Yum Brands (YUM) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands (YUM) posted Share-based Compensation of $24.0 million for Q1 2026, up 50.0% on a QoQ basis from $16.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 14.29% year-over-year from $21.0 million in Q1 2025.

Yum Brands (YUM) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Yum Brands' Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $24.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 14.29% year-over-year to $24.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $73.0 million (up 8.96% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $70.0 million, up 1.45% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $24.0 million for Q1 2026 at Yum Brands, up from $16.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $26.0 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $14.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $20.1 million and a median of $20.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation jumped 30.0% — and 2024, when it tumbled 36.36%.
  • Yum Brands' Share-based Compensation stood at $20.0 million in 2022, then gained by 30.0% to $26.0 million in 2023, then sank by 34.62% to $17.0 million in 2024, then declined by 5.88% to $16.0 million in 2025, then soared by 50.0% to $24.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows YUM's Share-based Compensation at $24.0 million in Q1 2026, $16.0 million in Q4 2025, and $17.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn -65.90 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 48.00 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 24.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 35.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 12.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 10.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.46 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 8.25 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.28 Mn
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 8.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 24.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 24.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 16.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 17.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 17.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 16.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 16.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 21.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 17.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 17.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 23.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 23.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 26.00 Mn