Yum! Brands, Inc. YUM

138.63 1.29 0.94% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$37.8B
P/E
17.3×
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Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) EV/EBITDA

As of 25 September 2026, Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) trades at a EV/EBITDA of 16.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.7× (February 2016) to 26.4× (March 2021); the current reading is higher than 30% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 11.5× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 9.4×.

EV/EBITDA, daily

Annual

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

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

Against its own ten years

Low 10.7× High 26.4×
Ten-year median 19.1×
Current reading's percentile 30

EV/EBITDA against peers

Company EV/EBITDA
YUMC Yum China compare 6.9×
EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare 11.3×
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare 11.7×
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 12.7×
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 13.2×
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 14.7×
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. 16.9×
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare 17.9×
SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare 25.4×
Restaurants industry median 11.5×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 9.4×
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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