Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Yum Brands, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$754M
Total assets Above avg plan size
4,539
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$166,022
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Yum Brands Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Yum Brands, Inc. · Kentucky · Food Services & Accommodation

$754M in assets, 4,539 participants

Yum Brands, Inc.'s Yum Brands Retirement Plan reported $754M in total assets and 4,539 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #4,579 in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)

Coverage in Kentucky

Yum Brands Retirement Plan covers 4,539 participants in Kentucky, 7.0x the typical Kentucky plan (state average ~647 per filing). Assets: $754M.

#4,579
in Food Services & Accommodation (4,592 peers)
-53.7%
assets change YoY
7.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $346M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Yum Brands Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Yum Brands Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$753,576,000 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Yum Brands Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Yum Brands Retirement Plan lands in the large band (4,539 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 133951308 · Yum Brands, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Yum Brands Retirement Plan · $754M · 4,539 · 99th

  • ASSETS $754M
  • PCT 4,539
  • EIN 99th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Navistar, Inc. Hourly Employees Pension Plan No. 1
  • IND ind #4579

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Food Services & Accommodation retirement plans → · Plans in Kentucky →

Yum Brands Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Christian School Pension Plan and Trust FundChristian School Pension Pla…$756MFederal-Mogul Pension Plan$755MUS Foods Consolidated Defined Benefit Retirement PlanUS Foods Consolidated Define…$755MNavistar, Inc. Hourly Employees Pension Plan No. 1Navistar, Inc. Hourly Employ…$754MYum Brands Retirement Plan$754M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Yum Brands Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Kentucky filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$664M
Net Income-$346M
Employer EIN133951308
Plan Effective Date1997-10-07
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Yum Brands, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Yum Brands, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.7B 8.798905557809519% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.5B$1.55B$1.6B$1.65B$1.7B$1.75B 202220232024 $1.56B $1.7B ▲ +9.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 24,797 $1.6B
2023 2 25,199 $1.6B
2024 2 24,832 $1.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kentucky

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Yum Brands Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kentucky, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010002000300040005000 0.20.40.60.811.2 Total assets ($B) Participants Yum Brands Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.753576 · Participants: 4539Yum Brands Retirement PlanLg&e and Ku Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.114176604 · Participants: 983Lg&e and Ku Pension PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.945981 · Participants: 317Ashland Hercules Pension PlanBrown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.559607588 · Participants: 1262Brown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan II, Total assets ($B): 0.415049 · Participants: 285Ashland Hercules Pension Plan IILexmark Retirement Growth Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.351999977 · Participants: 671Lexmark Retirement Growth Account Plan
Yum Brands Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kentucky, assets vs. participants
Compare Yum Brands Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Yum Brands Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kentucky, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Navistar, Inc. Hourly Employees Pension Plan No. 1 in IL ($754M); by covered participants it is Sheet Metal Workers' Pension Plan of Southern California Arizona and Nevada in CA (4,520 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($754M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,539 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Yum Brands Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Yum Brands Retirement Plan contracted severely - down 53.7% during 2022, from $1.6B to $754M. Reported net income was -$346M.
How have Yum Brands, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Yum Brands, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 8.8%, from $1.6B to $1.7B.
Where does Yum Brands Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Yum Brands Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Yum Brands Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Navistar, Inc. Hourly Employees Pension Plan No. 1 in IL ($754M, 992 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Yum Brands Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sheet Metal Workers' Pension Plan of Southern California Arizona and Nevada in CA (4,520 participants, $957M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 133951308.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.