Latest period
$1.65B
YoY change
+14.5%
5Y CAGR
+7.4%
Peak year (2025)
$1.64B
Latest annual
$1.64B
Free Cash Flow history chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: $1.64B
Free Cash Flow growth chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: +14.5%
Free Cash Flow history table for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.64B | +14.5% | +$207.00M | ||
| 2024 | $1.43B | +8.6% | +$114.00M | ||
| 2023 | $1.32B | +14.8% | +$170.00M | ||
| 2022 | $1.15B | -22.2% | −$328.00M | ||
| 2021 | $1.48B | +28.9% | +$331.00M | ||
| 2020 | $1.15B | +2.3% | +$26.00M | ||
| 2019 | $1.12B | +18.8% | +$177.00M | ||
| 2018 | $942.00M | +32.3% | +$230.00M | ||
| 2017 | $712.00M | -9.0% | −$70.00M | ||
| 2016 | $782.00M | -32.9% | −$384.00M | ||
| 2015 | $1.17B | +14.8% | +$150.00M | ||
| 2014 | $1.02B | -6.8% | −$74.00M | ||
| 2013 | $1.09B | -8.8% | −$105.00M | ||
| 2012 | $1.20B | -2.8% | −$35.00M | ||
| 2011 | $1.23B | +4.9% | +$58.00M | ||
| 2010 | $1.17B | +93.1% | +$565.00M | ||
| 2009 | $607.00M | +21.6% | +$108.00M | ||
| 2008 | $499.00M | -39.5% | −$326.00M | ||
| 2007 | $825.00M | +19.9% | +$137.00M | ||
| 2006 | $688.00M | +3.8% | +$25.00M | ||
| 2005 | $663.00M | +36.4% | +$177.00M | ||
| 2004 | $486.00M | +24.6% | +$96.00M | ||
| 2003 | $390.00M | +18.9% | +$62.00M | ||
| 2002 | $328.00M | +67.3% | +$132.00M | ||
| 2001 | $196.00M | -342.0% | +$277.00M | ||
| 2000 | −$81.00M | -191.0% | −$170.00M | ||
| 1999 | $89.00M | -58.4% | −$125.00M | ||
| 1998 | $214.00M | -20.4% | −$55.00M | ||
| 1997 | $269.00M | — | — |
- 2025$1.64B+14.5%
- 2024$1.43B+8.6%
- 2023$1.32B+14.8%
- 2022$1.15B-22.2%
- 2021$1.48B+28.9%
- 2020$1.15B+2.3%
- 2019$1.12B+18.8%
- 2018$942.00M+32.3%
- 2017$712.00M-9.0%
- 2016$782.00M-32.9%
- 2015$1.17B+14.8%
- 2014$1.02B-6.8%
- 2013$1.09B-8.8%
- 2012$1.20B-2.8%
- 2011$1.23B+4.9%
- 2010$1.17B+93.1%
- 2009$607.00M+21.6%
- 2008$499.00M-39.5%
- 2007$825.00M+19.9%
- 2006$688.00M+3.8%
- 2005$663.00M+36.4%
- 2004$486.00M+24.6%
- 2003$390.00M+18.9%
- 2002$328.00M+67.3%
- 2001$196.00M-342.0%
- 2000−$81.00M-191.0%
- 1999$89.00M-58.4%
- 1998$214.00M-20.4%
- 1997$269.00M—
Free Cash Flow 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 Free Cash Flow at Yum! Brands (YUM)
Free Cash Flow for Yum! Brands (YUM): headline value $1.65B · YoY +14.5%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Yum! Brands (YUM) free cash flow is $1.64B – grew 14.5% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Yum! Brands free cash flow compounded at +7.4% per year, sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.
$1.64B stands as the all-time-high annual free cash flow, posted in 2025, against a low of −$81.00M during 2000.
Yum! Brands Free Cash Flow by Year
Yum! Brands Free Cash Flow 2025: $1.64B
Yum! Brands free cash flow in 2025 was $1.64B, grew 14.5% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Yum! Brands Free Cash Flow 2024: $1.43B
2024's free cash flow for Yum! Brands came in at $1.43B, grew 8.6% from 2023.
Yum! Brands Free Cash Flow 2023: $1.32B
Yum! Brands posted free cash flow of $1.32B in 2023, grew 14.8% from 2022.
Yum! Brands Free Cash Flow 2022: $1.15B
In 2022, Yum! Brands reported free cash flow of $1.15B, declined 22.2% below 2021.
Yum! Brands Free Cash Flow 2021: $1.48B
Yum! Brands free cash flow in 2021 was $1.48B.
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