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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 (YUM) reported an insider transaction by its KFC Division CEO. On 11/06/2025, the executive sold 1,755 shares of common stock at $148.81 per share (Transaction Code: S).
Following the sale, the executive’s direct holdings were 0 shares, while 1,487 shares were held indirectly in a 401(k) plan.
YUM Brands reported a Form 144 notice for a planned sale of 2,164 shares of common stock with an aggregate market value of 322,025. The approximate sale date is 11/06/2025, through Merrill Lynch (8890 Lyra Drive, 5th Floor, Columbus, OH 43240) on the NYSE.
The shares were acquired over time via SAR exercise and sale, restricted stock vesting, and deferred compensation transactions dating back to 2014. Shares outstanding were 277,535,696; this is a baseline figure, not the amount being offered.
In the past three months, the filer sold 270, 275, and 273 shares with gross proceeds of 39,222; 41,962; and 42,116, respectively.
Yum Brands (YUM) reported insider transactions by its KFC Division CEO. On 11/05/2025, a stock appreciation right at $49.66 was exercised for 409 shares, followed by sales of 136 shares at $149.55 and 273 shares at $154.27 pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan.
After these transactions, 2,028 shares were held directly, and 1,487 shares were held in a 401(k) plan.
YUM Brands (YUM) filed a Form 144 notice for a proposed sale of company stock under Rule 144. The filing lists a planned sale of 273 shares of common stock through Merrill Lynch on 11/05/2025 on the NYSE, with an aggregate market value of 42,116. The shares were originally acquired on 02/05/2016 via a SAR exercise and sale.
The notice also discloses prior sales by the same seller over the past three months: 263 shares on 08/06/2025 (gross proceeds 36,799), 270 shares on 09/02/2025 (39,222), and 275 shares on 10/01/2025 (41,962). Shares outstanding were 277,535,696 at the time noted in the form.
Proceeds from the proposed transaction would accrue to the selling holder, consistent with Rule 144 sales.
YUM Brands (YUM) reported an insider equity transaction by its Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec. On 11/05/2025, the officer exercised 4,073 stock appreciation rights at $102.87 per share, acquiring the same number of common shares. The filing then shows open‑market sales of 2,804 shares at $149.44 and 1,269 shares at $149.37. Following these transactions, the officer directly owned 64 shares of common stock. The exercised derivative grant was originally exercisable from 11/13/2024 and expiring 11/13/2030.
YUM Brands (YUM) received a Form 144 notice for a proposed sale under Rule 144. The filer plans to sell up to 1,269 shares of common stock with an aggregate market value of $189,561.
The shares are slated for sale on or about 11/05/2025 through Merrill, to be traded on the NYSE. The filing states the shares were acquired on 11/13/2020 via a SAR exercise and sale from YUM! Brands, with the form listing the nature of payment as Stock.
YUM! Brands (YUM) filed an 8-K stating it issued a press release with financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 and began a formal review of strategic options for the Pizza Hut brand. The earnings release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1, and a separate press release announcing the Pizza Hut review is furnished as Exhibit 99.2.
The filing lists these communications and provides the effective date of the disclosures on November 4, 2025.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 15,380,354 shares of YUM! Brands common stock, representing 5.5% of the class as of 09/30/2025.
The filing lists 13,802,695 shares with sole voting power and 99,732 with shared voting power. It also notes 15,275,536 shares with sole dispositive power and 104,739 with shared dispositive power. JPMorgan classifies itself as a HC (parent holding company) and certifies the holdings were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business, not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer.
YUM Brands (YUM) filed a Form 144 notice to sell 28,000 shares of common stock. The planned sale is through Merrill on the NYSE, with an aggregate market value of $4,031,160 and an approximate sale date of 10/15/2025.
The filing lists prior sales in the past three months: 7,106 shares on 08/15/2025 for gross proceeds of $1,043,445, and 7,176 shares on 09/15/2025 for $1,074,965. A total of 277,535,696 shares are shown as outstanding; this is a baseline figure, not the amount being offered.
The securities to be sold were acquired via “SAR exercise and sale” transactions dated 02/05/2016 (20,000 shares) and 05/20/2016 (8,000 shares), with the filing indicating a payment date of 10/15/2025.
Roy Ranjith, identified as Chief Financial Officer and an officer of YUM BRANDS INC (YUM), filed an initial Form 3 reporting his beneficial ownership following an event on 10/01/2025. He directly holds 271 shares of common stock and several equity awards: restricted stock units that convert one-for-one into common stock (scheduled amounts include 726.97, 10,163.39, and 1,369.02 shares) and a stock appreciation right covering 5,712 underlying shares. Vesting schedules are disclosed: some awards vest 33% per year starting one year after grant, others vest 25% per year starting one year after grant.