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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 KFC Division CEO Scott Mezvinsky reported several share transactions. He exercised 483 stock appreciation rights at a price of $0.00 per right, receiving 483 shares of common stock at $68.00 per share.
On the same date, he disposed of 199 common shares to the issuer at $165.23 per share and sold 284 common shares in the open market at $166.02 per share. A footnote states these trades were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
YUM BRANDS INC CEO and Chairman Christopher Lee Turner sold shares of the company’s common stock in an open-market transaction. On
Yum! Brands, Inc. provides an annual overview of its global restaurant business, which spans over 63,000 KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill units in 155 countries, with 97% operated by franchisees or licensees as of December 31, 2025.
The company describes its “Recipe for Good Growth” strategy, focusing on brand love, operational trust and technology connectivity, including its Byte by Yum! digital and AI platform and digital sales approaching $40 billion, about 60% of system sales in 2025. It also outlines a strategic options review for the Pizza Hut brand expected to conclude in 2026.
The report details heavy reliance on franchisees and key partners like Yum China, extensive risk factors ranging from food safety, cybersecurity and labor costs to geopolitical and regulatory exposure, and growing expectations around data privacy, ESG and climate-related issues that could affect future performance.
Yum Brands executive Tracy L. Skeans, the COO and CPO, reported two open-market sales of Common Stock on February 17, 2026. A Skeans Trust sold 2,970 shares at $160.80 per share, leaving no holdings, while Skeans directly sold 5,341 shares at $160.16 per share and now directly owns 5,334 shares.
A shareholder of Yum! Brands, Inc. has filed notice of intent to sell 40,305 shares of common stock through Merrill on the NYSE, with an aggregate market value of $6,455,000. Shares outstanding are listed as 277,652,829, providing context for the planned sale’s relative size.
The shares to be sold were acquired mainly through restricted stock vesting, performance unit vesting, and a stock appreciation right (SAR) exercise and sale between
Brands Inc’s KFC Division CEO, Scott Mezvinsky, reported an insider stock sale. On February 13, 2026, he executed an open-market sale of 1,612 shares of common stock at $164.63 per share. Following this transaction, he reported owning 0 shares directly.
Brands Inc (YUM) shareholder Scott Mezvinsky filed a notice under Rule 144 to sell up to 3,544 shares of common stock through Merrill Lynch on the NYSE, with an approximate sale date of 02/13/2026 and an aggregate market value of 583,449.
The filing states that 277,535,696 shares of the issuer’s common stock are outstanding. It also notes a prior sale by Scott Mezvinsky of 276 common shares on 12/01/2025 for gross proceeds of 42,254.97.
Capital International Investors, a division of Capital Research and Management Company and related investment management entities, reported beneficial ownership of 20,123,846 shares of Yum! Brands, Inc. common stock. This represented 7.2% of the 277,652,829 shares believed to be outstanding as of the event date.
The filing shows Capital International Investors has sole voting power over 19,634,153 shares and sole dispositive power over 20,123,846 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and are not held for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Yum! Brands.
Yum Brands CEO Aaron Powell reported equity transactions tied to his compensation on February 11, 2026. He acquired 1,106 shares of common stock at $159.06 per share through the conversion of restricted stock units on a one-for-one basis.
To cover tax obligations, 437 common shares were disposed of at $159.06 under a tax-withholding transaction. Following these moves, Powell directly owned 24,005.48 shares of Yum Brands common stock.