Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Key Metrics
YUM valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $41.07B
- Enterprise value
- $49.98B
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.0 10-yr median 25.0
- Forward P/E
- 20.4
- PEG ratio
- 1.75
- Price / sales
- 4.7 10-yr median 5.3
- Price / book
- 212.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 17.0 10-yr median 19.5
- Dividend yield
- 1.99% $3.00 a year
- Beta
- 0.55
YUM key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsYUM valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
YUM returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
YUM per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
YUM financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
YUM efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
YUM valuation history
YUM returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
YUM debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
YUM cash returned to shareholders
YUM price vs earnings per share
YUM key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $42.06B | $38.24B | $37.24B | $37.14B | $41.94B | $33.33B | $31.53B | $30.24B | $28.97B | $25.33B |
| Enterprise value | $53.26B | $49.81B | $48.76B | $49.44B | $53.58B | $44.24B | $42.19B | $40.02B | $37.25B | $33.75B |
| P/E ratio | 27.0 | 25.7 | 23.3 | 28.0 | 26.6 | 36.9 | 24.4 | 19.6 | 21.6 | 15.4 |
| Price / sales | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
| Price / free cash flow | 25.7 | 26.7 | 28.3 | 32.4 | 28.4 | 29.1 | 28.2 | 32.1 | 40.7 | 30.7 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 20.9 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 26.0 | 24.6 | 25.5 | 24.0 | 25.7 | 28.1 | 20.3 |
| EV / sales | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| EV / EBITDA | 19.1 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 21.2 | 22.5 | 25.9 | 21.4 | 16.5 | 12.5 | 17.2 |
| EV / free cash flow | 32.5 | 34.8 | 37.0 | 43.1 | 36.3 | 38.6 | 37.7 | 42.5 | 52.3 | 40.9 |
| Earnings yield | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 4.6% | 6.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 3.2% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 9.4% | 8.2% | 24.3% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $151.28 | $134.16 | $130.66 | $128.08 | $138.86 | $108.56 | $100.73 | $91.92 | $81.61 | $63.33 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $29.55 | $26.49 | $24.83 | $23.59 | $21.80 | $18.41 | $17.88 | $17.29 | $16.56 | $15.89 |
| Earnings per share | $5.61 | $5.21 | $5.60 | $4.57 | $5.22 | $2.94 | $4.13 | $4.69 | $3.77 | $4.11 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $7.23 | $5.93 | $5.62 | $4.92 | $5.65 | $4.25 | $4.20 | $3.57 | $2.90 | $3.12 |
| Free cash flow per share | $5.90 | $5.02 | $4.62 | $3.96 | $4.89 | $3.73 | $3.58 | $2.86 | $2.01 | $2.06 |
| Cash per share | $2.55 | $2.48 | $1.80 | $1.27 | $1.61 | $2.38 | $1.93 | $0.89 | $4.29 | $1.76 |
| Book value per share | −$26.35 | −$26.84 | −$27.57 | −$30.61 | −$27.73 | −$25.70 | −$25.61 | −$24.09 | −$17.84 | −$14.14 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$33.10 | −$30.88 | −$31.15 | −$34.03 | −$31.09 | −$28.77 | −$28.08 | −$26.42 | −$19.59 | −$15.87 |
| Dividends per share | $2.84 | $2.64 | $2.38 | $2.24 | $1.96 | $1.84 | $1.63 | $1.40 | $1.17 | $1.86 |
| Capex per share | $1.33 | $0.90 | $1.00 | $0.96 | $0.76 | $0.52 | $0.63 | $0.71 | $0.90 | $1.05 |
| Debt per share | $42.84 | $43.11 | $42.21 | $43.66 | $40.16 | $37.93 | $36.00 | $30.61 | $27.62 | $22.81 |
| Shares outstanding | 278.0M | 285.0M | 285.0M | 290.0M | 302.0M | 307.0M | 313.0M | 329.0M | 355.0M | 400.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −2.5% | 0.0% | −1.7% | −4.0% | −1.6% | −1.9% | −4.9% | −7.3% | −11.3% | −9.7% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 48.6% | 49.5% | 57.5% | 52.2% | 64.0% | 47.0% | 80.8% | 101.3% | 69.0% | 37.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 20.9% | 22.9% | 26.4% | 22.4% | 26.7% | 16.3% | 27.6% | 32.7% | 24.8% | 24.2% |
| Return on tangible assets | 24.7% | 26.7% | 30.6% | 27.3% | 31.8% | 18.4% | 29.0% | 45.9% | 28.6% | 34.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 20.0% | 19.0% | 18.6% | 16.8% | 22.4% | 20.3% | 20.0% | 16.6% | 12.1% | 13.0% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.29 | 1.14 | 1.00 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.76 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $11.91B | $12.29B | $12.03B | $12.66B | $12.13B | $11.64B | $11.27B | $10.07B | $9.80B | $9.12B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $709.0M | $707.0M | $512.0M | $367.0M | $486.0M | $730.0M | $605.0M | $292.0M | $1.52B | $704.0M |
| Net debt | $11.20B | $11.58B | $11.52B | $12.29B | $11.64B | $10.91B | $10.66B | $9.78B | $8.28B | $8.42B |
| Debt / assets | 1.45 | 1.83 | 1.93 | 2.17 | 2.03 | 1.99 | 2.15 | 2.44 | 1.85 | 1.67 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.02 | 4.52 | 4.64 | 5.27 | 4.89 | 6.39 | 5.41 | 4.03 | 2.79 | 4.29 |
| Current ratio | 1.35 | 1.47 | 1.26 | 0.97 | 1.08 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 1.66 | 1.08 |
| Quick ratio | 1.35 | 1.47 | 1.28 | 0.70 | 0.86 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 1.65 | 1.06 |
| Interest coverage | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| Working capital | $524.0M | $602.0M | $332.0M | −$56.0M | $117.0M | $14.0M | −$14.0M | −$94.0M | $995.0M | $113.0M |
| Invested capital | $3.88B | $3.93B | $3.66B | $3.42B | $3.27B | $3.02B | $2.65B | $1.85B | $1.95B | $2.77B |
| Tangible asset value | −$9.20B | −$8.80B | −$8.88B | −$9.87B | −$9.39B | −$8.83B | −$8.79B | −$8.69B | −$6.96B | −$6.35B |
| Net current asset value | −$13.48B | −$12.50B | −$12.48B | −$13.11B | −$12.81B | −$12.05B | −$11.72B | −$10.85B | −$9.14B | −$9.65B |
| Graham net-net per share | −$51.01 | −$45.77 | −$45.69 | −$46.98 | −$43.75 | −$41.00 | −$38.91 | −$34.43 | −$27.28 | −$25.25 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $789.0M | $752.0M | $678.0M | $649.0M | $592.0M | $566.0M | $511.0M | $462.0M | $416.0M | $744.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $552.0M | $441.0M | $50.0M | $1.20B | $1.59B | $239.0M | $815.0M | $2.39B | $1.96B | $5.40B |
| Dividend payout ratio | 50.6% | 50.6% | 42.5% | 49.0% | 37.6% | 62.6% | 39.5% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 45.3% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 81.8% | 83.3% | 55.2% | 161.1% | 147.9% | 70.3% | 118.5% | 302.8% | 333.7% | 744.2% |
| Capex / revenue | 4.5% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 18.5% | 15.2% | 17.8% | 19.6% | 13.5% | 12.3% | 14.9% | 19.9% | 30.9% | 33.8% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.80 | 1.47 | 1.86 | 1.91 | 1.40 | 1.10 | 1.75 | 1.71 | 1.26 | 1.37 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| SG&A / revenue | 15.4% | 14.6% | 16.9% | 16.7% | 16.1% | 18.8% | 16.4% | 15.7% | 17.0% | 17.8% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 37.1 | 38.4 | 37.1 | 35.4 | 33.7 | 38.5 | 39.8 | 37.6 | 30.7 | 22.3 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 21.3 | 38.9 | 33.3 | — | -1.8 | -0.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Days payables outstanding | 69.4 | 22.1 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 19.3 | 14.9 | 16.0 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -32.3 | 16.3 | 34.2 | 50.0 | 43.4 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 10.1 |
| Receivables turnover | 9.83 | 9.51 | 9.85 | 10.32 | 10.84 | 9.48 | 9.18 | 9.71 | 11.89 | 16.36 |
| Payables turnover | 5.26 | 16.52 | 15.11 | 15.04 | 15.47 | 15.28 | 14.84 | 18.88 | 24.45 | 22.85 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 9.38 | 10.96 | — | — | — | 127.64 | 95.84 |
| Asset turnover | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.11 | 1.02 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.09 | 0.94 |
| Average receivables | $835.5M | $793.5M | $718.5M | $663.0M | $607.5M | $596.0M | $610.0M | $586.0M | $494.5M | $388.5M |
| Average payables | $841.0M | $240.0M | $237.0M | $235.0M | $221.0M | $194.0M | $187.5M | $160.5M | $130.5M | $161.5M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $209.0M | $377.0M | $312.0M | — | −$13.5M | −$4.0M | $25.0M | $38.5M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 22.9% | 17.1% | 16.4% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 16.1% | 14.8% | 18.6% | 11.7% | 12.6% |
Computed from YUM's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 20, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
YUM valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Yum! Brands traded at 27.0 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 25.0. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 19.0 and the forward P/E is 20.4. Yum! Brands earned a return on invested capital of 48.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $11.9 billion of debt and $709.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $11.2 billion. It returned $1.3 billion to shareholders: $789.0 million in dividends and $552.0 million in share buybacks, 82% of free cash flow. The share count fell 30.5% from 400.0M to 278.0M over 9 years.
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YUM key metrics FAQ
What is Yum! Brands's P/E ratio?
Yum! Brands's trailing P/E ratio is 19.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 20.4. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 27.0, compared with a 10-year median of 25.0.
What is Yum! Brands's EV/EBITDA?
Yum! Brands's enterprise value was 19.1 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $53.3 billion, EBITDA $2.8 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 17.0.
What is Yum! Brands's ROIC?
Yum! Brands's return on invested capital was 48.6% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Yum! Brands have?
Yum! Brands had total debt of $11.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 and $11.2 billion of net debt (4.02 times EBITDA).
What is Yum! Brands's dividend yield?
Yum! Brands's forward dividend yield is 1.99%. Yum! Brands paid $789.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($2.84 per share), a payout ratio of 50.6%.
Does Yum! Brands buy back its shares?
Yes. Yum! Brands spent $552.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −2.5% over the year, to 278.0M..
What is Yum! Brands's free cash flow yield?
Yum! Brands generated $1.6 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 3.9% on its market value at year-end ($42.1 billion).
What is Yum! Brands's current ratio?
Yum! Brands's current ratio was 1.35 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.35 times current liabilities.