Operating Cash Flow
Yum! Brands Operating Cash Flow decreased by 32.6% to $416.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.0%, from $404.00M to $416.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 4.2% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical 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 | $449.00M | $519.00M | $414.00M | $253.00M | $269.00M | $453.00M | $452.00M | $349.00M | $329.00M | $477.00M | $448.00M | $363.00M | $342.00M | $471.00M | $513.00M | $404.00M | $446.00M | $543.00M | $617.00M | $416.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +15.6% | -20.2% | -38.9% | +6.3% | +68.4% | -0.2% | -22.8% | -5.7% | +45.0% | -6.1% | -19.0% | -5.8% | +37.7% | +8.9% | -21.2% | +10.4% | +21.7% | +13.6% | -32.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -40.1% | -12.7% | +9.2% | +37.9% | +22.3% | +5.3% | -0.9% | +4.0% | +4.0% | -1.3% | +14.5% | +11.3% | +30.4% | +15.3% | +20.3% | +3.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Yum! Brands's operating cash flow?
- Yum! Brands (YUM) reported operating cash flow of $416.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Yum! Brands's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Yum! Brands's operating cash flow increased by 3.0% year-over-year, from $404.00M to $416.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Yum! Brands's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Yum! Brands's operating cash flow has grown at a 4.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.71B to $2.01B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.