Yum Brands Inc
Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $43.01BP/E 19.8Yield 1.80%
Yum Brands Total Global Employees by Year
Total Global Employees (Company-Owned Restaurants & Corporate)
Yum Brands Total Global Employees: 49,000 in FY2025, up 22.5% from a year earlier.
Where the FY2025 figure comes from
“As of December 31, 2025, the Company and its subsidiaries employed approximately 49,000 persons (collectively referred to throughout this filing as “our employees” or “YUM employees”), including approximately 28,000 employees in the U.S.”
Source: Yum! Brands, Inc. Form 10-K, filed 2026-02-20 ↗
Global headcount from Form 10-K Item 1 (PostgreSQL employee_counts) and CEO Pay Ratio disclosures from Form DEF 14A (FY2019–FY2025).
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Total Global Employees (Company-Owned Restaurants & Corporate) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 49,000 | +22.5% | Yum! Brands, Inc. Form 10-K, filed 2026-02-20 ↗ |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 40,000 | +14.3% | Yum! Brands, Inc. Form 10-K, filed 2025-02-19 ↗ |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 35,000 | -2.8% | Yum! Brands, Inc. Form 10-K, filed 2024-02-20 ↗ |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 36,000 | 0.0% | Yum! Brands, Inc. Form 10-K, filed 2023-02-27 ↗ |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 36,000 | -5.3% | Yum! Brands, Inc. Form 10-K, filed 2022-02-23 ↗ |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 38,000 | +11.8% | Yum! Brands, Inc. Form 10-K, filed 2021-02-22 ↗ |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 34,000 | 0.0% | Yum! Brands, Inc. Form 10-K, filed 2020-02-20 ↗ |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 34,000 | -43.3% | Yum! Brands, Inc. Form 10-K, filed 2019-02-21 ↗ |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 60,000 | -33.3% | Yum! Brands, Inc. Form 10-K, filed 2018-02-22 ↗ |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 90,000 | – | Yum! Brands, Inc. Form 10-K, filed 2017-02-22 ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up total Global Employees
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Yum Brands Total Global Employees, annual FY2016–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Yum Brands SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/yum/kpis/workforce-employees-total
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