Yum! Brands Inc (YUM) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of March 2026: 0.18x

Yum! Brands Inc (YUM) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.18x as of March 2026, reinvesting $75.00 Million (capex $75.00 Million ) from operating cash flow of $416.00 Million. See YUM free cash flow to operating cash ratio to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.18x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$75.00 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$416.00 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$75.00 Million
USD

Yum! Brands Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1997–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Yum! Brands Inc across 29 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Yum! Brands Inc.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Yum! Brands Inc (1997–2025)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Yum! Brands Inc. See Yum! Brands Inc leverage flexibility ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.23x $462.00 Million $2.01 Billion $371.00 Million ▼ -42.8%
2024 0.40x $679.00 Million $1.69 Billion $257.00 Million ▲ +70.0%
2023 0.24x $379.00 Million $1.60 Billion $285.00 Million ▼ -29.9%
2022 0.34x $481.00 Million $1.43 Billion $279.00 Million ▲ +42.7%
2021 0.24x $403.00 Million $1.71 Billion $230.00 Million ▼ -15.8%
2020 0.28x $366.00 Million $1.30 Billion $160.00 Million ▲ +29.9%
2019 0.22x $284.00 Million $1.31 Billion $196.00 Million ▼ -41.5%
2018 0.37x $434.00 Million $1.18 Billion $234.00 Million ▼ -78.8%
2017 1.74x $1.79 Billion $1.03 Billion $318.00 Million ▲ +386.3%
2016 0.36x $446.00 Million $1.25 Billion $422.00 Million ▼ -34.8%
2015 0.55x $1.17 Billion $2.14 Billion $973.00 Million ▲ +8.8%
2014 0.50x $1.03 Billion $2.05 Billion $1.03 Billion ▲ +2.8%
2013 0.49x $1.05 Billion $2.14 Billion $1.05 Billion ▲ +2.4%
2012 0.48x $1.10 Billion $2.29 Billion $1.10 Billion ▲ +10.6%
2011 0.43x $940.00 Million $2.17 Billion $940.00 Million ▲ +7.1%
2010 0.40x $796.00 Million $1.97 Billion $796.00 Million ▼ -28.7%
2009 0.57x $797.00 Million $1.40 Billion $797.00 Million ▼ -14.0%
2008 0.66x $970.00 Million $1.47 Billion $970.00 Million ▲ +39.4%
2007 0.47x $742.00 Million $1.57 Billion $742.00 Million ▲ +0.4%
2006 0.47x $614.00 Million $1.30 Billion $614.00 Million ▼ -1.5%
2005 0.48x $609.00 Million $1.27 Billion $609.00 Million ▼ -16.0%
2004 0.57x $645.00 Million $1.13 Billion $645.00 Million ▼ -9.4%
2003 0.63x $663.00 Million $1.05 Billion $663.00 Million ▼ -9.9%
2002 0.70x $760.00 Million $1.09 Billion $760.00 Million ▼ -8.6%
2001 0.76x $636.00 Million $832.00 Million $636.00 Million ▼ -34.4%
2000 1.16x $572.00 Million $491.00 Million $572.00 Million ▲ +38.3%
1999 0.84x $476.00 Million $565.00 Million $476.00 Million ▲ +23.4%
1998 0.68x $460.00 Million $674.00 Million $460.00 Million ▲ +2.2%
1997 0.67x $541.00 Million $810.00 Million $541.00 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow