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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. filed a Form 8-K to report that it issued a press release covering its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. The company attached this press release as Exhibit 99.1, along with an Inline XBRL cover page file as Exhibit 104.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. filed an amended Schedule 13G to report its beneficial ownership of common stock of Yum! Brands, Inc. (listed as “! BRANDS, INC.”). JPMorgan reports beneficial ownership of 20,055,649 shares, representing 7.2% of the outstanding common stock as of the event date 12/31/2025.
The filing breaks down JPMorgan’s powers over these shares, including sole voting power over 17,678,445 shares and shared voting power over 215,513 shares. It also reports sole dispositive power over 19,951,509 shares and shared dispositive power over 104,060 shares.
JPMorgan certifies that the shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Yum! Brands, consistent with a passive institutional investor filing on Schedule 13G.
Yum! Brands, Inc. CEO, Chairman and Director reported multiple transactions in restricted stock units tied to the company’s common stock. The earliest transaction date disclosed is 03/07/2025, and the filing covers several derivative positions in Table II.
The derivative securities are restricted stock units, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of Yum! Brands common stock. According to the notes, vesting occurs at 25% per year beginning one year from the grant date, with the final distribution occurring four years from the grant date. The filing states that there are no specified expiration dates for certain grants and that conversion is on a one-for-one basis into common stock.
Yum! Brands filed a Form 4 updating equity holdings for its COO and CPO. The report covers multiple transactions in restricted stock units (RSUs) linked to common stock, with a one-for-one conversion ratio into shares of common stock.
The filing lists several RSU grants with transaction code "J" and fractional amounts such as 6.52, 11.88, 18.28, 30.23, 147.43, 7.35, 13.39, 20.6, 34.07, 166.18 and similar figures on various 2025 dates at prices including $162.53, $144.83, $149.49 and $151.06 per share. After these adjustments, RSU positions for certain grants stand at 33,897.43, 34,063.61, 34,225.39 and 34,386.25 units, all held directly.
For these RSUs, vesting occurs 25% per year beginning one year from the grant date, with final distribution four years from grant. Some grants show stated expiration dates in 2028 or 2029, while others have no specified expiration date under the plan description.
Yum Brands Inc. reported insider equity activity for the CEO of Pizza Hut on a Form 4, with the earliest transaction date of 03/07/2025. The filing focuses on derivative securities in the form of restricted stock units tied to Yum Brands common stock.
The restricted stock units convert into common shares on a one-for-one basis. Vesting occurs at 25% per year beginning one year from the grant date, with the final distribution under each applicable grant occurring four years from the grant date. Certain positions reference prices such as $162.53, $144.83, $149.49 and $151.06, and show beneficial ownership amounts including 1,090.74 and 6,949.23 derivative securities held directly.
YUM Brands, Inc.03/07/2025, 06/06/2025, 09/12/2025, and 12/12/2025. Each restricted stock unit converts into one share of common stock, and the table lists transaction prices such as $162.53, $149.49, $151.06, and $144.83 per unit. Following these reported transactions, individual restricted stock unit awards show updated beneficially owned amounts, for example 2,149.78 units on one grant.
Yum Brands Inc. disclosed insider equity activity for an officer who serves as Taco Bell CEO and Yum Chief Commercial Officer, reporting multiple transactions in restricted stock units tied to company common stock. These restricted stock units convert into common shares on a one-for-one basis. The disclosure explains that certain grants vest at 25% per year beginning one year from the grant date, with the final distribution occurring four years from the grant date. For those grants, there are no specified expiration dates, meaning the units are designed to settle over a four-year vesting schedule rather than expiring like traditional options.
Yum Brands Inc. Chief Financial Officer filed an insider report showing changes in restricted stock units on 12/12/2025. The filing lists several entries in derivative securities, all in the form of restricted stock units that each convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
One award of restricted stock units, tied to common stock, shows 47.77 derivative securities with 10,211.16 units beneficially owned afterward. A second award shows 6.43 derivative securities with 1,375.45 units held afterward, and a third shows 3.42 units with 730.39 units held afterward. The price for these entries is listed as $151.06 per underlying share.
The explanation notes that each restricted stock unit converts into one share of common stock, with some grants vesting at 25% per year beginning one year from the grant date and others vesting at 33% per year beginning one year from the grant date. Ownership is reported as held directly by the officer.
Yum Brands Inc executive reports multiple restricted stock unit adjustments. A Form 4 filing discloses that the KFC Division CEO of Yum Brands Inc (ticker YUM) reported derivative transactions in restricted stock units tied to the company’s common stock, with the earliest transaction date of 03/07/2025. The filing lists several entries in derivative securities, coded "J" (other), reflecting small changes in restricted stock unit holdings at various reference prices, including $162.53, $144.83, $149.49, and $151.06 per share.
The restricted stock units convert into Yum common stock on a one-for-one basis, meaning each unit represents one share when converted. The filing also notes that vesting occurs at 25% per year beginning one year from the grant date, so the executive earns these shares gradually over time rather than all at once.
Yum! Brands executive files Form 4 detailing stock transactions under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The KFC Division CEO reported activity in YUM common stock on 12/01/2025. A stock appreciation right with an exercise price of $49.66 was exercised for 409 shares of common stock and settled as an acquisition of those shares. The executive then disposed of 133 shares at $153.21 and sold an additional 276 shares at $153.17. Following these transactions, the executive reported 409 shares held directly and 1,487 shares held indirectly in a 401(k) plan. The transactions were made pursuant to a disclosed Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.