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YUM BRANDS INC YUM

NYSE · stock · Retail-Eating Places · website · IPO 1997-09-17 · LEI

YUM BRANDS INC statistics & valuation

P / E27.9×
P / S5.3×
P / FCF26.5×
Net margin19.0%
FCF margin20.0%
Return on capital38.5%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
25.80% 22.80% 27.10% 23.10% 16.00% 23.90% 19.40% 22.60% 19.70% 19.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
26.50% 47.00% 40.40% 34.50% 26.60% 32.50% 32.00% 32.80% 31.80% 31.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
400.0M 355.0M 329.0M 313.0M 307.0M 302.0M 290.0M 285.0M 285.0M 281.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
30.10% 25.20% 37.30% 24.70% 15.40% 26.40% 22.70% 25.60% 22.10% 19.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
12.10% 16.60% 20.00% 20.30% 22.40% 16.80% 18.60% 19.00% 20.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$4.10 $3.77 $4.69 $4.14 $2.94 $5.21 $4.57 $5.59 $5.22 $5.55 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

YUM BRANDS INC trades at about 27.1× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 16×–34.5×, median 25×).

16× 34.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (16×–34.5×); dot = today's 27.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin31.3%31.8%32.8%32.0%32.5%26.6%34.5%40.4%47.0%26.5%
Net margin19.0%19.7%22.6%19.4%23.9%16.0%23.1%27.1%22.8%25.8%
FCF margin20.0%19.0%18.6%16.8%22.4%20.3%20.0%16.6%12.1%
Return on assets19.0%22.1%25.6%22.7%26.4%15.4%24.7%37.3%25.2%30.1%
Return on equity-21.3%-19.4%-20.3%-14.9%-18.8%-11.5%-16.1%-19.5%-21.2%-29.3%
Current ratio1.351.471.260.971.081.010.990.931.661.15

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.