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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.
- Revenue
- +3.79%
- EPS
- +320.2%
- Free cash flow
- −13.6%
- Total debt
- +0.40%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Return on equity
Yum! Brands, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −50.4%, down 29.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−20.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.7% (fiscal 2016) to 99.7% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is below the Restaurants industry median of 3.72% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −20.8% | (1.65) |
| FY2024 | −19.2% | (0.08) |
| FY2023 | −19.1% | (3.73) |
| FY2022 | −15.4% | 4.01 |
| FY2021 | −19.4% | (8.00) |
| FY2020 | −11.4% | 4.86 |
| FY2019 | −16.2% | 5.40 |
| FY2018 | −21.6% | 0.80 |
| FY2017 | −22.4% | 48.30 |
| FY2016 | −70.7% | (170.46) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare | 55.1% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 48.5% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 28.1% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 27.1% |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 16.1% |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation compare | 0.00% |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | −15.4% |
| SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare | −32.1% |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. | −50.4% |
| Restaurants industry median | 3.72% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.20% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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