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Latest period

$375.00M

YoY change

+44.4%

5Y CAGR

+18.3%

Peak year (2012)

$1.10B

CapEx history chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025

Latest: $371.00M

CapEx growth chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025

Latest: +44.4%

CapEx history table for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025

  • 2025$371.00M+44.4%
  • 2024$257.00M-9.8%
  • 2023$285.00M+2.2%
  • 2022$279.00M+21.3%
  • 2021$230.00M+43.8%
  • 2020$160.00M-18.4%
  • 2019$196.00M-16.2%
  • 2018$234.00M-26.4%
  • 2017$318.00M-24.6%
  • 2016$422.00M-56.6%
  • 2015$973.00M-5.8%
  • 2014$1.03B-1.5%
  • 2013$1.05B-4.5%
  • 2012$1.10B+16.9%
  • 2011$940.00M+18.1%
  • 2010$796.00M-0.1%
  • 2009$797.00M-17.8%
  • 2008$970.00M+30.7%
  • 2007$742.00M+20.8%
  • 2006$614.00M+0.8%
  • 2005$609.00M-5.6%
  • 2004$645.00M-2.7%
  • 2003$663.00M-12.8%
  • 2002$760.00M+19.5%
  • 2001$636.00M+11.2%
  • 2000$572.00M+20.2%
  • 1999$476.00M+3.5%
  • 1998$460.00M-15.0%
  • 1997$541.00M

CapEx values are taken from Yum! Brands's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About CapEx at Yum! Brands (YUM)

According to Yum! Brands's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $375.00M. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.

Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

Yum! Brands (YUM) most recent annual CapEx stands at $371.00M (2025) – surged 44.4% year-over-year.

Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Yum! Brands CapEx delivered a +18.3% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.

Between 2012 and 2025, Yum! Brands CapEx plunged 66.2%, falling from $1.10B to $371.00M.

$1.10B stands as the all-time-high annual CapEx, posted in 2012, against a low of $160.00M during 2020.

Yum! Brands Capital Expenditures by Year

Yum! Brands Capital Expenditures 2025: $371.00M

Yum! Brands posted CapEx of $371.00M in 2025, surged 44.4% from 2024.

Yum! Brands Capital Expenditures 2024: $257.00M

In 2024, Yum! Brands reported CapEx of $257.00M, declined 9.8% below 2023.

Yum! Brands Capital Expenditures 2023: $285.00M

Yum! Brands CapEx in 2023 was $285.00M, edged up 2.2% from 2022.

Yum! Brands Capital Expenditures 2022: $279.00M

2022's CapEx for Yum! Brands came in at $279.00M, grew 21.3% from 2021.

Yum! Brands Capital Expenditures 2021: $230.00M

Yum! Brands CapEx in 2021 was $230.00M.

See more financial history for Yum! Brands (YUM).

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