Yum! Brands Inc Cash Flow Quality Index
Yum! Brands Inc cash flow quality index. Yum! Brands Inc (YUM) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.96x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $416.00 Million is below net income of $432.00 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. See YUM financial flexibility score to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Yum! Brands Inc (1998–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Yum! Brands Inc from 1998 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Yum! Brands Inc across 28 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore YUM cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Yum! Brands Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1998–2025)
Yum! Brands Inc cash flow quality index by year from 1998 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Yum! Brands Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see YUM cash generation efficiency.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.29x | $2.01 Billion | $1.56 Billion | ▲ +13.4% |
| 2024 | 1.14x | $1.69 Billion | $1.49 Billion | ▲ +13.2% |
| 2023 | 1.00x | $1.60 Billion | $1.60 Billion | ▼ -6.8% |
| 2022 | 1.08x | $1.43 Billion | $1.32 Billion | ▼ -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.08x | $1.71 Billion | $1.57 Billion | ▼ -25.0% |
| 2020 | 1.44x | $1.30 Billion | $904.00 Million | ▲ +42.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02x | $1.31 Billion | $1.29 Billion | ▲ +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.76x | $1.18 Billion | $1.54 Billion | ▼ -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.77x | $1.03 Billion | $1.34 Billion | ▼ -38.8% |
| 2016 | 1.26x | $1.25 Billion | $994.00 Million | ▼ -23.8% |
| 2015 | 1.65x | $2.14 Billion | $1.30 Billion | ▼ -17.9% |
| 2014 | 2.01x | $2.05 Billion | $1.02 Billion | ▼ -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.01x | $2.14 Billion | $1.06 Billion | ▲ +40.9% |
| 2012 | 1.43x | $2.29 Billion | $1.61 Billion | ▼ -12.2% |
| 2011 | 1.63x | $2.17 Billion | $1.33 Billion | ▼ -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.67x | $1.97 Billion | $1.18 Billion | ▲ +28.9% |
| 2009 | 1.30x | $1.40 Billion | $1.08 Billion | ▼ -14.9% |
| 2008 | 1.52x | $1.47 Billion | $964.00 Million | ▼ -11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.72x | $1.57 Billion | $909.00 Million | ▲ +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.58x | $1.30 Billion | $824.00 Million | ▼ -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.67x | $1.27 Billion | $762.00 Million | ▲ +9.2% |
| 2004 | 1.53x | $1.13 Billion | $740.00 Million | ▼ -10.4% |
| 2003 | 1.71x | $1.05 Billion | $617.00 Million | ▼ -8.6% |
| 2002 | 1.87x | $1.09 Billion | $583.00 Million | ▲ +10.4% |
| 2001 | 1.69x | $832.00 Million | $492.00 Million | ▲ +42.2% |
| 2000 | 1.19x | $491.00 Million | $413.00 Million | ▲ +31.9% |
| 1999 | 0.90x | $565.00 Million | $627.00 Million | ▼ -40.5% |
| 1998 | 1.51x | $674.00 Million | $445.00 Million | — |