Latest period
279M
YoY change
-2.5%
5Y CAGR
-2.0%
Peak year (FY1999)
640M
Latest annual
278M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 278M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -2.5%
Shares Outstanding history table for Yum! Brands (YUM) from 1997 to 2025
| FY2025 | 278M | -2.5% | -7M | ||
| FY2024 | 285M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2023 | 285M | -1.7% | -5M | ||
| FY2022 | 290M | -4.0% | -12M | ||
| FY2021 | 302M | -1.6% | -5M | ||
| FY2020 | 307M | -1.9% | -6M | ||
| FY2019 | 313M | -4.9% | -16M | ||
| FY2018 | 329M | -7.3% | -26M | ||
| FY2017 | 355M | -11.3% | -45M | ||
| FY2016 | 400M | -9.7% | -43M | ||
| FY2015 | 443M | -2.2% | -10M | ||
| FY2014 | 453M | -1.7% | -8M | ||
| FY2013 | 461M | -2.5% | -12M | ||
| FY2012 | 473M | -1.7% | -8M | ||
| FY2011 | 481M | -1.0% | -5M | ||
| FY2010 | 486M | +0.6% | +3M | ||
| FY2009 | 483M | -1.6% | -8M | ||
| FY2008 | 491M | -9.2% | -50M | ||
| FY2007 | 541M | -4.1% | -23.4M | ||
| FY2006 | 564M | -5.3% | -31.6M | ||
| FY2005 | 596M | -2.3% | -14M | ||
| FY2004 | 610M | -0.1% | -891K | ||
| FY2003 | 611M | -1.5% | -9.32M | ||
| FY2002 | 620M | +2.1% | +12.8M | ||
| FY2001 | 607M | +1.8% | +11M | ||
| FY2000 | 596M | -6.8% | -43.4M | ||
| FY1999 | 640M | +2.1% | +13M | ||
| FY1998 | 627M | +8.7% | +50.1M | ||
| FY1997 | 577M | — | — |
- FY2025278M-2.5%
- FY2024285M0.0%
- FY2023285M-1.7%
- FY2022290M-4.0%
- FY2021302M-1.6%
- FY2020307M-1.9%
- FY2019313M-4.9%
- FY2018329M-7.3%
- FY2017355M-11.3%
- FY2016400M-9.7%
- FY2015443M-2.2%
- FY2014453M-1.7%
- FY2013461M-2.5%
- FY2012473M-1.7%
- FY2011481M-1.0%
- FY2010486M+0.6%
- FY2009483M-1.6%
- FY2008491M-9.2%
- FY2007541M-4.1%
- FY2006564M-5.3%
- FY2005596M-2.3%
- FY2004610M-0.1%
- FY2003611M-1.5%
- FY2002620M+2.1%
- FY2001607M+1.8%
- FY2000596M-6.8%
- FY1999640M+2.1%
- FY1998627M+8.7%
- FY1997577M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Yum! Brands's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Yum! Brands (YUM)
According to Yum! Brands's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 279M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Yum! Brands (YUM) diluted shares outstanding totalled 278M – edged down 2.5% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Yum! Brands diluted shares outstanding expanded at a -2.0% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Yum! Brands diluted shares outstanding peaked at 640M in 1999; the latest annual figure is 278M in 2025 (56.5% below peak).
The highest annual diluted shares outstanding of 640M was reported in 1999. The lowest in the available history was 278M in 2025.
Yum! Brands Shares Outstanding by Year
Yum! Brands Shares Outstanding 2025: 278M
Yum! Brands posted diluted shares outstanding of 278M in 2025, edged down 2.5% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Yum! Brands Shares Outstanding 2024: 285M
In 2024, Yum! Brands reported diluted shares outstanding of 285M, edged up 0.0% from 2023.
Yum! Brands Shares Outstanding 2023: 285M
Yum! Brands diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 285M, edged down 1.7% below 2022.
Yum! Brands Shares Outstanding 2022: 290M
2022's diluted shares outstanding for Yum! Brands came in at 290M, edged down 4.0% below 2021.
Yum! Brands Shares Outstanding 2021: 302M
Yum! Brands diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 302M.
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