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Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

PAY Versus Performance Disclosure

As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive compensation actually paid (as defined by SEC rules) and certain financial performance of the Company. The Management Planning and Development Committee did not consider the pay versus performance disclosure when making its incentive compensation decisions. For further information about how we align executive compensation with the company’s performance, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” on page 36 above. The amounts in the table below are calculated in accordance with SEC rules and do not represent amounts actually earned or realized by NEOs, including with respect to SARs, RSUs and PSUs. See the “2025 Option Exercises and Stock Vested” table on page 64 for more information.

The following table sets forth additional compensation information of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and our non-CEO NEOs along with total shareholder return, net income, and Core Operating Profit Growth performance results for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Value of Initial Fixed $100
Investment Based On:

 

 

 

 

Year(1)

 

Summary
Compensation
Table Total for
CEO
($) - Gibbs

 

Compensation
Actually
Paid to CEO
($)
(2)(3)  - Gibbs

 

Summary
Compensation
Table Total for
CEO ($) Turner

 

Compensation
Actually Paid
to CEO ($)
(2)(3) - Turner

 

Summary
Compensation
Table Total for
Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Average
Compensation
Actually Paid
to Non-CEO
NEOs($)
(2)(3)

 

Total
Shareholder
Return ($)
(9)

 

Peer Group
Total
Shareholder
Return ($)
(9)

 

Net Income
in Millions ($)

 

Core
Operating
Profit
Growth
(10)

2025

 

20,861,526

 

24,292,446

(4)

9,130,462

 

9,565,326

(4)

8,579,502

 

8,986,821

(4)

153

 

154

 

1,559

 

7%

2024

 

24,706,462

 

10,763,339

(5)

N/A

 

N/A

 

5,324,145

 

4,140,120

(5)

133

 

145

 

1,486

 

8%

2023

 

21,238,955

 

19,362,404

(6)

N/A

 

N/A

 

5,606,206

 

5,685,564

(6)

127

 

112

 

1,597

 

12%

2022

 

16,671,654

 

16,099,314

(7)

N/A

 

N/A

 

4,984,077

 

4,629,758

(7)

122

 

78

 

1,325

 

5%

2021

 

27,578,659

 

45,011,805

(8)

N/A

 

N/A

 

8,305,919

 

13,880,647

(8)

130

 

124

 

1,575

 

18%

 

(1) The CEO and NEOs included in the above compensation columns reflect the following:

 

Year

 

CEO

 

NEOs

2025

 

David Gibbs and Chris Turner

 

Ranjith Roy, Sean Tresvant, Tracy Skeans, Aaron Powell

2024

 

David Gibbs

 

Chris Turner, Sabir Sami, Tracy Skeans, Sean Tresvant, Scott Catlett

2023

 

David Gibbs

 

Chris Turner, Tracy Skeans, Sabir Sami, Aaron Powell

2022

 

David Gibbs

 

Chris Turner, Tracy Skeans, Mark King, Aaron Powell

2021

 

David Gibbs

 

Chris Turner, Tracy Skeans, Mark King, Tony Lowings

 

(2) Fair value or change in fair value, as applicable, of equity awards in the “Compensation Actually Paid” columns was determined by reference to (1) for RSU awards, closing price of YUM common stock on applicable year-end dates or, in the case of vesting dates, the actual vesting price, (2) for PSU awards, the same valuation methodology as RSU awards above except year-end and vesting date values are multiplied by the probability of achievement or actual results, as applicable, as of each such date and, for PSU awards with market-based conditions, the probability is determined based on the outcome of a Monte Carlo simulation and (3) for SARs, the fair value calculated by a Black-Scholes option-pricing model as of the applicable year-end or vesting date(s), determined based on the same methodology as used to determine grant date fair values but using the closing YUM or YUM China common stock price on the applicable revaluation date as the current market price as of the revaluation date, and in all cases based on expected term, as determined using the simplified method, volatility, dividend rates and risk free rates determined as of the revaluation date. The simplified method was used to determine expected term as of the revaluation date as we do not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate the expected term for awards with remaining contractual terms of less than 10 years.

(3) For the portion of “Compensation Actually Paid” that is based on year-end stock prices, the following prices were used: for 2025: $151.28 (a 13% increase from prior year); for 2024: $134.16 (a 3% increase from prior year); for 2023: $130.66 (a 2% increase from prior year); for 2022: $128.08 (an 8% reduction from prior year), for 2021: $138.86 (a 28% increase from prior year), and for 2020: $108.56 (an 8% increase from prior year).

(4) 2025 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflect the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($) -
Gibbs

 

 

CEO ($) -
Turner

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2025 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

20,861,526

 

 

 

9,130,462

 

 

 

8,579,502

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

16,209,238

 

 

 

6,051,795

 

 

 

6,298,089

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

82,687

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

606,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

90,763

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

14,715,474

 

 

 

5,451,440

 

 

 

6,102,213

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

2,320,522

 

 

 

567,024

 

 

 

363,035

 

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

1,997,882

 

 

 

468,195

 

 

 

232,084

 

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

3,430,920

 

 

 

434,864

 

 

 

407,319

 

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2025

 

 

24,292,446

 

 

 

9,565,326

 

 

 

8,986,821

 

 

(5) 2024 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflect the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($)

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2024 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

24,706,462

 

 

 

5,324,145

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

12,492,167

 

 

 

2,644,292

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

8,869,045

 

 

 

237,218

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

593,949

 

 

 

49,134

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

11,145,269

 

 

 

2,359,184

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

(1,776,592

)

 

 

(301,769

)

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

(2,544,537

)

 

 

(409,064

)

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

(13,943,123

)

 

 

(1,184,025

)

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2024

 

 

10,763,339

 

 

 

4,140,120

 

 

(6) 2023 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflect the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($)

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2023 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

21,238,955

 

 

 

5,606,206

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

11,971,618

 

 

 

2,602,626

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

2,999,005

 

 

 

93,896

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

602,421

 

 

 

57,783

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

12,975,399

 

 

 

2,820,850

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

1,934,143

 

 

 

369,155

 

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

(2,417,891

)

 

 

(471,908

)

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

(1,876,551

)

 

 

79,358

 

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2023

 

 

19,362,404

 

 

 

5,685,564

 

 

(7) 2022 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflects the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($)

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2022 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

16,671,654

 

 

 

4,984,077

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

11,763,389

 

 

 

2,342,510

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

367,990

 

 

 

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

623,605

 

 

 

82,464

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

13,486,323

 

 

 

2,685,599

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

(730,276

)

 

 

(185,202

)

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

(1,820,613

)

 

 

(594,670

)

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

(572,340

)

 

 

(354,319

)

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2022

 

 

16,099,314

 

 

 

4,629,758

 

 

(8) 2021 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflects the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($)

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2021 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

27,578,659

 

 

 

8,305,919

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

15,936,623

 

 

 

4,449,129

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

4,789,314

 

 

 

203,750

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

1,597,763

 

 

 

73,389

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

28,021,727

 

 

 

7,768,744

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

7,360,149

 

 

 

2,090,847

 

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

1,179,444

 

 

 

294,627

 

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

17,433,146

 

 

 

5,574,728

 

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2021

 

 

45,011,805

 

 

 

13,880,647

 

 

(9) Company and Peer Group TSR reflects the Company’s peer group (S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Index) as reflected in our Annual Report on the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Each year reflects what the cumulative value of $100 would be, including the reinvestment of dividends, if such amount were invested on December 31, 2020.

(10) Core Operating Profit is a non-GAAP measure. Core Operating Profit is determined by excluding from Operating Profit both Special Items, which the Company does not believe are indicative of our ongoing operations due to their size and/or nature, and the impacts of foreign currency translation. Special Items include, among other items, gain or loss associated with market-wide refranchisings, operating profit or loss associated with the decision to cease operations in Russia, and certain charges associated with resource optimization. See pages 32-33 and 36-37 in Item 7 of YUM’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2025 for a discussion of Core Operating Profit in 2025. Core Operating Profit Growth shown above excludes the impact of lapping the 53rd week in 2024 and for 2020 based on a 53rd week in 2019.

       
Company Selected Measure Name Core Operating Profit        
Named Executive Officers, Footnote

(1) The CEO and NEOs included in the above compensation columns reflect the following:

 

Year

 

CEO

 

NEOs

2025

 

David Gibbs and Chris Turner

 

Ranjith Roy, Sean Tresvant, Tracy Skeans, Aaron Powell

2024

 

David Gibbs

 

Chris Turner, Sabir Sami, Tracy Skeans, Sean Tresvant, Scott Catlett

2023

 

David Gibbs

 

Chris Turner, Tracy Skeans, Sabir Sami, Aaron Powell

2022

 

David Gibbs

 

Chris Turner, Tracy Skeans, Mark King, Aaron Powell

2021

 

David Gibbs

 

Chris Turner, Tracy Skeans, Mark King, Tony Lowings

       
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote Company and Peer Group TSR reflects the Company’s peer group (S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Index) as reflected in our Annual Report on the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Each year reflects what the cumulative value of $100 would be, including the reinvestment of dividends, if such amount were invested on December 31, 2020.        
PEO Total Compensation Amount   $ 24,706,462 $ 21,238,955 $ 16,671,654 $ 27,578,659
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount   10,763,339 19,362,404 16,099,314 45,011,805
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote

(4) 2025 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflect the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($) -
Gibbs

 

 

CEO ($) -
Turner

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2025 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

20,861,526

 

 

 

9,130,462

 

 

 

8,579,502

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

16,209,238

 

 

 

6,051,795

 

 

 

6,298,089

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

82,687

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

606,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

90,763

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

14,715,474

 

 

 

5,451,440

 

 

 

6,102,213

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

2,320,522

 

 

 

567,024

 

 

 

363,035

 

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

1,997,882

 

 

 

468,195

 

 

 

232,084

 

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

3,430,920

 

 

 

434,864

 

 

 

407,319

 

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2025

 

 

24,292,446

 

 

 

9,565,326

 

 

 

8,986,821

 

 

(5) 2024 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflect the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($)

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2024 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

24,706,462

 

 

 

5,324,145

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

12,492,167

 

 

 

2,644,292

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

8,869,045

 

 

 

237,218

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

593,949

 

 

 

49,134

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

11,145,269

 

 

 

2,359,184

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

(1,776,592

)

 

 

(301,769

)

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

(2,544,537

)

 

 

(409,064

)

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

(13,943,123

)

 

 

(1,184,025

)

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2024

 

 

10,763,339

 

 

 

4,140,120

 

 

(6) 2023 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflect the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($)

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2023 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

21,238,955

 

 

 

5,606,206

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

11,971,618

 

 

 

2,602,626

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

2,999,005

 

 

 

93,896

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

602,421

 

 

 

57,783

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

12,975,399

 

 

 

2,820,850

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

1,934,143

 

 

 

369,155

 

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

(2,417,891

)

 

 

(471,908

)

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

(1,876,551

)

 

 

79,358

 

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2023

 

 

19,362,404

 

 

 

5,685,564

 

 

(7) 2022 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflects the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($)

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2022 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

16,671,654

 

 

 

4,984,077

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

11,763,389

 

 

 

2,342,510

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

367,990

 

 

 

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

623,605

 

 

 

82,464

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

13,486,323

 

 

 

2,685,599

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

(730,276

)

 

 

(185,202

)

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

(1,820,613

)

 

 

(594,670

)

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

(572,340

)

 

 

(354,319

)

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2022

 

 

16,099,314

 

 

 

4,629,758

 

 

(8) 2021 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflects the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($)

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2021 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

27,578,659

 

 

 

8,305,919

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

15,936,623

 

 

 

4,449,129

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

4,789,314

 

 

 

203,750

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

1,597,763

 

 

 

73,389

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

28,021,727

 

 

 

7,768,744

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

7,360,149

 

 

 

2,090,847

 

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

1,179,444

 

 

 

294,627

 

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

17,433,146

 

 

 

5,574,728

 

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2021

 

 

45,011,805

 

 

 

13,880,647

 

       
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 8,579,502 5,324,145 5,606,206 4,984,077 8,305,919
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 8,986,821 4,140,120 5,685,564 4,629,758 13,880,647
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

(4) 2025 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflect the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($) -
Gibbs

 

 

CEO ($) -
Turner

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2025 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

20,861,526

 

 

 

9,130,462

 

 

 

8,579,502

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

16,209,238

 

 

 

6,051,795

 

 

 

6,298,089

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

82,687

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

606,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

90,763

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

14,715,474

 

 

 

5,451,440

 

 

 

6,102,213

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

2,320,522

 

 

 

567,024

 

 

 

363,035

 

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

1,997,882

 

 

 

468,195

 

 

 

232,084

 

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

3,430,920

 

 

 

434,864

 

 

 

407,319

 

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2025

 

 

24,292,446

 

 

 

9,565,326

 

 

 

8,986,821

 

 

(5) 2024 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflect the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($)

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2024 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

24,706,462

 

 

 

5,324,145

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

12,492,167

 

 

 

2,644,292

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

8,869,045

 

 

 

237,218

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

593,949

 

 

 

49,134

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

11,145,269

 

 

 

2,359,184

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

(1,776,592

)

 

 

(301,769

)

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

(2,544,537

)

 

 

(409,064

)

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

(13,943,123

)

 

 

(1,184,025

)

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2024

 

 

10,763,339

 

 

 

4,140,120

 

 

(6) 2023 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflect the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($)

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2023 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

21,238,955

 

 

 

5,606,206

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

11,971,618

 

 

 

2,602,626

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

2,999,005

 

 

 

93,896

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

602,421

 

 

 

57,783

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

12,975,399

 

 

 

2,820,850

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

1,934,143

 

 

 

369,155

 

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

(2,417,891

)

 

 

(471,908

)

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

(1,876,551

)

 

 

79,358

 

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2023

 

 

19,362,404

 

 

 

5,685,564

 

 

(7) 2022 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflects the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($)

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2022 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

16,671,654

 

 

 

4,984,077

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

11,763,389

 

 

 

2,342,510

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

367,990

 

 

 

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

623,605

 

 

 

82,464

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

13,486,323

 

 

 

2,685,599

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

(730,276

)

 

 

(185,202

)

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

(1,820,613

)

 

 

(594,670

)

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

(572,340

)

 

 

(354,319

)

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2022

 

 

16,099,314

 

 

 

4,629,758

 

 

(8) 2021 “Compensation Actually Paid” to the CEO and the average “Compensation Actually Paid” to the Non-CEO NEOs reflects the following adjustments from Total Compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table:

 

 

CEO ($)

 

 

Average of Non-CEO
NEOs ($)

 

Total Reported in 2021 Summary Compensation Table (SCT)

 

 

27,578,659

 

 

 

8,305,919

 

Less, Value of Stock & Option Awards Reported in SCT

 

 

15,936,623

 

 

 

4,449,129

 

Less, Change in Pension Value in SCT

 

 

4,789,314

 

 

 

203,750

 

Plus, Pension Service Cost and impact of Pension Plan Amendments

 

 

1,597,763

 

 

 

73,389

 

Plus, Year-End value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested and Outstanding

 

 

28,021,727

 

 

 

7,768,744

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value of Prior Year awards that are Outstanding and Unvested

 

 

7,360,149

 

 

 

2,090,847

 

Plus, Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior Year awards that Vested this year

 

 

1,179,444

 

 

 

294,627

 

Less, Prior Year Fair Value of Prior Year awards that failed to vest this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Adjustments

 

 

17,433,146

 

 

 

5,574,728

 

“Compensation Actually Paid” for Fiscal Year 2021

 

 

45,011,805

 

 

 

13,880,647

 

       
Tabular List, Table

Pay versus Performance Tabular List

The table below lists our most important financial performance measures used to link “Compensation Actually Paid” for our CEOs and NEOs to company performance, over the year ending December 31, 2025. These measures are used to determine the annual bonus and PSU payouts for each of the CEOs and the other NEOs. Core Operating Profit Growth, Same Store Sales Growth and Net New Unit Growth are key metrics under our annual bonus plan, while Core Operating Profit Growth and System Sales Growth are the primary metrics under our annual PSU plan. For more information on our annual bonus and PSUs, see the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, beginning on page 36 of this Proxy Statement. The performance measures included in this table are not ranked by relative importance.

 

Most Important Financial Performance Measures

Core Operating Profit Growth

System Sales Growth

Net New Unit Growth

Same Store Sales Growth

Total Shareholder Return

       
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 153 133 127 122 130
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 154 145 112 78 124
Net Income (Loss) $ 1,559,000,000 $ 1,486,000,000 $ 1,597,000,000 $ 1,325,000,000 $ 1,575,000,000
Company Selected Measure Amount 0.07 0.08 0.12 0.05 0.18
Measure:: 1          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Core Operating Profit Growth        
Non-GAAP Measure Description Core Operating Profit is a non-GAAP measure. Core Operating Profit is determined by excluding from Operating Profit both Special Items, which the Company does not believe are indicative of our ongoing operations due to their size and/or nature, and the impacts of foreign currency translation. Special Items include, among other items, gain or loss associated with market-wide refranchisings, operating profit or loss associated with the decision to cease operations in Russia, and certain charges associated with resource optimization. See pages 32-33 and 36-37 in Item 7 of YUM’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2025 for a discussion of Core Operating Profit in 2025. Core Operating Profit Growth shown above excludes the impact of lapping the 53rd week in 2024 and for 2020 based on a 53rd week in 2019.        
Measure:: 2          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name System Sales Growth        
Measure:: 3          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Net New Unit Growth        
Measure:: 4          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Same Store Sales Growth        
Measure:: 5          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Total Shareholder Return        
David Gibbs          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 20,861,526        
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 24,292,446        
PEO Name David Gibbs        
Chris Turner          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 9,130,462        
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 9,565,326        
PEO Name Chris Turner        
PEO          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount   $ (13,943,123) $ (1,876,551) $ (572,340) $ 17,433,146
PEO | Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount   (8,869,045) (2,999,005) (367,990) (4,789,314)
PEO | Aggregate Pension Adjustments Service Cost          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount   593,949 602,421 623,605 1,597,763
PEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount   (12,492,167) (11,971,618) (11,763,389) (15,936,623)
PEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount   11,145,269 12,975,399 13,486,323 28,021,727
PEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount   (1,776,592) 1,934,143 (730,276) 7,360,149
PEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount   (2,544,537) (2,417,891) (1,820,613) 1,179,444
PEO | David Gibbs          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 3,430,920        
PEO | David Gibbs | Aggregate Pension Adjustments Service Cost          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 606,280        
PEO | David Gibbs | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (16,209,238)        
PEO | David Gibbs | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 14,715,474        
PEO | David Gibbs | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 2,320,522        
PEO | David Gibbs | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 1,997,882        
PEO | Chris Turner          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 434,864        
PEO | Chris Turner | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (6,051,795)        
PEO | Chris Turner | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 5,451,440        
PEO | Chris Turner | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 567,024        
PEO | Chris Turner | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 468,195        
Non-PEO NEO          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 407,319 (1,184,025) 79,358 (354,319) 5,574,728
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (82,687) (237,218) (93,896)   (203,750)
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Pension Adjustments Service Cost          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 90,763 49,134 57,783 82,464 73,389
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (6,298,089) (2,644,292) (2,602,626) (2,342,510) (4,449,129)
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 6,102,213 2,359,184 2,820,850 2,685,599 7,768,744
Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 363,035 (301,769) 369,155 (185,202) 2,090,847
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 232,084 $ (409,064) $ (471,908) $ (594,670) $ 294,627
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Award Timing Disclosure
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Award Timing Disclosures [Line Items]  
Award Timing MNPI Disclosure

YUM’s Equity Award Granting Practices

Historically, we have fixed the dollar amount of annual SAR awards and, beginning in 2022, annual RSU awards at the Committee’s January meeting. This meeting date is set by the Board of Directors more than six months prior to the actual meeting. The Committee sets the annual grant date for these awards as the second business day after our fourth quarter earnings release. The exercise or grant price of these awards is set as the closing price on the date of grants. We ordinarily determine grant amounts at the same time other elements of annual compensation are determined so that we can consider all elements of compensation when authorizing the grants. We do not backdate or make grants retroactively. In addition, we do not time such grants in coordination with our possession or release of material, non-public or other information, nor do we time the release of material, non-public information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation.

During 2025, we did not grant any awards of SARs or stock options to any NEO during any period beginning four business days before and ending one business day after the filing of any Company periodic report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, or the filing or furnishing of any Company Form 8-K that disclosed any material non-public information.

Grants may also be made on other dates the Board meets. These grants generally include CEO Awards, which are awards to individual employees (subject to Committee approval) in recognition of superlative performance and extraordinary impact on business results. These awards are currently made as RSUs which ordinarily vest after three years.

Management recommends the awards be made pursuant to our LTIP to the Committee, however, the Committee determines whether and to whom it will issue grants and determines the amount of the grant. The Board has delegated to our CEO and our Chief People and Culture Officer, the ability to make grants to employees who are not executive officers and whose grants are less than $1,000,000 in accounting value annually. In the case of these grants, the Committee sets all the terms of each award, except the actual number of SARs/RSUs, which is determined by our CEO and our Chief People and Culture Officer pursuant to guidelines approved by the Committee in January of each year.
Award Timing Method The Committee sets the annual grant date for these awards as the second business day after our fourth quarter earnings release. The exercise or grant price of these awards is set as the closing price on the date of grants. We ordinarily determine grant amounts at the same time other elements of annual compensation are determined so that we can consider all elements of compensation when authorizing the grants. We do not backdate or make grants retroactively. In addition, we do not time such grants in coordination with our possession or release of material, non-public or other information, nor do we time the release of material, non-public information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation.
Award Timing Predetermined true
Award Timing MNPI Considered false
Award Timing, How MNPI Considered

During 2025, we did not grant any awards of SARs or stock options to any NEO during any period beginning four business days before and ending one business day after the filing of any Company periodic report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, or the filing or furnishing of any Company Form 8-K that disclosed any material non-public information.

MNPI Disclosure Timed for Compensation Value false
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Insider Trading Policies and Procedures
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures [Line Items]  
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures Adopted true