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Yum Brands (YUM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Yum Brands (YUM) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 14 consecutive years, with 0.45% as the latest value for Q4 2024.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2024, Return on Capital Employed fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.45%, compared with a TTM value of 0.45% through Dec 2024, down 2.0%, and an annual FY2024 reading of 0.46%, down 3.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.45% for Q4 2024 at Yum Brands, roughly flat from 0.45% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.53% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.35% in Q4 2020.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 4 years is 0.47%, with a median of 0.46% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed fell -19bps in 2020, then grew 6bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.35% in 2020, then surged by 50bps to 0.53% in 2022, then decreased by -10bps to 0.48% in 2023, then decreased by -5bps to 0.45% in 2024.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for YUM at 0.45% in Q4 2024, 0.45% in Q3 2024, and 0.45% in Q2 2024.