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This page provides access to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings for Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), a North Carolina corporation based in Louisville, Kentucky. The company’s common stock, no par value, is registered under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol YUM. Through its filings, Yum! Brands discloses financial results, governance changes, financing transactions and other material events affecting its system of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill restaurants.
Yum! Brands files current reports on Form 8-K to announce items such as quarterly results, amendments to its bylaws, leadership changes and securitization financing activity. For example, recent 8-K filings describe financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, the initiation of a formal review of strategic options for the Pizza Hut brand, amendments to the company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, and refinancing of notes issued through a Taco Bell securitization facility. Other 8-K filings outline board and executive appointments and changes in corporate governance procedures.
In addition to 8-Ks, investors typically review annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for comprehensive financial statements, segment data and risk factor discussions, as well as proxy materials that address director elections and executive compensation. While those specific documents are not reproduced here, this filings page is designed to surface Yum! Brands’ regulatory disclosures as they are made available through EDGAR.
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Yum Brands Inc. Chief Executive Officer Christopher Lee Turner reported an open-market sale of common stock. On May 1, 2026, he sold 250 shares at $160.48 per share in a transaction marked as an open-market sale.
After this sale, Turner directly holds 64,551.66 shares of Yum Brands common stock. The transaction was carried out pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, indicating it was pre-arranged rather than timed at his discretion.
Yum Brands CEO and Chairman Christopher Lee Turner reported an open-market sale of 250 shares of Yum Brands common stock at $160.48 per share on May 1, 2026, pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. After this transaction, he directly holds 64,551.66 common shares.
YUM Brands KFC Division CEO Scott Mezvinsky reported multiple equity transactions involving company common stock and stock appreciation rights. He exercised stock appreciation rights covering 483 shares of common stock at $68.00 per share and then disposed of the resulting shares through an open-market sale and a separate disposition to the issuer.
He sold 277 shares of common stock at an average price of $160.48 per share in an open-market sale and disposed of 206 shares to the issuer at $159.65 per share. Following these transactions, he reported no directly held common shares but continued to hold 3,859 stock appreciation rights. A footnote indicates the transactions were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, suggesting they were pre-arranged rather than opportunistic.
Vanguard Capital Management reported beneficial ownership of 20,837,384 shares of Yum! Brands Inc Common Stock (CUSIP 988498101), representing 7.53% of the class as reported for the period ended 03/31/2026. The filing shows sole voting power for 2,834,458 shares and sole dispositive power for 20,837,384 shares. The disclosure states these holdings include shares held for Vanguard funds and managed accounts and attributes dispositive power across several Vanguard affiliates. The filing was signed on 04/30/2026.
Yum! Brands Inc reported that Vanguard Portfolio Management beneficially owned 13,983,064 shares of common stock, equal to 5.05% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing states Vanguard exercises sole dispositive power over these shares and that holdings include securities held for Vanguard funds and managed accounts. The Schedule 13G is signed on 04/29/2026 and attributes voting and dispositive powers to Vanguard and certain affiliates.
Yum! Brands reported strong first-quarter 2026 results, with broad-based growth led by Taco Bell and KFC. GAAP diluted EPS was $1.55, up 72% from $0.90, while EPS excluding Special Items rose 15% to $1.50 from $1.30. Net income increased 71% to $432 million.
Total revenues grew 15% to $2.06 billion, driven by 6% worldwide system sales growth excluding foreign currency and a 5% increase in unit count, including 1,030 gross new units. Digital system sales approached $11 billion with a record 63% of system sales coming through digital channels.
KFC system sales excluding currency rose 6% with 7% unit growth and 16% operating profit growth. Taco Bell delivered 10% system sales growth, 8% same-store sales growth and 16% operating profit growth. Pizza Hut system sales were flat excluding currency and operating profit declined 14%, as U.S. system sales fell 6% while international grew 4%.
Core Operating Profit, which removes Special Items and currency, increased 6% to $612 million. The company reiterated long-term targets of 5% unit growth, 7% system sales growth excluding currency and at least 8% Core Operating Profit growth over time.
YUM! Brands is asking shareholders to vote at its virtual 2026 Annual Meeting on May 14, 2026. Investors will elect eleven directors to serve until the 2027 meeting, ratify KPMG LLP as independent auditors for 2026, and cast an advisory “say‑on‑pay” vote on executive compensation.
Shareholders will also consider a shareholder proposal to lower the ownership threshold required to call a special meeting from 25% of outstanding shares to 10%. The Board cites existing shareholder rights and alignment with common market practice and unanimously recommends voting against this proposal while supporting all three management proposals.
Yum Brands director Tanya Domier exercised derivative awards to acquire common stock. On this date, she converted 2,787 Phantom Stock units into 2,787 shares of Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. Following the transactions, she holds 7,744 common shares indirectly through a trust and 0.9048 Phantom Stock units directly.