Yum Brands (YUM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025)

Yum Brands (YUM) reported Operating Margin of 31.34% for FY2025, down 1.56% year-over-year from 31.83% in FY2024.

Yum Brands (YUM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Yum Brands has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 31.34% in FY2025.

For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 61.0% year-over-year to 31.28%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 31.46% (up 5.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 31.34%, down 50.0% from the prior year.
Operating Margin for FY2025 stood at 31.34%, down from 31.83% in the prior year.
The five-year high for Operating Margin was 32.76% in FY2023, with the low at 31.34% in FY2025.
Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 32.08% across 5 years, with a median of 31.96% in 2022.
Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Margin surged 590 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 93 bps.
Yum Brands' Operating Margin stood at 32.49% in 2021, then fell by 2 bps to 31.96% in 2022, then grew by 2 bps to 32.76% in 2023, then retreated by 3 bps to 31.83% in 2024, then dropped by 2 bps to 31.34% in 2025.
The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 31.34% (FY2025), 31.83% (FY2024), and 32.76% (FY2023), per Business Quant data.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	Operating Margin (Yr)
1	Starbucks	116.50 Bn	114.81 Bn	9.40 Bn	-
2	Yum Brands	42.44 Bn	41.76 Bn	1.38 Bn	-
3	Chipotle Mexican Grill	40.63 Bn	39.76 Bn	2.61 Bn	-
4	Restaurant Brands International	25.63 Bn	26.17 Bn	2.14 Bn	-
5	Darden Restaurants	24.42 Bn	24.18 Bn	3.31 Bn	-
6	Yum China Holdings	15.41 Bn	13.98 Bn	3.24 Bn	-
7	Texas Roadhouse	11.06 Bn	10.87 Bn	1.40 Bn	-
8	Dominos Pizza	10.50 Bn	10.27 Bn	464.51 Mn	-
9	Cava	10.23 Bn	9.84 Bn	797.57 Mn	4.69%
10	Dutch Bros	8.24 Bn	8.21 Bn	107.48 Mn	-

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