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Total Debt for Yum! Brands (YUM) 1997-2026

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$12B

YoY change

-3.1%

5Y CAGR

+0.5%

Peak year (FY2022)

$12.7B

Total Debt history chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: $11.9B

Total Debt growth chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: -3.1%

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

  • FY2025$11.9B-3.1%
  • FY2024$12.3B+2.1%
  • FY2023$12B-5.0%
  • FY2022$12.7B+4.4%
  • FY2021$12.1B+4.1%
  • FY2020$11.6B+3.3%
  • FY2019$11.3B+11.9%
  • FY2018$10.1B+2.7%
  • FY2017$9.8B+7.4%
  • FY2016$9.13B+132.3%
  • FY2015$3.93B+17.5%
  • FY2014$3.34B+11.9%
  • FY2013$2.99B+1.6%
  • FY2012$2.94B-11.3%
  • FY2011$3.32B-7.6%
  • FY2010$3.59B+9.9%
  • FY2009$3.27B-9.0%
  • FY2008$3.59B+11.7%
  • FY2007$3.21B+41.4%
  • FY2006$2.27B+22.2%
  • FY2005$1.86B+6.8%
  • FY2004$1.74B-15.7%
  • FY2003$2.07B-15.5%
  • FY2002$2.45B+8.8%
  • FY2001$2.25B-9.6%
  • FY2000$2.49B-0.8%
  • FY1999$2.51B-29.0%
  • FY1998$3.53B-24.4%
  • FY1997$4.68B—

Total Debt values are taken from Yum! Brands's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at Yum! Brands (YUM)

According to Yum! Brands's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $12B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

As of the 2025 fiscal year, Yum! Brands (YUM) reported total debt of $11.9B – edged down 3.1% year-over-year.

Yum! Brands total debt has grown on net over the period, with a +0.5% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).

The record annual total debt stands at $12.7B, reached in 2022; the historical low of $1.74B was recorded in 2004.

Yum! Brands Total Debt by Year

Yum! Brands Total Debt 2025: $11.9B

In 2025, Yum! Brands reported total debt of $11.9B, edged down 3.1% below 2024.

Yum! Brands Total Debt 2024: $12.3B

Yum! Brands total debt in 2024 was $12.3B, edged up 2.1% from 2023.

Yum! Brands Total Debt 2023: $12B

2023's total debt for Yum! Brands came in at $12B, edged down 5.0% below 2022.

Yum! Brands Total Debt 2022: $12.7B

Yum! Brands posted total debt of $12.7B in 2022, edged up 4.4% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Yum! Brands Total Debt 2021: $12.1B

Yum! Brands total debt in 2021 was $12.1B.

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