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) Free cash flow
Yum! Brands, Inc.'s free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $1.6B, up 14.5% from $1.4B in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 it was $1.7B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $712.0M (fiscal 2017) to $1.6B (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. Free cash flow has risen for 3 consecutive fiscal years. Yum! Brands, Inc. ranks 4th of 55 Restaurants companies by free cash flow.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.6B | 14.46% |
| FY2024 | $1.4B | 8.65% |
| FY2023 | $1.3B | 14.81% |
| FY2022 | $1.1B | (22.22%) |
| FY2021 | $1.5B | 28.91% |
| FY2020 | $1.1B | 2.32% |
| FY2019 | $1.1B | 18.79% |
| FY2018 | $942.0M | 32.30% |
| FY2017 | $712.0M | (13.28%) |
| FY2016 | $821.0M | 0.37% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $407.0M | 19.35% |
| Mar 2026 | $341.0M | (29.25%) |
| Dec 2025 | $482.0M | 7.35% |
| Sep 2025 | $449.0M | 19.73% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| MCD McDonald's Corporation compare | $7.9B |
| SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare | $3.6B |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | $1.7B |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. | $1.7B |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | $1.6B |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare | $1.1B |
| YUMC Yum China compare | $940.0M |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | $663.4M |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | $437.8M |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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