Financing

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

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2016
Last reportedQ4 2025

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.

Metric ID: net_cash_from_financing

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '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%
Range-$886.00M$85.00M
CAGR-1.5%
Avg YoY Growth-24.1%
Median YoY Growth+16.5%
Current Streak2 quarters decline

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.