Yum Brands (YUM) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands (YUM) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 6.02 for Q1 2026, up 23.96% on a QoQ basis from 4.86 in Q4 2025, and up 12.03% year-over-year from 5.37 in Q1 2025.

Yum Brands (YUM) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Yum Brands' Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.02 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio rose 12.03% year-over-year to 6.02 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.12 (up 29.01% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.43, down 67.66% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 6.02 for Q1 2026 at Yum Brands, up from 4.86 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 6.17 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 1.65 in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 4.08 and a median of 4.27 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Coverage Ratio sank 39.9% — and 2024, when it jumped 263.33%.
  • Yum Brands' Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.66 in 2022, then soared by 43.8% to 3.83 in 2023, then increased by 11.38% to 4.27 in 2024, then climbed by 13.81% to 4.86 in 2025, then rose by 23.96% to 6.02 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows YUM's Interest Coverage Ratio at 6.02 in Q1 2026, 4.86 in Q4 2025, and 6.17 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 118.28 Bn 116.58 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.08
2 Yum Brands 41.26 Bn 40.58 Bn 1.38 Bn 6.02
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.21 Bn 40.34 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.81
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.26 Bn 24.25 Bn 2.14 Bn 4.42
5 Darden Restaurants 22.64 Bn 22.40 Bn 3.31 Bn 10.81
6 Yum China Holdings 15.35 Bn 13.92 Bn 2.31 Bn 1.38
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.76 Bn 12.54 Bn 1.40 Bn 353.48
8 Dominos Pizza 11.11 Bn 10.98 Bn 478.23 Mn 5.04
9 Dutch Bros 8.18 Bn 7.92 Bn 107.48 Mn 3.75
10 Brinker International 8.13 Bn 8.07 Bn 1.10 Bn 16.50

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.02
Dec 31, 2025 4.86
Sep 30, 2025 6.17
Jun 30, 2025 4.04
Mar 31, 2025 5.37
Dec 31, 2024 4.27
Sep 30, 2024 6.07
Jun 30, 2024 2.39
Mar 31, 2024 5.15
Dec 31, 2023 3.83
Sep 30, 2023 1.67
Jun 30, 2023 2.15
Mar 31, 2023 5.03
Dec 31, 2022 2.66
Sep 30, 2022 1.65
Jun 30, 2022 2.32
Mar 31, 2022 5.66
Dec 31, 2021 1.09
Sep 30, 2021 -2.36
Jun 30, 2021 3.86