The Business StudyHow Yum! Brands makes money
Yum! Brands brought in $8.2 billion in revenue in 2025 and kept $1.6 billion as profit: $18.98 of every $100. Its biggest source of money was KFC, at $3.5 billion (43% of the total). Habit Burger lost $13 million.
From Yum! Brands' Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Page updated November 8, 2026.
Out of every $100 Yum! Brands took in, it kept
Where Yum! Brands' money comes from. 4 lines in its 10‑K.
Where the profit comes from. Not every part makes money.
Operating profit (operating income) by the business segments Yum! Brands reports, before corporate costs not assigned to a segment.
6 years of Yum! Brands' revenue and profit.
Fiscal years as Yum! Brands reports them; the latest ended December 31, 2025. Profit is net income.
Quick answers about Yum! Brands.
How does Yum! Brands make money?
Yum! Brands owns KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut and makes most of its money from franchise royalties, not running restaurants. The biggest line in its latest 10-K is KFC ($3.5 billion).
How much money does Yum! Brands make a year?
$8.2 billion in revenue in 2025, and $1.6 billion in net profit. That's up 9% from the year before.
Is Yum! Brands profitable?
Yes. Yum! Brands made $1.6 billion in net profit in 2025, which is $18.98 of every $100 it took in.
How many employees does Yum! Brands have?
About 49,000 employees (franchised restaurants hire their own staff) as of December 31, 2025. That works out to $167,633 in revenue per employee.
Which part of Yum! Brands makes the most profit?
KFC, with $1.5 billion in operating profit in 2025.
Is Yum! Brands growing?
Yes. Revenue went from $5.7 billion in 2020 to $8.2 billion in 2025, up 45%.
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CompareSource: Yum! Brands, Inc., annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 20, 2026.
Revenue, profit and the breakdowns are the numbers the company reported in that filing (its XBRL data). Profit means net income; "operating profit" means operating income. Nothing on this page is estimated.