Yum Brands (YUM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 52.5% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 799.0% year-over-year to 52.5%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 52.5% (up 799.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 43.29%, down 283.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 52.5%, up from 41.66% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 53.65% in Q2 2025, with the low at 41.66% in Q4 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 47.63% across 5 years, with a median of 45.94% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 640 bps — and 2025, when it soared 825 bps.
• Yum Brands' Return on Capital Employed stood at 52.73% in 2022, then slipped by 10 bps to 47.56% in 2023, then declined by 5 bps to 45.13% in 2024, then declined by 8 bps to 41.66% in 2025, then grew by 26 bps to 52.5% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 52.5% (Q1 2026), 41.66% (Q4 2025), and 43.33% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.