Yum Brands (YUM) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands (YUM) posted Interest Expenses of $107.0 million for Q1 2026, down 29.61% on a QoQ basis from $152.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 4.9% year-over-year from $102.0 million in Q1 2025.

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

Yum Brands' Interest Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $107.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Expenses rose 4.9% year-over-year to $107.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $521.0 million (down 14.87% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.8 billion, up 231.18% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses was $107.0 million for Q1 2026 at Yum Brands, down from $152.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $367.0 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $90.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $176.9 million and a median of $154.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Expenses surged 248.43% — and 2024, when it plunged 72.21%.
  • Yum Brands' Interest Expenses stood at $217.0 million in 2022, then fell by 26.73% to $159.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 3.14% to $154.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 1.3% to $152.0 million in 2025, then fell by 29.61% to $107.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows YUM's Interest Expenses at $107.0 million in Q1 2026, $152.0 million in Q4 2025, and $108.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 10.99 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 141.29 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 107.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 137.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -3.80 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 324.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 414,000.00
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 46.06 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 9.15 Mn
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 10.10 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 107.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 107.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 152.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 152.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 108.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 108.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 154.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 154.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 102.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 102.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 154.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 154.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 102.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 102.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 254.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 254.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 101.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 101.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 159.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 159.00 Mn