Yum! Brands YUM
Yum! Brands is the 268th largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $40.9 billion. 14 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 1 of them an executive. 7 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 12.7% of the company.
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Sub-industry
- Restaurants
- Headquarters
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Founded
- 1997
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $40.9B
- 268th largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 5.0
- Market cap over revenue
- Employees
- 49,000
- Franchisor: franchisee staff not counted
- Market cap per employee
- $834K
- Not comparable: franchisor
- Connections
- 12
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Yum! Brands. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
11 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (14) | |
| Paget Leonard AlvesDirectorAlso at Synchrony FinancialLast filed 9 Feb 2026 | |
| Keith BarrDirectorAlso at MGM ResortsLast filed 9 Feb 2026 | |
| M. Brett BiggsDirectorAlso at J.B. Hunt and Procter & GambleLast filed 9 Feb 2026 | |
| Stephen B. BratspiesDirectorAlso at Clorox and Target | |
| Christopher M. ConnorDirectorAlso at International PaperLast filed 9 Feb 2026 | |
| Brian C. CornellDirectorAlso at TargetLast filed 9 Feb 2026 | |
| Tanya DomierDirector | |
| Susan DonizDirectorLast filed 9 Feb 2026 | |
| Thomas NelsonDirectorLast filed 9 Feb 2026 | |
| Kathleen K. ObergDirectorAlso at Adobe and Marriott International | |
| Justin SkalaDirectorLast filed 9 Feb 2026 | |
| Christopher Lee TurnerChief Executive Officer | |
| Mirian M. Graddick WeirDirectorAlso at Booking HoldingsLast filed 9 Feb 2026 | |
| Scrivner Annie YoungDirectorLast filed 9 Feb 2026 | |
| Officers (7) | |
| Ranjith RoyChief Financial OfficerLast filed 19 May 2026 | |
| Erika BurkhardtChief Legal Officer & Corp SecLast filed 12 Feb 2026 | |
| Scott MezvinskyKFC Division CEOLast filed 1 Sep 2026 | |
| Aaron PowellCEO - Pizza HutAlso at Sherwin-WilliamsLast filed 1 Jul 2026 | |
| David Eric RussellSr. Vice President, ControllerLast filed 4 Aug 2026 | |
| Tracy L. SkeansCOO and CPOAlso at BrownâFormanLast filed 24 Aug 2026 | |
| Sean TresvantTaco Bell, CEO, YUM CCOAlso at Marriott InternationalLast filed 20 Aug 2026 | |
Companies that share people with Yum! Brands
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- Marriott International MAR
- Kathleen K. Oberg: Director here, EVP & CFO there
- Sean Tresvant: Taco Bell, CEO, YUM CCO here, Director there
- Target TGT
- Brian C. Cornell: Director here, Executive Officer there
- Stephen B. Bratspies: Director here, Director there
- Adobe ADBE
- Kathleen K. Oberg: Director here, Director there
- Booking Holdings BKNG
- Mirian M. Graddick Weir: Director here, Director there
- BrownâForman BF-B
- Tracy L. Skeans: COO and CPO here, Director there
- Clorox CLX
- Stephen B. Bratspies: Director here, Director there
- International Paper IP
- Christopher M. Connor: Director here, Director there
- J.B. Hunt JBHT
- M. Brett Biggs: Director here, Director there
- MGM Resorts MGM
- Keith Barr: Director here, Director there
- Procter & Gamble PG
- M. Brett Biggs: Director here, Director there
- Sherwin-Williams SHW
- Aaron Powell: CEO - Pizza Hut here, Director there
- Synchrony Financial SYF
- Paget Leonard Alves: Director here, Director there
Yum! Brands' market cap since December 2008
Marked weeks are changes in the share count, such as a merger, not market moves.
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $40.9B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $42.5B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $37.7B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $36.6B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $36.1B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $40.7B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $32.4B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $30.8B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $28.6B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $27.5B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $24.7B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $31.9B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $32.0B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $32.9B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $29.2B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $27.2B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $23.0B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $16.6B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $14.2B |
Download Yum! Brands' data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 49,000
- In the US
- 28,000
Most locations are run by franchisees, who employ their own staff. Those people are not in this count.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company and its subsidiaries employed approximately 49,000 persons (collectively referred to throughout this filing as âour employeesâ or âYUM employeesâ), including approximately 28,000 employees in the U.S.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $13.2 million of stock in 32 sales and made no open-market purchases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026Sale | Scott MezvinskyKFC Division CEO | $41K |
| 1 Sep 2026Sale | Christopher Lee TurnerChief Executive Officer | $40K |
| 24 Aug 2026Sale | Tracy L. SkeansCOO and CPO | $552K |
| 3 Aug 2026Sale | David Eric RussellSr. Vice President, Controller | $1.2M |
| 3 Aug 2026Sale | Scott MezvinskyKFC Division CEO | $41K |
| 3 Aug 2026Sale | Christopher Lee TurnerChief Executive Officer | $40K |
| 1 Jul 2026Sale | Aaron PowellCEO - Pizza Hut | $963K |
| 1 Jul 2026Sale | Scott MezvinskyKFC Division CEO | $44K |
| 1 Jul 2026Sale | Christopher Lee TurnerChief Executive Officer | $40K |
| 1 Jun 2026Sale | Christopher Lee TurnerChief Executive Officer | $40K |
Showing 10 of 32 trades
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
9 people disclosed 12 purchases and 17 sales of Yum! Brands stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident ¡ Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident ¡ Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident ¡ Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 18 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident ¡ Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 11 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident ¡ Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 5 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident ¡ Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident ¡ Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA ¡ Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Alan ArmstrongSenate, R-OK ¡ Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident ¡ Bought | $1K to $15K |
Showing 10 of 29 trades
Not on file: no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.