YUM FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #5 of 18 in industry

Yum Brands Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $17.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $15,346 · Eating & Drinking Places.

Eating & Drinking Places peers All rankings
State
NC
Filing date
2026-04-03
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
Industry rank
#5/18

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
1,167:1
Extreme (bar capped at 1000:1; actual ratio shown above)
CEO pay
$17.9M
Median worker
$15,346

Answer first

Yum Brands Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $17.9M ranks #211 of 1,423 complete filings; its 1,167:1 pay ratio ranks #35. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $15,346. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-58 peer cohort (# 5 of 18, 78th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Eating & Drinking Places companies.

Dollar rank
#211
$17.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#35
1,167:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
78th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Yum Brands Inc ranks nationally

Yum Brands Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$17,908,782 Top 15% higher than 85% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). This entry sits in this band. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Yum Brands Inc vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers

CEO total pay ($17.9M) against pay ratio (1,167:1) for Yum Brands Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Eating & Drinking Places industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both6453488.814007170.821560852.829114534.736668216.7366.8:1687.1:11007.5:11327.9:11648.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Yum Brands Inc, CEO total pay: 17908782 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1167:1Yum Brands IncMcdonalds Corp, CEO total pay: 20579640 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1082:1Mcdonalds CorpRestaurant Brands International Inc., CEO total pay: 15159780 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1369:1Restaurant Brands International Inc.Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, CEO total pay: 15457156 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 886:1Chipotle Mexican Grill IncPapa Johns International Inc, CEO total pay: 8442953 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 849:1Papa Johns International IncWingstop Inc., CEO total pay: 35294820 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1590:1Wingstop Inc.
Yum Brands Inc vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers, plotted against the industry's $7.8M median CEO total and 425:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Eating & Drinking Places peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 18 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 58. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Yum Brands Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Yum Brands Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
1,167:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-273:1
from FY2024 1,440:1
CEO $ YoY
-28%
$17.9M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2021–2025
Yum Brands Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $27.6M - $13,082 2,108:1 -
2023 $21.2M -23% $17,628 1,205:1 -903:1
2024 $24.7M +16% $17,160 1,440:1 +235:1
2025 $17.9M -28% $15,346 1,167:1 -273:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1041061, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Eating & Drinking Places

This Company's Ratio
1,167:1
Industry Median Ratio
425:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.8M
This CEO's Pay
$17.9M
Companies in Industry
18
vs. Industry Median
Above
#5 of 18 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Eating & Drinking Places →

Yum Brands Inc: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Yum Brands Inc's FY2025 ratio 1,167:1 ranks #5 of 18 Eating & Drinking Places filers (78th percentile). the CEO earned 1167× the median employee ($15,346) in FY2025.

At $15,346 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the MEGA stamp means roughly 1167 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$17.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

1,167:1

Outlier, top decile

Yum Brands Inc in the higher Eating & Drinking Places third

Yum Brands Inc's FY2025 ratio 1,167:1 ranks #5 of 18 Eating & Drinking Places filers (78th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Eating & Drinking Places (SIC 58) median ratio is 425:1 across 18 FY2025 filers; Yum Brands Inc's $17.9M CEO total is above the $7.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #211 and ratio rank #35 split - treat 1,167:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Eating & Drinking Places peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$17.9M
Median Employee Pay
$15,346
Pay Ratio
1,167:1
Filing Date
2026-04-03

Company Info

Ticker
YUM
CIK
1041061
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
SIC Code
5812
State
NC
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1041061, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Yum Brands Inc's FY2025 ratio 1,167:1 ranks #5 of 18 Eating & Drinking Places filers (78th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.

BeOne Medicines Ltd. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.9M (Δ $16K heavier vs Yum Brands Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.9M (Δ $18K heavier vs Yum Brands Inc); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
SharkNinja, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.9M (Δ $34K lighter vs Yum Brands Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.8M (Δ $67K lighter vs Yum Brands Inc); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Mcdonalds Corp (SIC 58 pole)

Mcdonalds Corp stamps MEGA · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Yum Brands Inc's MEGA filing.
National dual ranks · #211/#35

Yum Brands Inc's FY2025 package sits #211 by CEO dollars and #35 by ratio under PEAK · MEGA.
Highest-paid CEOs · MEGA

Yum Brands Inc's MEGA stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Yum Brands Inc (CIK 1041061), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.