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Yum Brands (YUM) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Yum Brands posted quarterly Tax Rate of 16.28% for Q1 2026, down 2475.0% year-on-year from 0.69% in Q1 2025, and up 37.24% on a QoQ basis from 11.86% in Q4 2025.

Yum Brands (YUM) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 16.28% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 2475.0% year-over-year to 16.28%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.65% (down 712.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 24.94%, up 315.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 16.28%, up from 11.86% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 42.56% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.25% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 19.14% (2023), against an average of 20.52%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Tax Rate soared 4302 bps; it then sank 3001 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 17.56% in 2022, then plunged by 63 bps to 6.47% in 2023, then jumped by 208 bps to 19.89% in 2024, then sank by 40 bps to 11.86% in 2025, then jumped by 37 bps to 16.28% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 16.28% (Q1 2026), 11.86% (Q4 2025), and 26.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 29.84
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.28
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 25.38
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.87
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.95
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 27.21
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.31
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 22.60
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 19.05
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 12.37

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.28
Mar 31, 2026 16.28
Dec 31, 2025 11.86
Dec 31, 2025 11.86
Sep 30, 2025 26.62
Sep 30, 2025 26.62
Jun 30, 2025 25.05
Jun 30, 2025 25.05
Mar 31, 2025 41.03
Mar 31, 2025 41.03
Dec 31, 2024 19.89
Dec 31, 2024 19.89
Sep 30, 2024 23.90
Sep 30, 2024 23.90
Jun 30, 2024 24.64
Jun 30, 2024 24.64
Mar 31, 2024 18.02
Mar 31, 2024 18.02
Dec 31, 2023 6.47
Dec 31, 2023 6.47
Sep 30, 2023 17.62
Sep 30, 2023 17.62
Jun 30, 2023 12.55
Jun 30, 2023 12.55
Mar 31, 2023 19.14
Mar 31, 2023 19.14
Dec 31, 2022 17.56
Dec 31, 2022 17.56
Sep 30, 2022 25.95
Sep 30, 2022 25.95
Jun 30, 2022 42.56
Jun 30, 2022 42.56
Mar 31, 2022 -0.25
Mar 31, 2022 -0.25
Dec 31, 2021 18.92
Dec 31, 2021 18.92
Sep 30, 2021 -17.07
Sep 30, 2021 -17.07
Jun 30, 2021 3.93
Jun 30, 2021 3.93
Mar 31, 2021 20.29
Mar 31, 2021 20.29
Dec 31, 2020 0.28
Dec 31, 2020 0.28
Sep 30, 2020 10.44
Sep 30, 2020 10.44
Jun 30, 2020 12.45
Jun 30, 2020 12.45
Mar 31, 2020 34.74
Mar 31, 2020 34.74
Dec 31, 2019 -22.92
Dec 31, 2019 -22.92
Sep 30, 2019 15.00
Sep 30, 2019 15.00
Jun 30, 2019 23.34
Jun 30, 2019 23.34
Mar 31, 2019 12.37
Mar 31, 2019 12.37
Dec 31, 2018 23.92
Dec 31, 2018 23.92
Sep 30, 2018 14.98
Sep 30, 2018 14.98
Jun 30, 2018 10.08
Jun 30, 2018 10.08
Mar 31, 2018 14.93
Mar 31, 2018 14.93
Dec 31, 2017 60.07
Dec 31, 2017 60.07
Sep 30, 2017 20.23
Sep 30, 2017 20.23
Jun 30, 2017 33.76
Jun 30, 2017 33.76
Mar 31, 2017 19.31
Mar 31, 2017 19.31
Dec 31, 2016 -42.20
Dec 31, 2016 -42.20
Sep 3, 2016 -11.46
Sep 3, 2016 -11.46
Jun 11, 2016 25.72
Jun 11, 2016 25.72
Mar 19, 2016 25.05
Mar 19, 2016 25.05
Sep 5, 2015 25.39
Sep 5, 2015 25.39
Jun 13, 2015 30.18
Jun 13, 2015 30.18
Mar 21, 2015 23.52
Mar 21, 2015 23.52
Dec 27, 2014 300.00
Dec 27, 2014 300.00
Sep 6, 2014 22.80
Sep 6, 2014 22.80
Jun 14, 2014 24.89
Jun 14, 2014 24.89
Mar 22, 2014 25.84
Mar 22, 2014 25.84
Dec 28, 2013 24.64
Dec 28, 2013 24.64
Sep 7, 2013 57.05
Sep 7, 2013 57.05
Jun 15, 2013 22.91
Jun 15, 2013 22.91
Mar 23, 2013 26.32
Mar 23, 2013 26.32
Dec 29, 2012 27.43
Dec 29, 2012 27.43
Sep 8, 2012 25.20
Sep 8, 2012 25.20
Jun 16, 2012 23.45
Jun 16, 2012 23.45
Mar 24, 2012 24.18
Mar 24, 2012 24.18
Dec 31, 2011 22.56
Dec 31, 2011 22.56
Sep 3, 2011 14.69
Sep 3, 2011 14.69
Jun 11, 2011 16.15
Jun 11, 2011 16.15
Mar 19, 2011 25.42
Mar 19, 2011 25.42
Dec 25, 2010 28.24
Dec 25, 2010 28.24
Sep 4, 2010 27.47
Sep 4, 2010 27.47
Jun 12, 2010 23.75
Jun 12, 2010 23.75
Mar 20, 2010 24.15
Mar 20, 2010 24.15
Dec 26, 2009 31.66
Dec 26, 2009 31.66
Sep 5, 2009 20.56
Sep 5, 2009 20.56
Jun 13, 2009 12.82
Jun 13, 2009 12.82
Mar 21, 2009 26.51
Mar 21, 2009 26.51