What is Yum! Brands's stock-based comp?

Yum! Brands (YUM) reported stock-based comp of $24M 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 $21M to $24M.

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 $75M to $70M.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

Yum! Brands YUM Stock-Based Comp

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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$44.06B+7.8%

Enterprise value$46.25B+10.1%

P/E25.4×-3.2×

P/S5.2×0.0×

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:ShareBasedCompensation.

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 stock-based comp?: Yum! Brands (YUM) reported stock-based comp of $24M 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 $21M to $24M.
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 $75M to $70M.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.