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Yum Brands (YUM) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Yum Brands' Operating Expenses history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $1.8 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 4.16% year-over-year to $1.8 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $5.6 billion, up 9.58%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $5.6 billion, 9.58% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $1.8 billion in Q4 2025 per YUM's latest filing, up from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.8 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $943.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $1.2 billion, with a median of $1.1 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: fell 6.91% in 2021, then grew 19.48% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $1.4 billion in 2021, then grew by 3.82% to $1.4 billion in 2022, then dropped by 0.97% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then increased by 19.48% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then increased by 4.16% to $1.8 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for YUM's Operating Expenses are $1.8 billion (Q4 2025), $1.3 billion (Q3 2025), and $1.3 billion (Q2 2025).