Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Yum! Brands Stock-Based Comp increased by 50.0% to $24.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.3%, from $21.00M to $24.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows relatively stable performance with a -1.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $17.00M | $20.00M | $17.00M | $26.00M | $19.00M | $19.00M | $20.00M | $25.00M | $22.00M | $22.00M | $26.00M | $23.00M | $15.00M | $14.00M | $17.00M | $21.00M | $16.00M | $17.00M | $16.00M | $24.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +17.6% | -15.0% | +52.9% | -26.9% | +0.0% | +5.3% | +25.0% | -12.0% | +0.0% | +18.2% | -11.5% | -34.8% | -6.7% | +21.4% | +23.5% | -23.8% | +6.3% | -5.9% | +50.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.8% | -5.0% | +17.6% | -3.8% | +15.8% | +15.8% | +30.0% | -8.0% | -31.8% | -36.4% | -34.6% | -8.7% | +6.7% | +21.4% | -5.9% | +14.3% |
Range$14.00M – $26.00M
CAGR+7.5%
Avg YoY Growth-0.1%
Median YoY Growth+1.4%
Stock-Based Comp at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Yum! Brands's stock-based comp?
- Yum! Brands (YUM) reported stock-based comp of $24.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Yum! Brands's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Yum! Brands's stock-based comp increased by 14.3% year-over-year, from $21.00M to $24.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Yum! Brands's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Yum! Brands's stock-based comp has grown at a -1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $75.00M to $70.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.