Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Yum Brands, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$711M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,572
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$276,527
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Yum Brands Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Yum Brands, Inc. · Kentucky · Food Services & Accommodation

$711M in assets, 2,572 participants

Yum Brands, Inc.'s Yum Brands Retirement Plan reported $711M in total assets and 2,572 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #3,653 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)

Coverage in Kentucky

Yum Brands Retirement Plan covers 2,572 participants in Kentucky, 4.0x the typical Kentucky plan (state average ~647 per filing). Assets: $711M.

#3,653
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)
-3.1%
assets change YoY
7.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $36M 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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$711,228,000 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Yum Brands Retirement Plan lands in the large band (2,572 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Yum Brands Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $15M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$36M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Yum Brands Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 3,834 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,572 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Yum Brands Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $734M in the plan year 2023 filing to $711M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 133951308 · Yum Brands, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Yum Brands Retirement Plan · $711M · 2,572 · 98th

  • PHOTO $711M
  • IND 2,572
  • EOY 98th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #3653

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

Teamsters Negotiated Pension PlanTeamsters Negotiated Pension…$713MPension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated SubsidiariesPension Plan for Employees o…$712MBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Retirement PlanBlue Cross and Blue Shield o…$712MYum Brands Retirement Plan$711MPermanente Physicians Retirement PlanPermanente Physicians Retire…$711M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Yum Brands Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Kentucky filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$734M
Net Assets (End of Year)$644M
Net Income-$36M
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. -10000100020003000 0.20.40.60.811.2 Total assets ($B) Participants Yum Brands Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.711228 · Participants: 2572Yum Brands Retirement PlanLg&e and Ku Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.022111396 · Participants: 742Lg&e and Ku Pension PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.924092 · Participants: 43Ashland Hercules Pension PlanBrown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.477947218 · Participants: 1237Brown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan II, Total assets ($B): 0.441399 · Participants: 69Ashland Hercules Pension Plan IILexmark Retirement Growth Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.313218657 · Participants: 606Lexmark 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 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Retirement Plan in AL ($712M); by covered participants it is Federated Mutual Retirement Plan in MN (2,571 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,572 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Yum Brands Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 3.1% during 2024, from $734M to $711M. Reported net income was -$36M.
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 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
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 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Retirement Plan in AL ($712M, 1,955 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 Federated Mutual Retirement Plan in MN (2,571 participants, $789M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.