Yum! Brands has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 2.6%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 40.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.8% per year.
Key information
2.55%
Earnings growth rate
4.08%
EPS growth rate
Hospitality Industry Growth
28.09%
Revenue growth rate
5.82%
Return on equity
n/a
Net Margin
20.48%
Last Earnings Update
31 Mar 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Yum! Brands makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1YUM Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
8,486
1,738
1,159
0
31 Dec 25
8,214
1,559
1,149
0
30 Sep 25
8,061
1,447
1,136
0
30 Jun 25
7,908
1,433
1,119
0
31 Mar 25
7,738
1,425
1,101
0
31 Dec 24
7,549
1,486
1,090
0
30 Sep 24
7,223
1,526
1,111
0
30 Jun 24
7,105
1,560
1,117
0
31 Mar 24
7,029
1,611
1,145
0
31 Dec 23
7,076
1,597
1,159
0
30 Sep 23
7,059
1,505
1,169
0
30 Jun 23
6,991
1,420
1,172
0
31 Mar 23
6,940
1,226
1,143
0
31 Dec 22
6,842
1,325
1,130
0
30 Sep 22
6,713
1,284
1,138
0
30 Jun 22
6,679
1,481
1,129
0
31 Mar 22
6,645
1,648
1,105
0
31 Dec 21
6,584
1,575
1,052
0
30 Sep 21
6,437
1,577
1,029
0
30 Jun 21
6,279
1,332
957
0
31 Mar 21
5,875
1,147
994
0
31 Dec 20
5,652
904
1,040
0
30 Sep 20
5,603
1,060
950
0
30 Jun 20
5,494
1,032
981
0
31 Mar 20
5,606
1,115
912
0
31 Dec 19
5,597
1,294
921
0
30 Sep 19
5,461
1,140
884
0
30 Jun 19
5,513
1,339
883
0
31 Mar 19
5,571
1,371
896
0
31 Dec 18
5,688
1,542
901
0
30 Sep 18
5,707
1,644
912
0
30 Jun 18
5,752
1,608
939
0
31 Mar 18
5,832
1,493
950
0
31 Dec 17
5,878
1,340
971
0
30 Sep 17
6,187
1,212
1,005
0
30 Jun 17
6,269
1,012
1,010
0
31 Mar 17
6,330
1,072
1,038
0
31 Dec 16
6,356
1,018
1,105
0
30 Sep 16
1,756
628
856
0
30 Jun 16
3,665
831
944
0
31 Mar 16
5,261
800
1,047
0
31 Dec 15
6,418
926
1,058
0
05 Sep 15
13,151
932
1,449
0
13 Jun 15
13,078
915
1,444
0
Quality Earnings: 1YUM has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1YUM's current net profit margins (20.5%) are higher than last year (18.4%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1YUM's earnings have grown by 2.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1YUM's earnings growth over the past year (22%) exceeds its 5-year average (2.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 1YUM earnings growth over the past year (22%) exceeded the Hospitality industry 6.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1YUM's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/28 17:05
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/28 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Yum! Brands, Inc. is covered by 52 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.