Yum Brands (YUM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 67.12% for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Gross Margin fell 378.0% year-over-year to 67.12% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 68.9% (down 215.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 69.77%, down 215.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin was 67.12% for Q1 2026 at Yum Brands, down from 67.59% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 75.5% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 67.12% in Q1 2026.
• A 5-year average of 72.58% and a median of 73.72% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 170 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 450 bps.
• Yum Brands' Gross Margin stood at 73.95% in 2022, then dropped by 0 bps to 73.72% in 2023, then slipped by 6 bps to 69.22% in 2024, then retreated by 2 bps to 67.59% in 2025, then decreased by 1 bps to 67.12% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows YUM's Gross Margin at 67.12% in Q1 2026, 67.59% in Q4 2025, and 70.34% in Q3 2025.