YUM YUM BRANDS INC

NEUTRAL Impact: 3/10 Insider Cluster (2 insiders)
Horizon days Filed May 26, 2026 Processed 14d 13h ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.4M total
Latest settled — T+5d
YUM ▼ -4.99% at T+5d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -4.99% · α vs SPY -6.20% · entry $153.86 → $146.19
Next anchor: T+20d in 14d
Last close $147.37 (close Jun 8) · -4.22% from $153.86 entry
Entry anchored
May 26, 2026
via day open
T+1d
-1.26%
call -1.26% · α -1.27%
$151.93
settled 14d ago
T+5d
-4.99%
call -4.99% · α -6.20%
$146.19
settled 8d ago
T+20d
call — · α —
in 14d
T+60d
call — · α —
in 2mo

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Executive Summary

Two top executives at YUM Brands — the CEO of Pizza Hut and the Taco Bell CEO/Global CCO — sold a combined $1.38M in open-market transactions over a one-week window. This is routine portfolio diversification relative to YUM's $42.8B market cap (0.003% of float). The cluster is amplified by nearby earnings and press contexts, but the dollar amounts are far below materiality thresholds.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.4M
Insiders
2

Actionable Insight

Insider sales at this magnitude are noise for a $42.8B company. Monitor the next 10-Q for same-store-sales trends at Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, but this cluster alone does not warrant a position adjustment.

Key Facts

  • Two insiders sold $1.38M total in open-market sales (CEO Pizza Hut $914K, Taco Bell CEO $464K)
  • Sales represent ~0.003% of YUM's $42.8B market cap — well below the 0.1% materiality floor
  • Both sales are non-10b5-1 open-market transactions; timing near earnings context triggers an amplifier but dollar weight is trivial
  • YUM has $1.4M in insider sales over the prior 30 days, indicating a consistent pattern of low-level monetization
  • Analyst consensus is 49% bullish (6 Strong Buy, 11 Buy, 18 Hold) — no fundamental alarm

Financial Impact

$1.38M total insider sales — less than 0.01% of market cap; immaterial to company financials

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Risk Factors

  • Any future escalation in insider sales dollar volume above 0.1% of market cap would warrant attention
  • The amplifier from earnings context suggests a modest signaling link — any broader C-suite selling trend bears watching

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Retail-Eating Places
Analyst Consensus
49% bullish (35 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-YUM-1779819206492
11 reports for YUM
Performance horizon

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Jun 2, 2026
7d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$147.82 $148.07▲ +0.17%▼ −0.23%$147.37 (−0.30%)
Jun 2, 2026
7d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$146.19 $147.82▲ +1.11%▲ +1.84%$147.37 (+0.81%)
Jun 2, 2026
7d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$146.19 $147.82▲ +1.11%▲ +1.84%$147.37 (+0.81%)
May 26, 2026
14d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$153.86 $151.93▼ −1.26%▼ −1.27%$147.37 (−4.22%)
May 19, 2026
21d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$152.19 $152.58▲ +0.26%▼ −0.78%$147.37 (−3.16%)
May 1, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$158.28 $154.38▼ −2.46%▼ −2.12%$147.37 (−6.89%)
May 1, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$158.28 $154.38▼ −2.46%▼ −2.12%$147.37 (−6.89%)
Apr 29, 2026
5w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$159.44 $159.64▲ +0.13%▼ −0.90%$147.37 (−7.57%)
Apr 3, 2026
9w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$157.36 $156.93▼ −0.27%▼ −0.34%$147.37 (−6.35%)
Apr 1, 2026
10w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$153.70 $156.08▲ +1.55%▲ +1.47%$147.37 (−4.12%)
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