Yum! Brands YUM Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 68.9%-2.2pp | 69.8%-2.1pp | 70.3%-3.0pp | 70.5%-3.8pp | 71.1%-3.8pp | |
| Operating margin | 31.5%0.0pp | 31.3%-0.5pp | 30.9%-1.7pp | 30.9%-2.1pp | 31.4%-1.5pp | |
| Net margin | 20.5%+2.1pp | 19%-0.7pp | 18%-3.2pp | 18.1%-3.8pp | 18.4%-4.5pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 34.1%+0.3pp | 33.8%-0.3pp | 33.3%-1.6pp | 33.3%-2.0pp | 33.8%-1.4pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 19.4%+0.7pp | 20%+1.0pp | 19.4%+0.5pp | 19.4%+0.1pp | 18.8%-0.4pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on assets | 23.4%+1.3pp | 20.9%-2.0pp | 21.2%-3.2pp | 21.5%-4.0pp | 22.1%-4.8pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 0.7×-0.8× | 1.3×-0.1× | 1.7×+0.3× | 0.8×-0.6× | 1.4×-0.1× | |
| Quick ratio | 0.7×-0.8× | 1.3×-0.1× | 1.7×+0.3× | 0.8×-0.6× | 1.4×-0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.3×-0.4× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.9×+0.4× | 0.4×-0.2× | 0.6×-0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-assets | 0.4×+0.2× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.8×+0.7× | 0.2×+0.1× | -0.1×-0.2× | 0.4×+0.3× | 0.1×+0.1× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $42.98B-2.1% | $42B+12.2% | $42.19B+7.1% | $39.67B+6.2% | $43.92B+12.3% | |
| Enterprise value | $45.17B+2.4% | $42.55B+12.9% | $42.03B+5.8% | $40.81B+8.3% | $44.1B+12.9% | |
| Price / earnings | 24.7×-6.1× | 26.9×+1.7× | 29.2×+3.3× | 27.7×+3.8× | 30.8×+6.6× | |
| Price / sales | 5.1×-0.6× | 5.1×+0.2× | 5.2×-0.2× | 5×-0.2× | 5.7×+0.1× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.6×-1.2× | 15.3×+0.7× | 15.6×-0.1× | 15.5×+0.5× | 16.9×+1.1× | |
| EV / sales | 5.3×-0.4× | 5.2×+0.2× | 5.2×-0.3× | 5.2×-0.1× | 5.7×+0.1× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.8%+0.5pp | 3.9%+0.1pp | 3.7%+0.2pp | 3.9%+0.2pp | 3.3%-0.1pp | |
| Earnings yield | 4%+0.8pp | 3.7%-0.3pp | 3.4%-0.4pp | 3.6%-0.6pp | 3.2%-0.9pp | |
| Dividend yield | 1.9%+0.1pp | 1.9%-0.1pp | 1.8%0.0pp | 1.9%0.0pp | 1.7%-0.1pp | |
| PEG ratio | 1.1×— | 5.5×— | —— | —— | —— |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are Yum! Brands's profit margins?
- Yum! Brands (YUM) runs a 68.9% gross margin and a 31.5% operating margin, with a 20.5% net margin.
- Where do Yum! Brands's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Yum! Brands's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
