TTM
33.4%
YoY change
−0.08pp
Trough year (1997)
12.5%
Peak year (2017)
50.6%
Latest annual
33.9%
EBITDA Margin history chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: 33.9%
EBITDA Margin change chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: −0.08pp
EBITDA Margin history table for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | 33.9% | -0.08pp | ||
| 2024 | 34.0% | -1.14pp | ||
| 2023 | 35.1% | +0.98pp | ||
| 2022 | 34.1% | -2.05pp | ||
| 2021 | 36.2% | +5.94pp | ||
| 2020 | 30.2% | -4.98pp | ||
| 2019 | 35.2% | -7.47pp | ||
| 2018 | 42.7% | -7.88pp | ||
| 2017 | 50.6% | +19.69pp | ||
| 2016 | 30.9% | +4.18pp | ||
| 2015 | 26.7% | +12.80pp | ||
| 2014 | 13.9% | -5.36pp | ||
| 2013 | 19.3% | -2.45pp | ||
| 2012 | 21.7% | +2.06pp | ||
| 2011 | 19.6% | -1.32pp | ||
| 2010 | 21.0% | +0.77pp | ||
| 2009 | 20.2% | +1.57pp | ||
| 2008 | 18.6% | +0.16pp | ||
| 2007 | 18.5% | -0.36pp | ||
| 2006 | 18.8% | +1.48pp | ||
| 2005 | 17.3% | -0.44pp | ||
| 2004 | 17.8% | +0.37pp | ||
| 2003 | 17.4% | -0.30pp | ||
| 2002 | 17.7% | +0.18pp | ||
| 2001 | 17.5% | +0.39pp | ||
| 2000 | 17.2% | +0.79pp | ||
| 1999 | 16.4% | +2.37pp | ||
| 1998 | 14.0% | +1.52pp | ||
| 1997 | 12.5% | — |
- 202533.9%-0.08pp
- 202434.0%-1.14pp
- 202335.1%+0.98pp
- 202234.1%-2.05pp
- 202136.2%+5.94pp
- 202030.2%-4.98pp
- 201935.2%-7.47pp
- 201842.7%-7.88pp
- 201750.6%+19.69pp
- 201630.9%+4.18pp
- 201526.7%+12.80pp
- 201413.9%-5.36pp
- 201319.3%-2.45pp
- 201221.7%+2.06pp
- 201119.6%-1.32pp
- 201021.0%+0.77pp
- 200920.2%+1.57pp
- 200818.6%+0.16pp
- 200718.5%-0.36pp
- 200618.8%+1.48pp
- 200517.3%-0.44pp
- 200417.8%+0.37pp
- 200317.4%-0.30pp
- 200217.7%+0.18pp
- 200117.5%+0.39pp
- 200017.2%+0.79pp
- 199916.4%+2.37pp
- 199814.0%+1.52pp
- 199712.5%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from Yum! Brands's reported income 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 EBITDA Margin at Yum! Brands (YUM)
According to Yum! Brands's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 33.4%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Yum! Brands (YUM) EBITDA margin totalled 33.88% – contracted 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.
Across the available history, EBITDA margin reached its high of 50.56% in 2017 and its low of 12.48% in 1997.
Yum! Brands EBITDA Margin by Year
Yum! Brands EBITDA Margin 2025: 33.9%
2025's EBITDA margin for Yum! Brands came in at 33.88%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2024.
Yum! Brands EBITDA Margin 2024: 34.0%
Yum! Brands posted EBITDA margin of 33.96% in 2024, contracted 1.1 percentage points from 2023.
Yum! Brands EBITDA Margin 2023: 35.1%
In 2023, Yum! Brands reported EBITDA margin of 35.10%, expanded 1.0 percentage points from 2022.
Yum! Brands EBITDA Margin 2022: 34.1%
Yum! Brands EBITDA margin in 2022 was 34.13%, contracted 2.1 percentage points from 2021.
Yum! Brands EBITDA Margin 2021: 36.2%
Yum! Brands EBITDA margin in 2021 was 36.18%.
See more financial history for Yum! Brands (YUM).
Sector peers by EBITDA Margin
Consumer Cyclical peers of Yum! Brands (YUM), ranked by their latest EBITDA margin
| 54.4% | |
| 34.4% | |
| 30.3% | |
| 23.1% | |
| 14.1% | |
| 14.0% | |
| 13.9% | |
| 10.7% |
- 54.4%
- 30.3%
- 23.1%
- 14.1%
- 14.0%
- 13.9%
- 10.7%
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