Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 88 recorded YUM dividend payments, running from July 14, 2004 to May 27, 2026 — 23 calendar years. Together those payments total $28.65 per share. YUM has most often paid quarterly.
YUM has increased its payment rate for 8 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the YUM payment rate compounded at +8.6% a year, and +9.2% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
YUM's payment rate fell in 2017. The steepest drop was -9.3%.
YUM dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.84 | 4 | $0.710 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | $2.68 | 4 | $0.670 | +10.7% |
| 2023 | $2.42 | 4 | $0.605 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | $2.28 | 4 | $0.570 | +14.0% |
| 2021 | $2.00 | 4 | $0.500 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | $1.88 | 4 | $0.470 | +11.9% |
| 2019 | $1.68 | 4 | $0.420 | +16.7% |
| 2018 | $1.44 | 4 | $0.360 | +20.0% |
| 2017 | $1.20 | 4 | $0.300 | -9.3% |
| 2016 | $1.36 | 4 | $0.331 | +12.2% |
| 2015 | $1.21 | 4 | $0.295 | +10.8% |
| 2014 | $1.09 | 4 | $0.266 | +10.4% |
| 2013 | $0.988 | 4 | $0.241 | +17.5% |
| 2012 | $0.856 | 4 | $0.205 | +14.0% |
| 2011 | $0.744 | 4 | $0.180 | +19.0% |
| 2010 | $0.633 | 4 | $0.151 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | $0.561 | 4 | $0.137 | +11.8% |
| 2008 | $0.489 | 4 | $0.122 | +13.3% |
| 2007 | $0.377 | 4 | $0.108 | +126.4% |
| 2006 | $0.191 | 4 | $0.0476 | +23.3% |
| 2005 | $0.155 | 4 | $0.0386 | — |
| 2004 | $0.0719 | 2 (timing) | $0.0359 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than YUM's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent YUM dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | $0.750 |
| February 20, 2026 | $0.750 |
| December 2, 2025 | $0.710 |
| September 2, 2025 | $0.710 |
| May 27, 2025 | $0.710 |
| February 21, 2025 | $0.710 |
| December 2, 2024 | $0.670 |
| August 27, 2024 | $0.670 |
| May 24, 2024 | $0.670 |
| February 20, 2024 | $0.670 |
| November 27, 2023 | $0.605 |
| August 28, 2023 | $0.605 |
| May 26, 2023 | $0.605 |
| February 21, 2023 | $0.605 |
| November 23, 2022 | $0.570 |
| August 26, 2022 | $0.570 |
| May 26, 2022 | $0.570 |
| February 17, 2022 | $0.570 |
| November 24, 2021 | $0.500 |
| August 26, 2021 | $0.500 |
| May 27, 2021 | $0.500 |
| February 11, 2021 | $0.500 |
| November 24, 2020 | $0.470 |
| August 25, 2020 | $0.470 |
| May 28, 2020 | $0.470 |
| February 13, 2020 | $0.470 |
| November 20, 2019 | $0.420 |
| August 16, 2019 | $0.420 |
| May 15, 2019 | $0.420 |
| February 13, 2019 | $0.420 |
| November 23, 2018 | $0.360 |
| August 17, 2018 | $0.360 |
| May 15, 2018 | $0.360 |
| February 13, 2018 | $0.360 |
| November 14, 2017 | $0.300 |
| July 12, 2017 | $0.300 |
| April 11, 2017 | $0.300 |
| January 11, 2017 | $0.300 |
| October 17, 2016 | $0.367 |
| July 13, 2016 | $0.331 |
| April 13, 2016 | $0.331 |
| January 13, 2016 | $0.331 |
| October 14, 2015 | $0.331 |
| July 15, 2015 | $0.295 |
| April 8, 2015 | $0.295 |
| January 14, 2015 | $0.295 |
| October 15, 2014 | $0.295 |
| July 9, 2014 | $0.266 |
| April 9, 2014 | $0.266 |
| January 15, 2014 | $0.266 |
| October 9, 2013 | $0.266 |
| July 10, 2013 | $0.241 |
| April 10, 2013 | $0.241 |
| January 9, 2013 | $0.241 |
| October 10, 2012 | $0.241 |
| July 11, 2012 | $0.205 |
| April 11, 2012 | $0.205 |
| January 11, 2012 | $0.205 |
| October 12, 2011 | $0.205 |
| July 13, 2011 | $0.180 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 88 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
YUM dividend history questions
How many dividends has YUM paid?
DivTrkr has 88 recorded YUM dividend payments between July 14, 2004 and May 27, 2026, totalling $28.65 per share across 23 calendar years.
Has YUM ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The YUM per-payment rate fell in 2017, the steepest being -9.3%.
How fast is the YUM dividend growing?
The YUM payment rate compounded at +8.6% a year over the last five complete years and +9.2% a year over the last ten.
How often does YUM pay a dividend?
YUM has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current YUM dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track YUM free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.