What is Yum! Brands's share buybacks?

Yum! Brands (YUM) reported share buybacks of $185M in Q1 2026.

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

Yum! Brands's share buybacks decreased by 19.2% year-over-year, from $229M to $185M.

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

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Yum! Brands's share buybacks has grown at a -29.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.59B to $552M.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

Yum! Brands YUM Share Buybacks

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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$44.76B+7.1%

Enterprise value$46.95B+9.3%

P/E25.8×-3.4×

P/S5.3×0.0×

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:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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 share buybacks?: Yum! Brands (YUM) reported share buybacks of $185M in Q1 2026.
How has Yum! Brands's share buybacks changed year-over-year?: Yum! Brands's share buybacks decreased by 19.2% year-over-year, from $229M to $185M.
What is the long-term trend for Yum! Brands's share buybacks?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Yum! Brands's share buybacks has grown at a -29.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.59B to $552M.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.