4 Yum Brands 40.42 Bn 39.75 Bn 1.47 Bn 0.51
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.11 Bn 27.59 Bn 1.89 Bn 0.62
6 Darden Restaurants 25.70 Bn 25.48 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.46
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn 0.62
8 Yum China Holdings 16.42 Bn 15.74 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.34
9 Texas Roadhouse 13.58 Bn 13.40 Bn 1.44 Bn 0.60
10 Dominos Pizza 11.46 Bn 11.32 Bn 478.23 Mn 0.40

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.51
Mar 31, 2026 0.61
Dec 31, 2025 0.41
Sep 30, 2025 0.44
Jun 30, 2025 0.53
Mar 31, 2025 0.60
Dec 31, 2024 0.46
Sep 30, 2024 0.45
Jun 30, 2024 0.65
Mar 31, 2024 0.61
Dec 31, 2023 0.50
Sep 30, 2023 0.40
Jun 30, 2023 0.64
Mar 31, 2023 0.59
Dec 31, 2022 0.48
Sep 30, 2022 0.41
Jun 30, 2022 0.77
Mar 31, 2022 0.78
Dec 31, 2021 0.45
Sep 30, 2021 0.32