What is Yum! Brands's goodwill?

Yum! Brands (YUM) reported goodwill of $971M in Q1 2026.

How has Yum! Brands's goodwill changed year-over-year?

Yum! Brands's goodwill increased by 30.2% year-over-year, from $746M to $971M.

What is the long-term trend for Yum! Brands's goodwill?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Yum! Brands's goodwill has grown at a 10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $597M to $969M.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Yum! Brands YUM Goodwill

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$773.71M+0.3%

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$3.35B+5.1%

EAT

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$194.7M+0.1%

Papa John's InternationalPZZA

$67.25M-11.4%

Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG

$21.94M0.0%

Domino's PizzaDPZ

$10.69M-11.8%

Segments

By segment

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KFC Global Division$349M+8.7%

Taco Bell Global Division$300M+206%

Pizza Hut Global Division$256M+2.0%

The Habit Burger Grill Global Division$64M-3.0%

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$43.11B+8.7%

Enterprise value$45.3B+11.0%

P/E24.8×-2.9×

P/S5.1×+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

Reported directly by Yum! Brands in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

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 goodwill?: Yum! Brands (YUM) reported goodwill of $971M in Q1 2026.
How has Yum! Brands's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Yum! Brands's goodwill increased by 30.2% year-over-year, from $746M to $971M.
What is the long-term trend for Yum! Brands's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Yum! Brands's goodwill has grown at a 10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $597M to $969M.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.