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Yum Brands (YUM) Shares Repurchased (2010 - 2026)

Yum Brands posted quarterly Shares Repurchased of $185.0 million for Q1 2026, down 19.21% year-on-year from $229.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.93% on a QoQ basis from $178.0 million in Q4 2025.

Yum Brands (YUM) has 17 years of Shares Repurchased data on file, last reported at $185.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Repurchased fell 19.21% year-over-year to $185.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $508.0 million (down 24.18% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $552.0 million, up 25.17% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 stood at $185.0 million, up from $178.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Repurchased topped out at $486.0 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $36.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Repurchased is $178.0 million (2025), against an average of $186.8 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Shares Repurchased reached 118.0% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 87.0% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Repurchased shows it stood at $486.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 89.71% to $50.0 million in 2023, then soared by 128.0% to $114.0 million in 2024, then surged by 56.14% to $178.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 3.93% to $185.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $185.0 million (Q1 2026), $178.0 million (Q4 2025), and $36.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 185.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 701.03 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 32.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 127.30 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 218.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 28.20 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 75.10 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 185.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 185.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 178.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 178.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 36.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 36.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 109.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 109.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 229.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 229.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 114.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 114.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 277.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 277.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 50.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 50.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 50.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 50.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 486.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 486.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 157.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 157.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 214.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 214.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 343.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 343.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 734.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 734.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 327.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 327.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 244.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 244.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 286.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 286.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 239.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 239.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 343.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 343.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 167.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 167.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 196.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 196.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 109.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 109.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 706.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 706.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 516.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 516.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 670.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 670.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 498.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 498.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 612.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 612.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 492.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 492.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 395.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 395.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 461.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 461.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 1.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.09 Bn
Mar 19, 2016 925.00 Mn
Mar 19, 2016 925.00 Mn
Sep 5, 2015 83.00 Mn
Sep 5, 2015 83.00 Mn
Jun 13, 2015 163.00 Mn
Jun 13, 2015 163.00 Mn
Mar 21, 2015 124.00 Mn
Mar 21, 2015 124.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 310.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 310.00 Mn
Sep 6, 2014 210.00 Mn
Sep 6, 2014 210.00 Mn
Jun 14, 2014 176.00 Mn
Jun 14, 2014 176.00 Mn
Mar 22, 2014 124.00 Mn
Mar 22, 2014 124.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 260.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 260.00 Mn
Sep 7, 2013 181.00 Mn
Sep 7, 2013 181.00 Mn
Jun 15, 2013 231.00 Mn
Jun 15, 2013 231.00 Mn
Mar 23, 2013 98.00 Mn
Mar 23, 2013 98.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 277.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 277.00 Mn
Sep 8, 2012 399.00 Mn
Sep 8, 2012 399.00 Mn
Jun 16, 2012 211.00 Mn
Jun 16, 2012 211.00 Mn
Mar 24, 2012 78.00 Mn
Mar 24, 2012 78.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 190.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 190.00 Mn
Sep 3, 2011 243.00 Mn
Sep 3, 2011 243.00 Mn
Jun 11, 2011 167.00 Mn
Jun 11, 2011 167.00 Mn
Mar 19, 2011 152.00 Mn
Mar 19, 2011 152.00 Mn
Dec 25, 2010 88.00 Mn
Dec 25, 2010 88.00 Mn
Sep 4, 2010 36.00 Mn
Sep 4, 2010 36.00 Mn
Jun 12, 2010 115.00 Mn
Jun 12, 2010 115.00 Mn
Mar 20, 2010 132.00 Mn
Mar 20, 2010 132.00 Mn