Yum Brands (YUM) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Yum Brands posted quarterly Net Margin of 20.98% for Q1 2026, up 682.0% year-on-year from 2.68% in Q1 2025, and down 1.37% on a QoQ basis from 21.27% in Q4 2025.
Yum Brands (YUM) has 17 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 20.98% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 682.0% year-over-year to 20.98%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 20.48% (up 207.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 18.98%, down 70.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 20.98%, down from 21.27% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 25.79% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 13.69% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 20.18% (2022), against an average of 20.05%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Net Margin slumped 1269 bps; it then jumped 1109 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 17.43% in 2022, then grew by 22 bps to 21.32% in 2023, then declined by 16 bps to 17.91% in 2024, then grew by 19 bps to 21.27% in 2025, then dropped by 1 bps to 20.98% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 20.98% (Q1 2026), 21.27% (Q4 2025), and 20.06% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 5.36% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 20.98% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 9.81% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 14.93% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | -0.11% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 10.06% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 7.56% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 12.15% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 1.79% |
| 10 | Dutch Bros | 7.47 Bn | 7.43 Bn | 107.48 Mn | 5.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.27% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.88% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 24.41% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 21.94% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 20.14% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 19.54% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 18.78% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.91% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 28.81% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 19.04% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 22.06% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 20.89% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 21.44% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 32.64% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 23.46% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 31.58% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -0.27% |
| Sep 3, 2016 | 27.85% |
| Jun 11, 2016 | 7.43% |
| Mar 19, 2016 | 17.02% |
| Dec 26, 2015 | -1.13% |
| Sep 5, 2015 | 18.39% |
| Jun 13, 2015 | 4.33% |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 12.29% |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 6.81% |
| Sep 6, 2014 | 12.02% |
| Jun 14, 2014 | 10.55% |
| Mar 22, 2014 | 14.65% |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 8.77% |
| Sep 7, 2013 | 4.53% |
| Jun 15, 2013 | 9.50% |
| Mar 23, 2013 | 16.01% |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 8.09% |
| Sep 8, 2012 | 13.39% |
| Jun 16, 2012 | 10.51% |
| Mar 24, 2012 | 16.81% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 8.68% |
| Sep 3, 2011 | 13.63% |
| Jun 11, 2011 | 13.25% |
| Mar 19, 2011 | 11.01% |
| Dec 25, 2010 | 7.78% |
| Sep 4, 2010 | 12.82% |
| Jun 12, 2010 | 13.02% |
| Mar 20, 2010 | 12.27% |
| Dec 26, 2009 | 7.49% |
| Sep 5, 2009 | 13.98% |
| Jun 13, 2009 | 12.36% |
| Mar 21, 2009 | 9.88% |