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

Yum Brands (YUM) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with 89.86% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital fell 8958.0% year-over-year to 89.86%, compared with a TTM value of 89.86% through Dec 2025, down 8958.0%, and an annual FY2024 reading of 0.3%, down 2.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 89.86% for Q4 2025 at Yum Brands, down from 0.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.21% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 89.86% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 4.75%, with a median of 0.28% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital rose 7bps in 2022, then tumbled -8958bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.27% in 2021, then rose by 21bps to 0.22% in 2022, then plummeted by -44bps to 0.31% in 2023, then rose by 9bps to 0.28% in 2024, then tumbled by -31883bps to 89.86% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for YUM at 89.86% in Q4 2025, 0.27% in Q3 2025, and 0.28% in Q2 2025.