Yum! Brands
Dividend Yield & History

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Its most recent quarterly dividend was paid to shareholders on 10 Dec 2021. In trailing 12 Months, 48.17% of the company’s earnings is paid out as dividends.

YUM Most Recent Dividend 10 Dec 2021
YUM Dividend Yield TTM 1.98%
YUM Payout Ratio TTM 48.17% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings)
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM): Payout ratio
Payout ratio 48.17%

Yum! Brands stock dividend per share (2016 – 2021)

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM): Dividend per share
2016 $1.89
2017 $1.2
2018 $1.44
2019 $1.68
2020 $1.88
2021 $2

Yum! Brands stock dividend yield (2016 – 2021)

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM): Dividend Yield
2016 2.98%
2017 1.47%
2018 1.56%
2019 1.66%
2020 1.73%
2021 1.44%

Yum! Brands stock dividend history by quarter (2004 – 2021)

Date Dividend Dividend adjustment Declaration date Record date Payment date
24 Nov 2021 $0.50000 $0.50000 11 Nov 2021 26 Nov 2021 10 Dec 2021
26 Aug 2021 $0.50000 $0.50000 11 Aug 2021 27 Aug 2021 10 Sep 2021
27 May 2021 $0.50000 $0.50000 28 May 2021 11 Jun 2021
11 Feb 2021 $0.50000 $0.50000 1 Feb 2021 12 Feb 2021 12 Mar 2021
24 Nov 2020 $0.47000 $0.47000 12 Nov 2020 25 Nov 2020 11 Dec 2020
25 Aug 2020 $0.47000 $0.47000 13 Aug 2020 26 Aug 2020 11 Sep 2020
28 May 2020 $0.47000 $0.47000 14 May 2020 29 May 2020 12 Jun 2020
13 Feb 2020 $0.47000 $0.47000 24 Jan 2020 14 Feb 2020 6 Mar 2020
20 Nov 2019 $0.42000 $0.42000 11 Nov 2019 21 Nov 2019 6 Dec 2019
16 Aug 2019 $0.42000 $0.42000 9 Aug 2019 19 Aug 2019 6 Sep 2019
15 May 2019 $0.42000 $0.42000 6 May 2019 16 May 2019 7 Jun 2019
13 Feb 2019 $0.42000 $0.42000 25 Jan 2019 14 Feb 2019 8 Mar 2019
23 Nov 2018 $0.36000 $0.36000 16 Nov 2018 26 Nov 2018 7 Dec 2018
17 Aug 2018 $0.36000 $0.36000 10 Aug 2018 20 Aug 2018 7 Sep 2018
15 May 2018 $0.36000 $0.36000 25 Apr 2018 16 May 2018 8 Jun 2018
13 Feb 2018 $0.36000 $0.36000 26 Jan 2018 14 Feb 2018 9 Mar 2018
14 Nov 2017 $0.30000 $0.30000 23 Oct 2017 15 Nov 2017 8 Dec 2017
12 Jul 2017 $0.30000 $0.30000 19 May 2017 14 Jul 2017 4 Aug 2017
11 Apr 2017 $0.30000 $0.30000 24 Mar 2017 14 Apr 2017 5 May 2017
11 Jan 2017 $0.30000 $0.30000 21 Dec 2016 13 Jan 2017 3 Feb 2017
17 Oct 2016 $0.51000 $0.36664 26 Sep 2016 19 Oct 2016 4 Nov 2016
13 Jul 2016 $0.46000 $0.33070 20 May 2016 15 Jul 2016 5 Aug 2016
13 Apr 2016 $0.46000 $0.33070 4 Mar 2016 15 Apr 2016 6 May 2016
13 Jan 2016 $0.46000 $0.33070 19 Nov 2015 15 Jan 2016 5 Feb 2016
14 Oct 2015 $0.46000 $0.33070 6 Oct 2015 16 Oct 2015 6 Nov 2015
15 Jul 2015 $0.41000 $0.29475 1 May 2015 17 Jul 2015 7 Aug 2015
8 Apr 2015 $0.41000 $0.29475 25 Mar 2015 10 Apr 2015 1 May 2015
14 Jan 2015 $0.41000 $0.29475 20 Nov 2014 16 Jan 2015 6 Feb 2015
15 Oct 2014 $0.41000 $0.29475 10 Sep 2014 17 Oct 2014 7 Nov 2014
9 Jul 2014 $0.37000 $0.26600 1 May 2014 11 Jul 2014 1 Aug 2014
9 Apr 2014 $0.37000 $0.26600 12 Mar 2014 11 Apr 2014 2 May 2014
15 Jan 2014 $0.37000 $0.26600 22 Nov 2013 17 Jan 2014 7 Feb 2014
9 Oct 2013 $0.37000 $0.26600 19 Sep 2013 11 Oct 2013 1 Nov 2013
10 Jul 2013 $0.33500 $0.24083 15 May 2013 12 Jul 2013 2 Aug 2013
10 Apr 2013 $0.33500 $0.24083 22 Mar 2013 12 Apr 2013 3 May 2013
9 Jan 2013 $0.33500 $0.24083 16 Nov 2012 11 Jan 2013 1 Feb 2013
10 Oct 2012 $0.33500 $0.24083 20 Sep 2012 12 Oct 2012 2 Nov 2012
11 Jul 2012 $0.28500 $0.20489 17 May 2012 13 Jul 2012 3 Aug 2012
11 Apr 2012 $0.28500 $0.20489 23 Mar 2012 13 Apr 2012 4 May 2012
11 Jan 2012 $0.28500 $0.20489 18 Nov 2011 13 Jan 2012 3 Feb 2012
12 Oct 2011 $0.28500 $0.20489 14 Sep 2011 14 Oct 2011 4 Nov 2011
13 Jul 2011 $0.25000 $0.17973 19 May 2011 15 Jul 2011 5 Aug 2011
13 Apr 2011 $0.25000 $0.17973 25 Mar 2011 15 Apr 2011 6 May 2011
12 Jan 2011 $0.25000 $0.17973 19 Nov 2010 14 Jan 2011 4 Feb 2011
13 Oct 2010 $0.25000 $0.17973 14 Sep 2010 15 Oct 2010 5 Nov 2010
14 Jul 2010 $0.21000 $0.15097 20 May 2010 16 Jul 2010 6 Aug 2010
14 Apr 2010 $0.21000 $0.15097 12 Mar 2010 16 Apr 2010 7 May 2010
13 Jan 2010 $0.21000 $0.15097 20 Nov 2009 15 Jan 2010 5 Feb 2010
14 Oct 2009 $0.21000 $0.15097 30 Sep 2009 16 Oct 2009 6 Nov 2009
15 Jul 2009 $0.19000 $0.13659 28 May 2009 17 Jul 2009 7 Aug 2009
7 Apr 2009 $0.19000 $0.13659 27 Mar 2009 10 Apr 2009 1 May 2009
14 Jan 2009 $0.19000 $0.13659 21 Nov 2008 16 Jan 2009 6 Feb 2009
15 Oct 2008 $0.19000 $0.13659 10 Sep 2008 17 Oct 2008 7 Nov 2008
9 Jul 2008 $0.19000 $0.13659 6 May 2008 11 Jul 2008 1 Aug 2008
9 Apr 2008 $0.15000 $0.10784 14 Mar 2008 11 Apr 2008 2 May 2008
9 Jan 2008 $0.15000 $0.10784 16 Nov 2007 11 Jan 2008 1 Feb 2008
10 Oct 2007 $0.15000 $0.10784 20 Sep 2007 12 Oct 2007 2 Nov 2007
11 Jul 2007 $0.15000 $0.10784 17 May 2007 13 Jul 2007 3 Aug 2007
7 Mar 2007 $0.30000 $0.10784 5 Dec 2006 9 Mar 2007 30 Mar 2007
10 Jan 2007 $0.15000 $0.05392 17 Nov 2006 12 Jan 2007 2 Feb 2007
11 Oct 2006 $0.15000 $0.05392 14 Sep 2006 13 Oct 2006 4 Nov 2006
12 Jul 2006 $0.15000 $0.05392 18 May 2006 14 Jul 2006 4 Aug 2006
11 Apr 2006 $0.11500 $0.04134 16 Mar 2006 14 Apr 2006 5 May 2006
11 Jan 2006 $0.11500 $0.04134 18 Nov 2005 13 Jan 2006 3 Feb 2006
12 Oct 2005 $0.11500 $0.04134 15 Sep 2005 14 Oct 2005 4 Nov 2005
13 Jul 2005 $0.11500 $0.04134 19 May 2005 15 Jul 2005 5 Aug 2005
13 Apr 2005 $0.10000 $0.03595 17 Mar 2005 15 Apr 2005 6 May 2005
12 Jan 2005 $0.10000 $0.03595 4 Jan 2005 14 Jan 2005 4 Feb 2005
13 Oct 2004 $0.10000 $0.03595 24 Sep 2004 15 Oct 2004 5 Nov 2004
14 Jul 2004 $0.10000 $0.03595 20 May 2004 16 Jul 2004 6 Aug 2004

Yum! Brands Dividend FAQs

Does Yum! Brands pay dividends?

Yes, Yum! Brands pays dividends to its shareholders. The current dividend yield for the trailing 12 months is at 1.98%.

When does Yum! Brands pay dividends?

The last payment date was on 10 Dec 2021.

How much does Yum! Brands pay in dividends?

The most recent quarterly dividend was $0.5. The total yearly dividend (TTM) amounted to $0, per share.

What is dividend?

Dividend is money paid to shareholders of a company as a reward for their investment in the company's equity. Most often, they are paid out in form of cash or additional stocks.

How do dividends work?

Dividends are paid per share, meaning for every share held a shareholder gets a declared percentage of the company’s net earnings. Dividend payouts are usually on an annual or quarterly basis.

What is a dividend payout ratio?

The percentage of a company's total earnings that is paid to its shareholders.

How to calculate the dividend payout ratio?

The dividend ratio can be calculated by dividing the annual amount paid out in dividends by net earnings of the company.

What is the dividend yield?

The dividend yield determines the rate of return to shareholders of a company via dividends.

How to calculate the dividend yield?

The dividend yield can be calculated by dividing the annual dividends per share by the price per share.

What is the declaration date of dividend?

The declaration date is the day when a company announces its nearest dividend payment date.

What is the ex-dividend date of dividend?

If you buy shares of a company before its ex-dividend date, you are sure to be paid the nearest scheduled dividend on the payment date. Conversely, all shareholders who sold their shares prior to this date will not receive the next scheduled dividend.

What is the record date of dividend?

If an investor is listed as a shareholder of a company on this day, they are eligible to receive the nearest scheduled dividend. The record date is one business day after the ex-dividend date.

What is the payment date of dividend?

The payment date is a day when the dividends are paid out to all shareholders eligible to receive the latest dividend.