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

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

Yum Brands (YUM) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $341.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 2.4% year-over-year to $341.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 13.51% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.6 billion, up 14.46% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $341.0 million, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $341.0 million (2026), against an average of $345.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow slumped 47.8%; it then soared 36.02% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $331.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 3.32% to $342.0 million in 2023, then increased by 19.01% to $407.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 18.43% to $482.0 million in 2025, then declined by 29.25% to $341.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $341.0 million (Q1 2026), $482.0 million (Q4 2025), and $449.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 451.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 178.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 146.91 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.87 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 64.92 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Sep 30, 2023 420.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 420.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 269.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 269.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 287.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 287.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 331.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 331.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 392.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 392.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 214.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 214.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 211.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 211.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 322.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 322.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 465.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 465.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 410.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 410.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 279.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 279.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 391.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 391.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 459.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 459.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 92.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 92.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 203.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 203.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 345.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 345.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 389.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 389.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 129.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 129.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 256.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 256.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 293.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 293.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 353.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 353.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 149.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 149.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 147.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 147.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 445.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 445.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 201.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 201.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 77.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 77.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 212.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 212.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 535.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 535.00 Mn
Mar 19, 2016 499.00 Mn
Mar 19, 2016 499.00 Mn
Sep 5, 2015 632.00 Mn
Sep 5, 2015 632.00 Mn
Jun 13, 2015 254.00 Mn
Jun 13, 2015 254.00 Mn
Mar 21, 2015 289.00 Mn
Mar 21, 2015 289.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 -187.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 -187.00 Mn
Sep 6, 2014 281.00 Mn
Sep 6, 2014 281.00 Mn
Jun 14, 2014 278.00 Mn
Jun 14, 2014 278.00 Mn
Mar 22, 2014 398.00 Mn
Mar 22, 2014 398.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 236.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 236.00 Mn
Sep 7, 2013 597.00 Mn
Sep 7, 2013 597.00 Mn
Jun 15, 2013 93.00 Mn
Jun 15, 2013 93.00 Mn
Mar 23, 2013 164.00 Mn
Mar 23, 2013 164.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 55.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 55.00 Mn
Sep 8, 2012 622.00 Mn
Sep 8, 2012 622.00 Mn
Jun 16, 2012 218.00 Mn
Jun 16, 2012 218.00 Mn
Mar 24, 2012 300.00 Mn
Mar 24, 2012 300.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 80.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 80.00 Mn
Sep 3, 2011 557.00 Mn
Sep 3, 2011 557.00 Mn
Jun 11, 2011 258.00 Mn
Jun 11, 2011 258.00 Mn
Mar 19, 2011 335.00 Mn
Mar 19, 2011 335.00 Mn
Dec 25, 2010 165.00 Mn
Dec 25, 2010 165.00 Mn
Sep 4, 2010 501.00 Mn
Sep 4, 2010 501.00 Mn
Jun 12, 2010 277.00 Mn
Jun 12, 2010 277.00 Mn
Mar 20, 2010 229.00 Mn
Mar 20, 2010 229.00 Mn
Dec 26, 2009 -23.00 Mn
Dec 26, 2009 -23.00 Mn
Sep 5, 2009 477.00 Mn
Sep 5, 2009 477.00 Mn
Jun 13, 2009 -1.00 Mn
Jun 13, 2009 -1.00 Mn
Mar 21, 2009 154.00 Mn
Mar 21, 2009 154.00 Mn