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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

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DateValue
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%