<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from TIRCON Global Restaurants, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the 12 and 36 weeks ended September 5, 1998 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001041061 <NAME> TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. Dollars <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-mos <FISCAL-YEAR-END> Dec-27-1997 <PERIOD-START> Dec-28-1998 <PERIOD-END> Sep-5-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1.000 <CASH> 145 <SECURITIES> 94 <RECEIVABLES> 165 <ALLOWANCES> 17 <INVENTORY> 66 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 642 <PP&E> 5,650 <DEPRECIATION> 2,998 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,616 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,620 <BONDS> 3,725 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 1,281 <OTHER-SE> (2,656) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 4,616 <SALES> 5,526 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 5,942 <CGS> 3,369 <TOTAL-COSTS> 4,789 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 3 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 198 <INCOME-PRETAX> 511 <INCOME-TAX> 217 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 294 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 294 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.93 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.89