Yum Brands Inc

YUM

Company Profile

  • Business description

    Yum Brands is a US-based restaurant operator featuring a portfolio of four brands: KFC (31,981 global units at year-end 2024), Pizza Hut (20,225 units), Taco Bell (8,757 units), and Habit Burger & Grill (nearly 400 units). With more than $65 billion in 2024 systemwide sales, the firm is the second-largest restaurant company in the world behind McDonald’s ($131 billion), ahead of Restaurant Brands International ($44 billion) and Starbucks ($30 billion). Yum is 98% franchised, with the largest franchisee, Yum China, spun out in 2016, after which Yum China agreed to pay 3% royalties to Yum Brands in perpetuity. Yum is the newest evolution of Tricon, formerly a division of PepsiCo, and generates the bulk of its revenue from franchise royalties and marketing contributions.

  • Contact

    1441 Gardiner Lane
    LouisvilleKY40213
    USA

    T: +1 502 874-8300

    https://www.yum.com

  • Sector

    Consumer Cyclical

    Stock type

    Cyclical

  • Industry

    Restaurants

    Fiscal Year End

    31 December 2025

    Employees

    40,000

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