Yum Brands (YUM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Yum Brands' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 54.94% for Q2 2026, up 5.68 percentage points from 49.27% a year earlier and up 8.78 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Yum Brands (YUM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Yum Brands' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 46.36%, down 6.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +0.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 52.93% in FY2024 (-7.29 pp), 60.22% in FY2023 (+4.99 pp), 55.23% in FY2022 (-9.40 pp) and 64.63% in FY2021 (+18.95 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.13 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 22.25 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 20.05 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows YUM's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 46.17% (Q1 2026), 44.58% (Q4 2025) and 46.57% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 25.90% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 31.38% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 54.94% |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 12.13% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 32.95% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 12.13% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 16.46% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 26.02% |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.73 Bn | 9.81 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 54.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 46.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 44.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 46.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 49.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 49.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 52.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 54.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 56.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 59.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 59.93% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 59.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 59.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 54.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 57.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 54.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 63.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 72.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 64.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 66.98% |
API Access
Yum Brands Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=YUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "YUM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=YUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();