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Mar 31, 2023

FY2023 Q1

Yum! Brands (YUM) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2023

Revenue decreased from the prior quarter but increased from the year-ago quarter. Gross profit followed a similar pattern, while gross margin improved compared to both periods, reaching its highest level among the three quarters.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q1

Revenue decreased from the prior quarter but increased from the year-ago quarter. Gross profit followed a similar pattern, while gross margin improved compared to both periods, reaching its highest level among the three quarters.

  • The gross margin improvement was associated with a lower cost of revenue relative to revenue. Cost of revenue declined sequentially and was nearly unchanged year-over-year, while revenue experienced a larger sequential decline and a year-over-year increase.
  • Compared to the prior quarter, revenue and gross profit were lower, but gross margin was higher. Compared to the same quarter last year, revenue and gross profit were higher, and gross margin was also higher.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

75.5%

Gross profit

$1.2B

Revenue

$1.6B

Cost of revenue

$403.0M

Quarter-over-quarter change

n/a

Year-over-year change

+1.5 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Mar 31, 2023$1.6B$1.2B$403.0M75.5%

Quarterly comparisons

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Previous-quarter change

Previous quarter unavailable

n/a

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2022

+1.5 pts

What the margin says

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The gross margin improvement was associated with a lower cost of revenue relative to revenue. Cost of revenue declined sequentially and was nearly unchanged year-over-year, while revenue experienced a larger sequential decline and a year-over-year increase.

Compared to the prior quarter, revenue and gross profit were lower, but gross margin was higher. Compared to the same quarter last year, revenue and gross profit were higher, and gross margin was also higher.

Monitor company restaurant expenses, which based on the filing represent the primary component of cost of revenue and directly affect gross margin.

YUM Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2023