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Yum! Brands

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Operating health66
Growth50
Profitability89
Cash generation83
Balance sheet17
Dilution control88
Key ratios and five-year financials
Latest quarter revenue YoY (2026-09-30)3.8%Revenue growth (FY)8.8%Revenue CAGR (3y)6.3%Gross margin69.8%Operating margin31.3%Net margin19.0%Free cash flow margin20.0%R&D / revenue—Stock comp / revenue0.9%Net debt / operating cash flow5.57xCurrent ratio1.35Diluted share count change-1.4%
Fiscal year endingFY 2021-12FY 2022-12FY 2023-12FY 2024-12FY 2025-12
Revenue$6.6B$6.8B$7.1B$7.5B$8.2B
Gross profit$4.9B$5.1B$5.3B$5.4B$5.7B
Operating income$2.1B$2.2B$2.3B$2.4B$2.6B
Net income$1.6B$1.3B$1.6B$1.5B$1.6B
Operating cash flow$1.7B$1.4B$1.6B$1.7B$2.0B
Capital expenditure$230M$279M$285M$257M$371M
Free cash flow$1.5B$1.1B$1.3B$1.4B$1.6B
Stock-based comp$75M$84M$95M$69M$70M
Buybacks$1.6B$1.2B$50M$441M$552M
Dividends$592M$649M$678M$752M$789M
Cash$486M$367M$512M$616M$709M
Total debt$11.2B$11.9B$11.2B$11.3B$11.9B
Equity-$8.4B-$8.9B-$7.9B-$7.6B-$7.3B

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