Yum Brands YUM
NYSE YUM
$150.71 -1.83 (-1.20%)
As of: Sep 4, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Yum Brands' (YUM) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 16.28% in Q1 2026, down 2475.0% YoY from 0.69% in Q1 2025, and up 37.24% on a QoQ basis from 11.86% in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Yum Brands (YUM) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • Quarterly Tax Rate fell 2475.0% year-over-year to 16.28% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.65% (down 712.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 24.94%, up 315.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate improved to 16.28% in Q1 2026, from 11.86% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 42.56% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.25% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 20.52% and a median of 19.14% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate soared 4302 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 3001 bps.
  • Tracing YUM's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 17.56% in 2022, then sank by 63 bps to 6.47% in 2023, then soared by 208 bps to 19.89% in 2024, then slumped by 40 bps to 11.86% in 2025, then soared 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 Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 181.46 Bn 180.64 Bn 6.42 Bn 19.55%
2 Starbucks 119.15 Bn 115.53 Bn 6.49 Bn 26.38%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 47.22 Bn 46.55 Bn 2.35 Bn 24.33%
4 Yum Brands 41.34 Bn 40.66 Bn 1.47 Bn -60.04%
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.92 Bn 26.86 Bn 1.89 Bn -12.33%
6 Darden Restaurants 25.01 Bn 24.79 Bn 3.68 Bn 12.41%
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn -12.33%
8 Yum China Holdings 15.19 Bn 13.80 Bn 2.22 Bn 25.99%
9 Texas Roadhouse 12.42 Bn 12.22 Bn 1.44 Bn 13.53%
10 Dominos Pizza 11.33 Bn 11.13 Bn 478.23 Mn 22.53%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -60.04%
Mar 31, 2026 16.28%
Dec 31, 2025 11.86%
Sep 30, 2025 26.62%
Jun 30, 2025 25.05%
Mar 31, 2025 41.03%
Dec 31, 2024 19.89%
Sep 30, 2024 23.90%
Jun 30, 2024 24.64%
Mar 31, 2024 18.02%
Dec 31, 2023 6.47%
Sep 30, 2023 17.62%
Jun 30, 2023 12.55%
Mar 31, 2023 19.14%
Dec 31, 2022 17.56%
Sep 30, 2022 25.95%
Jun 30, 2022 42.56%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.25%
Dec 31, 2021 18.92%
Sep 30, 2021 -17.07%