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Yum Brands (YUM) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$39.0 million for Q1 2026, down 5.41% year-on-year from -$41.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 86.07% on a QoQ basis from -$280.0 million in Q4 2025.

Yum Brands (YUM) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$39.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 5.41% year-over-year to -$39.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $81.0 million (up 186.17% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $83.0 million, down 20.19% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$39.0 million, up from -$280.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $384.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$280.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$12.0 million (2024), against an average of $6.9 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Net Cash Flow sank 644.68%; it then soared 3300.0% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$33.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 393.94% to -$163.0 million in 2023, then soared by 229.45% to $211.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 232.7% to -$280.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 86.07% to -$39.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$39.0 million (Q1 2026), -$280.0 million (Q4 2025), and $384.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -1.66 Bn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -39.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -104.21 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn -112.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.00 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn -36.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 79.85 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 65.49 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -1.65 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn -5.89 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -39.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -39.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -280.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -280.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 384.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 384.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 16.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 16.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -37.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -37.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 211.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 211.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -12.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -12.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -256.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -256.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 161.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 161.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -163.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -163.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 224.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 224.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 47.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 47.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -41.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -41.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -33.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 63.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 63.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 25.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 25.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -153.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -153.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -522.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -522.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 489.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 489.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 24.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 24.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -225.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -225.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -376.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -376.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -90.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -90.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 103.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 103.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 595.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 595.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -100.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -100.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 472.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 472.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -71.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -71.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 145.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 145.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -36.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -36.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -617.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -617.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -623.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -623.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 529.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 529.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -24.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -24.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 439.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 439.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -237.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -237.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -506.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -506.00 Mn
Mar 19, 2016 215.00 Mn
Mar 19, 2016 215.00 Mn
Sep 5, 2015 257.00 Mn
Sep 5, 2015 257.00 Mn
Jun 13, 2015 -55.00 Mn
Jun 13, 2015 -55.00 Mn
Mar 21, 2015 74.00 Mn
Mar 21, 2015 74.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 -161.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 -161.00 Mn
Sep 6, 2014 69.00 Mn
Sep 6, 2014 69.00 Mn
Jun 14, 2014 -128.00 Mn
Jun 14, 2014 -128.00 Mn
Mar 22, 2014 165.00 Mn
Mar 22, 2014 165.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 -189.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 -189.00 Mn
Sep 7, 2013 259.00 Mn
Sep 7, 2013 259.00 Mn
Jun 15, 2013 -257.00 Mn
Jun 15, 2013 -257.00 Mn
Mar 23, 2013 -11.00 Mn
Mar 23, 2013 -11.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 -176.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 -176.00 Mn
Sep 8, 2012 -40.00 Mn
Sep 8, 2012 -40.00 Mn
Jun 16, 2012 -105.00 Mn
Jun 16, 2012 -105.00 Mn
Mar 24, 2012 -106.00 Mn
Mar 24, 2012 -106.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -17.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -17.00 Mn
Sep 3, 2011 264.00 Mn
Sep 3, 2011 264.00 Mn
Jun 11, 2011 -587.00 Mn
Jun 11, 2011 -587.00 Mn
Mar 19, 2011 91.00 Mn
Mar 19, 2011 91.00 Mn
Dec 25, 2010 141.00 Mn
Dec 25, 2010 141.00 Mn
Sep 4, 2010 729.00 Mn
Sep 4, 2010 729.00 Mn
Jun 12, 2010 96.00 Mn
Jun 12, 2010 96.00 Mn
Mar 20, 2010 86.00 Mn
Mar 20, 2010 86.00 Mn
Dec 26, 2009 -56.00 Mn
Dec 26, 2009 -56.00 Mn
Sep 5, 2009 134.00 Mn
Sep 5, 2009 134.00 Mn
Jun 13, 2009 -13.00 Mn
Jun 13, 2009 -13.00 Mn
Mar 21, 2009 70.00 Mn
Mar 21, 2009 70.00 Mn