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Yum! Brands YUM EBITDA margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.1B+15.2%
Gross profit$1.4B+9.1%
Operating income$644.0M+17.5%
Net income$432.0M+70.8%
EPS (diluted)$1.55+72.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$889.0M+13.7%
Total debt$3.1B+219%
Total equity-$7.3B+6.7%
Total assets$8.2B+23.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$416.0M+3.0%
CapEx$75.0M+5.6%
Free cash flow$341.0M+2.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$41.89B-2.1%
Enterprise value$44.08B+2.4%
P/E24.1×-5.9×
P/S4.9×-0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin68.9%-2.2pp
Operating margin31.5%0.0pp
Net margin20.5%+2.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity105.2%
Debt / equity45×
Current ratio0.7×-0.8×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Yum! Brands’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Yum! Brands’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Yum! Brands's EBITDA margin?
Yum! Brands (YUM) reported EBITDA margin of 34.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Yum! Brands's EBITDA margin changed year-over-year?
Yum! Brands's EBITDA margin increased by 0.8% year-over-year, from 33.8% to 34.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Yum! Brands's EBITDA margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Yum! Brands's EBITDA margin has grown at a -0.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 139.3% to 134.3%.
What does EBITDA margin mean?
Operating cash profitability per sales dollar, before interest, taxes, and non-cash charges.
How do you interpret EBITDA margin?
Useful for comparing operating profitability across firms with different depreciation policies and leverage. High EBITDA margin alongside heavy capex can still mean weak free cash flow — pair it with FCF margin.
How does EBITDA margin compare across companies?
Widely used to compare capital-intensive businesses on a like-for-like basis. Less meaningful for banks and insurers.