SuperworthYum! Brands shares outstanding YUM
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.
- Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
- 277M
- On a year earlier
- −1.4%
- fewer shares
Yum! Brands had 277M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
That is 1.4% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 281M | −1% |
| FY2024 | 285M | +1% |
| FY2023 | 282M | −2% |
| FY2022 | 287M | −3% |
| FY2021 | 296M | −4% |
| FY2020 | 307M | −1% |
| FY2019 | 310M | −3% |
| FY2018 | 320M | −8% |
| FY2017 | 346M | −6% |
| FY2016 | 370M | −16% |
| FY2015 | 438M | −1% |
| FY2014 | 442M | −3% |
| FY2013 | 456M | −2% |
| FY2012 | 466M | −2% |
| FY2011 | 477M | −2% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 277M | −1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 279M | −1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 281M | −1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 281M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 281M | −2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 282M | −1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 285M | +1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 285M | −0% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 286M | +0% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 286M | +0% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 282M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 286M | −1% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.