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Yum! Brands YUM Free cash flow

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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%

Valuation

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Market cap$41.66B+8.7%
Enterprise value$43.85B+11.0%
P/E24×-2.8×
P/S4.9×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin68.9%-2.2pp
Operating margin31.5%0.0pp
Net margin20.5%+2.1pp
FCF margin19.4%+0.7pp

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.

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 free cash flow?
Yum! Brands (YUM) reported free cash flow of $341M in Q1 2026.
How has Yum! Brands's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
Yum! Brands's free cash flow increased by 2.4% year-over-year, from $333M to $341M.
What is the long-term trend for Yum! Brands's free cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Yum! Brands's free cash flow has grown at a 2.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.48B to $1.64B.
What does free cash flow mean?
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.