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Data last updated: Aug 31, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 31, 2026): Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) pays a $2.92 annual dividend ($0.75 quarterly), yielding 1.90% at $153.86/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-09. 8 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.90%
Annual Dividend: $2.92 per share
Payout Ratio: 36.4%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-09
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Years of Dividend History: 23
Yum! Brands, Inc. dividend investors are backing one of the world's largest quick-service restaurant franchisors, with brands like KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut spanning roughly 157 countries. The current yield sits at 1.9%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.92 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 9, 2026. A beta of 0.553 points to below-average price volatility, which suits investors who prioritize steady dividend growth over maximum current income.
Yum! Brands, Inc. pays out 36.4% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves meaningful room to sustain and grow the dividend even if earnings face pressure, and the franchise-heavy model across KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut generates broad geographic revenue diversification across 157 countries. Yum! Brands, Inc. dividend safety faces its most direct test from the consumer cyclical sector classification, since restaurant spending can contract during economic downturns, which could compress the earnings base that supports the current payout.
Yum! Brands, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 10.0% per year from 2011 to 2025. The per-share annual dividend grew from $0.74 to $2.84 over that window (2026 data is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 20.0% in 2018, though the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, specifically in 2017 when the annual dividend dropped from $1.36 to $1.20.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +7.6% | $2.28 (2022) | $2.84 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +8.6% | $1.88 (2020) | $2.84 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +8.9% | $1.22 (2015) | $2.84 (2025) |
YUM stock fits growth-and-income investors who want dividend expansion rather than a high starting yield. At 1.9%, the yield is classified as low (below 2%), and it sits above the 5-year average of 1.59%, so current buyers are getting a slightly better entry yield than the recent norm. The 36.4% payout ratio keeps the dividend well-covered, and a 10.0% annual growth rate over 14 years is the defining strength here. The trade-off is straightforward: income today is modest, but investors who hold for the compounding effect of that growth rate receive a materially larger per-share payment over time.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | $0.7500 |
| 2026-05-27 | $0.7500 |
| 2026-02-20 | $0.7500 |
| 2025-12-02 | $0.7100 |
| 2025-09-02 | $0.7100 |
| 2025-05-27 | $0.7100 |
| 2025-02-21 | $0.7100 |
| 2024-12-02 | $0.6700 |
| 2024-08-27 | $0.6700 |
| 2024-05-24 | $0.6700 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.2500 |
| 2025 | $2.8400 |
| 2024 | $2.6800 |
| 2023 | $2.4200 |
| 2022 | $2.2800 |
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