Yum Brands (YUM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands (YUM) posted Free Cash Flow of $341.0 million for Q1 2026, down 29.25% on a QoQ basis from $482.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 2.4% year-over-year from $333.0 million in Q1 2025.

Yum Brands (YUM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Yum Brands' Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $341.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 2.4% year-over-year to $341.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.6 billion (up 13.51% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.6 billion, up 14.46% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $341.0 million for Q1 2026 at Yum Brands, down from $482.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $482.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $211.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $345.8 million and a median of $341.0 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 47.8% — and 2023, when it soared 36.02%.
  • Yum Brands' Free Cash Flow stood at $331.0 million in 2022, then grew by 3.32% to $342.0 million in 2023, then rose by 19.01% to $407.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 18.43% to $482.0 million in 2025, then fell by 29.25% to $341.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows YUM's Free Cash Flow at $341.0 million in Q1 2026, $482.0 million in Q4 2025, and $449.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 118.28 Bn 116.58 Bn 6.32 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Yum Brands 41.26 Bn 40.58 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.21 Bn 40.34 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.26 Bn 24.25 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.64 Bn 22.40 Bn 3.31 Bn 89.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.35 Bn 13.92 Bn 2.31 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.76 Bn 12.54 Bn 1.40 Bn 227.47 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 11.11 Bn 10.98 Bn 478.23 Mn 166.68 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.18 Bn 7.92 Bn 107.48 Mn 27.72 Mn
10 Brinker International 8.13 Bn 8.07 Bn 1.10 Bn 250.40 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 341.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 341.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 482.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 482.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 449.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 449.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 375.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 375.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 333.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 333.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 407.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 407.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 419.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 419.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 292.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 292.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 314.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 314.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 342.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 342.00 Mn