TTM
19.4%
YoY change
+0.98pp
Trough year (2000)
-1.1%
Peak year (2021)
22.4%
Latest annual
20.0%
FCF Margin history chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: 20.0%
FCF Margin change chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: +0.98pp
FCF Margin history table for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | 20.0% | +0.98pp | ||
| 2024 | 19.0% | +0.34pp | ||
| 2023 | 18.6% | +1.85pp | ||
| 2022 | 16.8% | -5.64pp | ||
| 2021 | 22.4% | +2.16pp | ||
| 2020 | 20.3% | +0.27pp | ||
| 2019 | 20.0% | +3.43pp | ||
| 2018 | 16.6% | +4.45pp | ||
| 2017 | 12.1% | -0.19pp | ||
| 2016 | 12.3% | -5.86pp | ||
| 2015 | 18.2% | +10.52pp | ||
| 2014 | 7.7% | -0.68pp | ||
| 2013 | 8.3% | -0.43pp | ||
| 2012 | 8.8% | -0.98pp | ||
| 2011 | 9.7% | -0.59pp | ||
| 2010 | 10.3% | +4.73pp | ||
| 2009 | 5.6% | +1.18pp | ||
| 2008 | 4.4% | -3.50pp | ||
| 2007 | 7.9% | +0.72pp | ||
| 2006 | 7.2% | +0.10pp | ||
| 2005 | 7.1% | +1.70pp | ||
| 2004 | 5.4% | +0.74pp | ||
| 2003 | 4.7% | +0.43pp | ||
| 2002 | 4.2% | +1.41pp | ||
| 2001 | 2.8% | +3.96pp | ||
| 2000 | -1.1% | -2.28pp | ||
| 1999 | 1.1% | -1.39pp | ||
| 1998 | 2.5% | -0.25pp | ||
| 1997 | 2.8% | — |
- 202520.0%+0.98pp
- 202419.0%+0.34pp
- 202318.6%+1.85pp
- 202216.8%-5.64pp
- 202122.4%+2.16pp
- 202020.3%+0.27pp
- 201920.0%+3.43pp
- 201816.6%+4.45pp
- 201712.1%-0.19pp
- 201612.3%-5.86pp
- 201518.2%+10.52pp
- 20147.7%-0.68pp
- 20138.3%-0.43pp
- 20128.8%-0.98pp
- 20119.7%-0.59pp
- 201010.3%+4.73pp
- 20095.6%+1.18pp
- 20084.4%-3.50pp
- 20077.9%+0.72pp
- 20067.2%+0.10pp
- 20057.1%+1.70pp
- 20045.4%+0.74pp
- 20034.7%+0.43pp
- 20024.2%+1.41pp
- 20012.8%+3.96pp
- 2000-1.1%-2.28pp
- 19991.1%-1.39pp
- 19982.5%-0.25pp
- 19972.8%—
FCF 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 FCF Margin at Yum! Brands (YUM)
According to Yum! Brands's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported free cash flow margin is 19.4%. Free cash flow margin is free cash flow divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar that converts into cash after capital expenditures. Because free cash flow cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting, FCF margin is a clean read on how efficiently a business turns revenue into deployable cash.
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) free cash flow margin totalled 19.95% – expanded 1.0 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual free cash flow margin stands at 22.42%, reached in 2021; the historical low of -1.14% was recorded in 2000.
Yum! Brands FCF Margin by Year
Yum! Brands FCF Margin 2025: 20.0%
2025's free cash flow margin for Yum! Brands came in at 19.95%, expanded 1.0 percentage points from 2024.
Yum! Brands FCF Margin 2024: 19.0%
Yum! Brands posted free cash flow margin of 18.97% in 2024, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2023.
Yum! Brands FCF Margin 2023: 18.6%
In 2023, Yum! Brands reported free cash flow margin of 18.63%, expanded 1.8 percentage points from 2022.
Yum! Brands FCF Margin 2022: 16.8%
Yum! Brands free cash flow margin in 2022 was 16.78%, contracted 5.6 percentage points from 2021.
Yum! Brands FCF Margin 2021: 22.4%
Yum! Brands free cash flow margin in 2021 was 22.42%.
See more financial history for Yum! Brands (YUM).
Sector peers by FCF Margin
Consumer Cyclical peers of Yum! Brands (YUM), ranked by their latest free cash flow margin
| 32.6% | |
| 25.6% | |
| 24.0% | |
| 8.9% | |
| 8.6% | |
| 7.2% | |
| -0.3% | |
| -4.9% |
- 25.6%
- 24.0%
- 8.6%
- 7.2%
- -0.3%
- -4.9%
Frequently asked questions
Yum! Brands (YUM) Key Financials
Charts, filings, and peer comparison for every metric
Explore more
Deep-dives across the income statement, cash flow, capital return, and valuation