Latest period
$798M
YoY change
+4.9%
5Y CAGR
+6.9%
Peak year (FY1997)
$2.37B
Latest annual
$789M
Dividends Paid history chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: $789M
Dividends Paid growth chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: +4.9%
Dividends Paid history table for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025
| FY2025 | $789M | +4.9% | +$37M | ||
| FY2024 | $752M | +10.9% | +$74M | ||
| FY2023 | $678M | +4.5% | +$29M | ||
| FY2022 | $649M | +9.6% | +$57M | ||
| FY2021 | $592M | +4.6% | +$26M | ||
| FY2020 | $566M | +10.8% | +$55M | ||
| FY2019 | $511M | +10.6% | +$49M | ||
| FY2018 | $462M | +11.1% | +$46M | ||
| FY2017 | $416M | -44.1% | -$328M | ||
| FY2016 | $744M | +1.9% | +$14M | ||
| FY2015 | $730M | +9.1% | +$61M | ||
| FY2014 | $669M | +8.8% | +$54M | ||
| FY2013 | $615M | +13.1% | +$71M | ||
| FY2012 | $544M | +13.1% | +$63M | ||
| FY2011 | $481M | +16.7% | +$69M | ||
| FY2010 | $412M | +13.8% | +$50M | ||
| FY2009 | $362M | +12.4% | +$40M | ||
| FY2008 | $322M | +17.9% | +$49M | ||
| FY2007 | $273M | +89.6% | +$129M | ||
| FY2006 | $144M | +17.1% | +$21M | ||
| FY2005 | $123M | +112.1% | +$65M | ||
| FY2004 | $58M | — | +$58M | ||
| FY2003 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY2002 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY2001 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY2000 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY1999 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| FY1998 | $0.00 | -100.0% | -$2.37B | ||
| FY1997 | $2.37B | — | — |
- FY2025$789M+4.9%
- FY2024$752M+10.9%
- FY2023$678M+4.5%
- FY2022$649M+9.6%
- FY2021$592M+4.6%
- FY2020$566M+10.8%
- FY2019$511M+10.6%
- FY2018$462M+11.1%
- FY2017$416M-44.1%
- FY2016$744M+1.9%
- FY2015$730M+9.1%
- FY2014$669M+8.8%
- FY2013$615M+13.1%
- FY2012$544M+13.1%
- FY2011$481M+16.7%
- FY2010$412M+13.8%
- FY2009$362M+12.4%
- FY2008$322M+17.9%
- FY2007$273M+89.6%
- FY2006$144M+17.1%
- FY2005$123M+112.1%
- FY2004$58M—
- FY2003$0.00—
- FY2002$0.00—
- FY2001$0.00—
- FY2000$0.00—
- FY1999$0.00—
- FY1998$0.00-100.0%
- FY1997$2.37B—
Dividends Paid 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 Dividends Paid at Yum! Brands (YUM)
Dividends Paid for Yum! Brands (YUM): headline value $798M · YoY +4.9%. 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 .
Yum! Brands (YUM) most recent annual dividends paid stands at $789M (2025) – edged up 4.9% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Yum! Brands dividends paid expanded at a +6.9% compound annual rate, sustaining 8 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Yum! Brands dividends paid peaked at $2.37B in 1997; the latest annual figure is $789M in 2025 (66.7% below peak).
1997 marks the peak dividends paid at $2.37B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1998.
Yum! Brands Dividends Paid by Year
Yum! Brands Dividends Paid 2025: $789M
Yum! Brands dividends paid in 2025 was $789M, edged up 4.9% from 2024.
Yum! Brands Dividends Paid 2024: $752M
2024's dividends paid for Yum! Brands came in at $752M, grew 10.9% from 2023.
Yum! Brands Dividends Paid 2023: $678M
Yum! Brands posted dividends paid of $678M in 2023, edged up 4.5% from 2022.
Yum! Brands Dividends Paid 2022: $649M
In 2022, Yum! Brands reported dividends paid of $649M, grew 9.6% from 2021.
Yum! Brands Dividends Paid 2021: $592M
Yum! Brands dividends paid in 2021 was $592M.
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