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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 12, 2026): Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) pays a $1.46 annual dividend ($0.36 quarterly), yielding 2.07% at $144.82/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-09. 8 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.07%
Annual Dividend: $1.46 per share
Payout Ratio: 36.8%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-09
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Years of Dividend History: 23
Yum! Brands, Inc. operates one of the world's largest fast-food franchise networks, running KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut across the United States and internationally. The Yum! Brands, Inc. dividend currently yields 2.07%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $1.46 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 9, 2026, with the last declared amount at $0.75 per share. A beta of 0.546 puts YUM stock well below average market volatility, which suits income investors who prioritize steadiness over aggressive growth.
Yum! Brands, Inc. pays out 36.8% 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 soften, and the franchise-heavy model across KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut generates fee-based revenue that does not require heavy capital reinvestment. Yum! Brands, Inc. dividend safety is further supported by the eight-year streak of consecutive increases, though the Consumer Cyclical sector means demand can soften during economic downturns, which is the most data-supported pressure point for the payout.
Yum! Brands, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 10.0% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.74 to $2.84 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the rate calculation). The largest single-year increase in the window was 20.0% in 2018. One year-over-year decline exceeding 5% does appear in the history, so the growth path has not been perfectly linear.
| 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 dividend investors who want a moderate yield paired with above-average dividend growth. The current yield of 2.07% sits above the five-year average of 1.83%, meaning buyers today are getting slightly more income than the historical norm. The 36.8% payout ratio is conservative, which is the defining trait here: YUM does not maximize current income, it preserves capacity to keep raising the dividend. The trade-off is a yield in the moderate (2-4%) range that will not satisfy investors chasing high current income. What an investor gets is a franchise-driven business with a low payout, a decade-plus of payments, and a 10.0% annual growth rate that compounds meaningfully 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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