Yum! Brands, Inc.
YUM Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
Yum! Brands, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.2 billion, up 8.81% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 12.2%, EPS grew 131.3%, free cash flow grew 8.53% and total debt rose 7.78%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for five, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) EV/EBITDA
As of 16 October 2026, Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) trades at a EV/EBITDA of 18.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.7× (February 2016) to 26.4× (March 2021); the current reading is higher than 38% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 11.8× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 9.3×.
EV/EBITDA, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 19.2× | 1.94% |
| FY2024 | 18.8× | (0.86%) |
| FY2023 | 19.0× | (7.27%) |
| FY2022 | 20.5× | (9.27%) |
| FY2021 | 22.6× | (12.96%) |
| FY2020 | 25.9× | 29.91% |
| FY2019 | 20.0× | 23.39% |
| FY2018 | 16.2× | 33.29% |
| FY2017 | 12.1× | (24.79%) |
| FY2016 | 16.1× | 36.49% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 18.9× | 0.59% |
| Mar 2026 | 18.8× | (2.17%) |
| Dec 2025 | 19.2× | (2.24%) |
| Sep 2025 | 19.6× | (0.63%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/EBITDA against peers
| Company | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|
| YUMC Yum China compare | 7.8× |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare | 12.2× |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 13.1× |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 13.4× |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation compare | 14.1× |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 15.5× |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 17.1× |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. | 18.0× |
| SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare | 26.0× |
| Restaurants industry median | 11.8× |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 9.3× |
| Market median | 11.0× |
What EV/EBITDA is
Enterprise Value over EBITDA tells an investor how the market values a whole company, with debt added and cash taken off, against its operating earnings.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ EBITDA (TTM)
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