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

Yum Brands has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 67.12% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 378.0% year-over-year to 67.12%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 68.9% (down 215.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 69.77%, down 215.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 67.12%, down from 67.59% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Gross Margin was 75.5% in Q1 2023, with the low at 67.12% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 72.58% across 5 years, with a median of 73.72% in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 170 bps — and 2024, when it sank 450 bps.
• Yum Brands' Gross Margin stood at 73.95% in 2022, then decreased by 0 bps to 73.72% in 2023, then retreated by 6 bps to 69.22% in 2024, then declined by 2 bps to 67.59% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 67.12% in 2026.
• The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 67.12% (Q1 2026), 67.59% (Q4 2025), and 70.34% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.