Yum Brands (YUM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Yum Brands posted quarterly Gross Margin of 67.12% for Q1 2026, down 378.0% year-on-year from 24.14% in Q1 2025, and down 0.7% on a QoQ basis from 67.59% in Q4 2025.
Yum Brands (YUM) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 75.5% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 67.12% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 73.72% (2023), against an average of 72.58%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin surged 170 bps; it then tumbled 450 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 73.95% in 2022, then slipped by 0 bps to 73.72% in 2023, then decreased by 6 bps to 69.22% in 2024, then fell by 2 bps to 67.59% in 2025, then retreated 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 98.63% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 67.12% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 84.44% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 94.61% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 98.82% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 99.05% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 86.00% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 40.37% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 290.04% |
| 10 | Dutch Bros | 7.47 Bn | 7.43 Bn | 107.48 Mn | 23.14% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 67.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 67.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 70.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 71.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 70.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 69.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 71.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 73.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 74.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 73.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 75.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 75.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 75.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 73.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 75.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 74.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 74.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 73.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 73.79% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 73.97% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 73.62% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 73.61% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 72.44% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 70.87% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 76.41% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 77.27% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 78.19% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 78.17% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 78.31% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 75.87% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 71.32% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 69.23% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 68.05% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 17.87% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 17.68% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -38.78% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -47.18% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 46.24% |
| Sep 3, 2016 | 45.57% |
| Jun 11, 2016 | -115.46% |
| Mar 19, 2016 | -95.26% |
| Sep 5, 2015 | 9.68% |
| Jun 13, 2015 | 44.89% |
| Mar 21, 2015 | -90.36% |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 13.71% |
| Sep 6, 2014 | 26.60% |
| Jun 14, 2014 | 72.35% |
| Mar 22, 2014 | 73.38% |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 176.63% |
| Sep 7, 2013 | 17.58% |
| Jun 15, 2013 | 72.28% |
| Mar 23, 2013 | 67.60% |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 26.17% |
| Sep 8, 2012 | 28.75% |
| Jun 16, 2012 | 26.17% |
| Mar 24, 2012 | 30.59% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 70.59% |
| Sep 3, 2011 | 66.01% |
| Jun 11, 2011 | 67.42% |
| Mar 19, 2011 | 30.27% |
| Dec 25, 2010 | 139.44% |
| Sep 4, 2010 | 29.52% |
| Jun 12, 2010 | 16.49% |
| Mar 20, 2010 | 68.69% |
| Dec 26, 2009 | 68.33% |
| Sep 5, 2009 | 17.48% |
| Jun 13, 2009 | 72.01% |
| Mar 21, 2009 | 72.44% |