Insider trade

CEO sold ~$44K of YUM shares in the open market

Traded May 1, 2026 · Filed May 1, 2026

Yum! BrandsYUM

~$44K
Reported value · 277 sh @ $160.48: -13.7%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +6.0%, $158.36 → $136.69 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Yum! Brands sold $44K of Yum! Brands shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: May 1, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 1, 2026

CEO$25K–$100KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$44,453

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

2 days after results of Apr 29, 2026, 90 days before results of Jul 30, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $158.36 on May 1, 2026, 15% above its 52-week low and 6% below its high, after a 1% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $138.21 (Oct 31, 2025) to $168.16 (Feb 27, 2026), 67% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $156.25 on Mar 19, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-2.7%	+3.0%	-5.6%
30 days	-3.9%	+5.0%	-8.9%
90 days	-3.6%	+5.5%	-9.2%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001041061-26-000110
Filed / recorded: May 1, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: YUM BRANDS INC
Issuer CIK: 1041061
Ticker: YUM
Reporting person: Scott Mezvinsky
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: KFC Division CEO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 1, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 277
Price per share: $160.48
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 0
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Pursuant to 10b5-1 Plan

Around the same time

CEO sold4mo ago

~$464KReported value · 3,000 sh @ $154.68

6,140 → 3,140 shares held−49% of their stake

The boss of Yum! Brands sold $464K of Yum! Brands shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

CEO sold ~$914K of Yum! Brands

Scheduled in advance5mo ago

5mo ago

366Shares · @ $149.97

Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.