Yum Brands (YUM) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Yum Brands (YUM) reported Tax Rate of -60.04% for Q2 2026, down 85.09 percentage points from 25.05% a year earlier and down 76.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Yum Brands (YUM) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Yum Brands' Tax Rate came in at -0.91%, down 27.77 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 24.94%, up 3.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of +13.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Rate came in at 21.79% in FY2024 (+9.63 pp), 12.16% in FY2023 (-8.12 pp), 20.28% in FY2022 (+14.36 pp) and 5.91% in FY2021 (-5.46 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Tax Rate in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Tax Rate has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.00 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 43.02 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 85.09 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 16.28% (Q1 2026), 11.86% (Q4 2025) and 26.62% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 19.55% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 26.38% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | - |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | 24.33% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | - |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 12.90% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | - |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 25.99% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 13.53% |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.73 Bn | 9.81 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.92% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.93% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 20.29% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.68% |
API Access
Yum Brands Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=YUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=YUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();