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

Yum Brands (YUM) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.4 billion in 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 eased to $1.4 billion in Q1 2026, from $1.8 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 $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.
• The widest YoY moves for Operating Expenses: up 19.48% in 2024, down 3.92% in 2024.
• Tracing YUM's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then decreased by 0.97% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 19.48% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then climbed by 4.16% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then fell by 20.33% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.4 billion (Q1 2026), $1.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.