Brinker International vs Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands reported revenue of $8.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.4 times Brinker International's $5.8 billion in fiscal 2026. Brinker International's revenue grew 7.9% in its latest year, and Yum! Brands' grew 8.8%. Brinker International had an operating margin of 10.7%, against 31.3% at Yum! Brands. Free cash flow was $558 million at Brinker International and $1.6 billion at Yum! Brands. Their fiscal years end in different months (June 24 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Brinker International | Yum! Brands | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Jun 24, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $5.8B | $8.2B |
| Revenue growth | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 11.7% | 7.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 69.8% |
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 31.3% |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 19.0% |
| Free cash flow | $558M | $1.6B |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.6% | 19.9% |
| Return on capital | 66.0% | 54.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.4x | 4.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $444M | $1.3B |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.8% | −1.4% |
| Last close | $187.98 | $149.47 |
| P/E at the last close | 17.3× | 18.8× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $59.2 million | sold $13.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 8 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
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Free cash flow
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Brinker International and Yum! Brands pages.