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Yum! Brands stock: balance sheet and debt

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$159.34Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 78 out of 100

Yum! Brands has a debt to equity ratio of −1.63 and an interest coverage of 5.2x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
−1.63
Interest coverage
5.2x
Current ratio
1.35
Cash & equivalents
$709M
Total assets
$8.2B
Equity ratio
−89.4%
Goodwill
$969M
Plus intangible assets of $909M
Net debt
$11.2B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of Yum! Brands, Inc. is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$6.35B$1.01B$662M22.6%$1.95B
2007$7.24B$1.01B$672M15.7%$2.42B
2008$6.51B$940M$605M−1.7%$3.43B
2009$7.15B$1.1B$640M15.6%$2.91B
2010$8.32B$1.13B$659M20.1%$2.16B
2011$8.83B$980M$681M21.7%$2.12B
2012$9.01B$1.72B$1.03B25.0%$2.17B
2013$8.7B$1.53B$889M25.6%$2.42B
2014$8.35B$1.02B$700M19.2%$2.77B
2015$8.08B$927M$656M12.0%$3.19B
2016$5.48B$692M$541M−3.2%$8.42B
2017$5.31B$622M$512M−119.3%$8.28B
2018$4.13B$767M$525M−191.9%$9.78B
2019$5.23B$774M$530M−153.2%$10.66B
2020$5.85B$940M$597M−134.8%$10.92B
2021$5.97B$1.02B$657M−140.3%$11.64B
2022$5.85B$992M$638M−151.8%$12.29B
2023$6.23B$1.02B$642M−126.1%$11.52B
2024$6.73B$1.15B$736M−113.7%$11.58B
2025$8.2B$1.88B$969M−89.4%$11.2B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$325M$1.44B$2.27B1.58
2007$789M$1.14B$3.21B2.82
2008$164M−$112M$3.59B−32.04
2009$353M$1.03B$3.27B2.93
2010$1.43B$1.58B$3.59B2.15
2011$1.2B$1.82B$3.32B1.73
2012$776M$2.15B$2.94B1.31
2013$573M$2.17B$2.99B1.34
2014$578M$1.55B$3.34B2.08
2015$737M$911M$3.93B4.05
2016$704M−$5.66B$9.13B−50
2017$1.52B−$6.33B$9.8B−1.55
2018$292M−$7.93B$10.07B−1.27
2019$605M−$8.02B$11.27B−1.41
2020$730M−$7.89B$11.65B−1.48
2021$486M−$8.37B$12.13B−1.45
2022$367M−$8.88B$12.66B−1.43
2023$512M−$7.86B$12.03B−1.53
2024$707M−$7.65B$12.29B−1.61
2025$709M−$7.33B$11.91B−1.63

Debt to equity divides debt by total equity, including non-controlling interests, as S&P calculates it. The equity column shows the part that belongs to shareholders.

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 9 Oct 2026)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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