Investing
CapEx
Yum! Brands CapEx decreased by 44.4% to $75.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.6%, from $71.00M to $75.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 12.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $39.00M | $54.00M | $92.00M | $42.00M | $55.00M | $61.00M | $121.00M | $62.00M | $60.00M | $57.00M | $106.00M | $49.00M | $50.00M | $52.00M | $106.00M | $71.00M | $71.00M | $94.00M | $135.00M | $75.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +38.5% | +70.4% | -54.3% | +31.0% | +10.9% | +98.4% | -48.8% | -3.2% | -5.0% | +86.0% | -53.8% | +2.0% | +4.0% | +103.8% | -33.0% | +0.0% | +32.4% | +43.6% | -44.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +41.0% | +13.0% | +31.5% | +47.6% | +9.1% | -6.6% | -12.4% | -21.0% | -16.7% | -8.8% | +0.0% | +44.9% | +42.0% | +80.8% | +27.4% | +5.6% |
Range$39.00M – $135.00M
CAGR+14.8%
Avg YoY Growth+17.3%
Median YoY Growth+11.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Yum! Brands's capex?
- Yum! Brands (YUM) reported capex of $75.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Yum! Brands's capex changed year-over-year?
- Yum! Brands's capex increased by 5.6% year-over-year, from $71.00M to $75.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Yum! Brands's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Yum! Brands's capex has grown at a 12.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $230.00M to $371.00M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.