Financing Cash Flow
Yum! Brands Financing Cash Flow decreased by 267.6% to -$375.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.3%, from -$443.00M to -$375.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -15.0% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| 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 | -$403.00M | $85.00M | -$886.00M | -$377.00M | -$209.00M | -$342.00M | -$395.00M | -$334.00M | -$364.00M | -$223.00M | -$508.00M | -$247.00M | -$300.00M | -$444.00M | -$172.00M | -$443.00M | -$298.00M | -$81.00M | -$102.00M | -$375.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +121.1% | <-999% | +57.4% | +44.6% | -63.6% | -15.5% | +15.4% | -9.0% | +38.7% | -127.8% | +51.4% | -21.5% | -48.0% | +61.3% | -157.6% | +32.7% | +72.8% | -25.9% | -267.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +48.1% | -502.4% | +55.4% | +11.4% | -74.2% | +34.8% | -28.6% | +26.0% | +17.6% | -99.1% | +66.1% | -79.4% | +0.7% | +81.8% | +40.7% | +15.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Yum! Brands's financing cash flow?
- Yum! Brands (YUM) reported financing cash flow of -$375.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Yum! Brands's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Yum! Brands's financing cash flow increased by 15.3% year-over-year, from -$443.00M to -$375.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Yum! Brands's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Yum! Brands's financing cash flow has grown at a -15.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.77B to -$924.00M.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.