Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)
NYSE: YUM · Real-Time Price · USD
156.46
+1.29 (0.83%)
Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
Yum! Brands Employees
Yum! Brands had 49,000 employees as of December 31, 2025. The number of employees increased by 9,000 or 22.50% compared to the previous year.
Employees
49,000
Change (1Y)
9,000
Growth (1Y)
22.50%
Revenue / Employee
$167,633
Profits / Employee
$31,816
Market Cap
43.21B
Employees Chart
Employees History
| Date | Employees | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 49,000 | 9,000 | 22.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40,000 | 5,000 | 14.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35,000 | -1,000 | -2.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 36,000 | 0 | - |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36,000 | -2,000 | -5.26% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 38,000 | 4,000 | 11.76% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 34,000 | 0 | - |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 34,000 | -26,000 | -43.33% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 60,000 | -30,000 | -33.33% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 90,000 | -415,000 | -82.18% |
| Dec 26, 2015 | 505,000 | -32,000 | -5.96% |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 537,000 | -2,000 | -0.37% |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 539,000 | 16,000 | 3.06% |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 523,000 | 57,000 | 12.23% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 466,000 | 88,000 | 23.28% |
| Dec 25, 2010 | 378,000 | 28,000 | 8.00% |
| Dec 26, 2009 | 350,000 | 14,000 | 4.17% |
| Dec 27, 2008 | 336,000 | 35,000 | 11.63% |
| Dec 29, 2007 | 301,000 | 21,000 | 7.50% |
| Dec 30, 2006 | 280,000 | 8,000 | 2.94% |
| Dec 31, 2005 | 272,000 | 16,000 | 6.25% |
| Dec 25, 2004 | 256,000 | -9,000 | -3.40% |
| Dec 27, 2003 | 265,000 | 21,000 | 8.61% |
| Dec 28, 2002 | 244,000 | 34,000 | 16.19% |
| Dec 29, 2001 | 210,000 | 20,000 | 10.53% |
| Dec 30, 2000 | 190,000 | -20,000 | -9.52% |
| Dec 25, 1999 | 210,000 | -50,000 | -19.23% |
| Dec 26, 1998 | 260,000 | -90,000 | -25.71% |
| Dec 27, 1997 | 350,000 | - | - |
Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.
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YUM News
- 1 day ago - Pizza Hut is closing hundreds of restaurants: See an updated list of doomed locations for 2026 - Fast Company
- 7 days ago - Americans Are Guzzling 'Bold' New Drinks—and Chains Are Lining Up to Serve Them - Investopedia
- 7 days ago - PIZZA HUT INTRODUCES NEW HUT REWARDS, EVOLVING LOYALTY INTO A MEMBERSHIP THAT DELIVERS MORE VALUE AND ACCESS - PRNewsWire
- 13 days ago - Yum! Brands Announces Q1 2026 Earnings and Conference Call Details - Business Wire
- 14 days ago - Fast-Food Chains' Expansion Hit by Mideast Tensions, Rising Energy Costs - Barrons
- 27 days ago - Yum! Brands Appoints Former Marriott International CFO Kathleen (Leeny) K. Oberg to Board - Business Wire
- 4 weeks ago - KFC® Has an Answer to the Value Wars: A Value Feast Fit for the Moment - PRNewsWire
- 6 weeks ago - KFC® Turns Up the Heat for Bracket Season with 20 Wings for $20* - PRNewsWire