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

Yum Brands' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.4 billion for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 14.21% year-over-year to $1.4 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.8 billion (up 9.57% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.6 billion, up 9.58% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $1.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Yum Brands, down from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.8 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $1.0 billion in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $1.3 billion and a median of $1.2 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 19.48% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 3.92% in 2024.
• Yum Brands' Operating Expenses stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then dropped by 0.97% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then advanced by 19.48% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then increased by 4.16% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then decreased by 20.33% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows YUM's Operating Expenses at $1.4 billion in Q1 2026, $1.8 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.3 billion in Q3 2025.