Yum Brands Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (YUM)

Yum Brands reported $1.64B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 14.46% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 19.95%.

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Yum Brands free cash flow by year

Yum Brands annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-12-31$1.64B$207.0M+14.46%+19.95%
20242024-12-31$1.43B$114.0M+8.65%+18.97%
20232023-12-31$1.32B$170.0M+14.81%+18.63%
20222022-12-31$1.15B−$328.0M−22.22%+16.78%
20212021-12-31$1.48B$331.0M+28.91%+22.42%
20202020-12-31$1.15B$26.0M+2.32%+20.26%
20192019-12-31$1.12B$177.0M+18.79%+19.99%
20182018-12-31$942.0M$230.0M+32.30%+16.56%
20172017-12-31$712.0M−$454.0M−38.94%+12.11%
20152015-12-26$1.17B$150.0M+14.76%+8.90%
20142014-12-27$1.02B−$74.0M−6.79%+7.65%
20132013-12-28$1.09B−$105.0M−8.79%+8.33%
20122012-12-29$1.20B−$35.0M−2.85%+8.77%
20112011-12-31$1.23B$58.0M+4.95%+9.74%
20102010-12-25$1.17B$565.0M+93.08%+10.33%
20092009-12-26$607.0M$21.0M+3.58%+5.60%
20082008-12-27$586.0M−$239.0M−28.97%+5.18%
20072007-12-29$825.0M+7.91%

Yum Brands free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $1.15B to $1.64B, a compound annual growth rate of 7.44%. Yum Brands's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $407.0M in free cash flow, an increase of 8.53% year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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