<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     This schedule contains summary financial  information extracted from TRICON
Global Restaurants,  Inc. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the 12
and 36 Weeks  Ended  September  4,  1999 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-25-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                 Dec-27-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                   Sep-4-1999
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                1.000
<CASH>                                           151
<SECURITIES>                                     165
<RECEIVABLES>                                    187
<ALLOWANCES>                                      17
<INVENTORY>                                       60
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                 752
<PP&E>                                         4,943
<DEPRECIATION>                                 2,382
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 4,253
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          1,473
<BONDS>                                        2,605
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                              0
<PREFERRED>                                        0
<COMMON>                                       1,366
<OTHER-SE>                                    (1,982)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   4,253
<SALES>                                        5,024
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               5,511
<CGS>                                          2,966
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  4,234
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                   0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                   2
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               145
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  817
<INCOME-TAX>                                     335
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              482
<DISCONTINUED>                                     0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                    0
<CHANGES>                                          0
<NET-INCOME>                                     482
<EPS-BASIC>                                   3.14
<EPS-DILUTED>                                   2.99