Yum Brands 401(k) match, vesting and fees
What Yum Brands' 401(k) plan says about matching contributions
Eligible participants receive a matching contribution from the Company that is equal to 100% of such salary deferral contribution that does not exceed 6% of the participant’s eligible pay.
Quoted directly from the filing. Plan terms may have changed; check your current Summary Plan Description.
Plan features
Indented passages are quoted word for word from the audit report; plan terms may have changed since, so check your current Summary Plan Description.
| Employer match | Quoted from the filing above | 2024 audit report, p. 35 ↗ |
| Match vesting | Participants are fully vested in the entire value of their accounts upon contribution, including the Company matching contribution. | 2024 audit report, p. 36 ↗ |
| Roth contributions | Participants may also elect to make after-tax contributions pursuant to Code Section 402A ("Roth Contributions"). Eligible participants can make additional Roth Contributions in addition to the additional tax-deferred contributions described above. Roth Contributions shall be considered for and shall be eligible for matching contributions as described above. The contribution limits noted above include both pre-tax and Roth Contributions in total. | 2024 audit report, p. 35 ↗ |
| Loans | The Plan has a loan program for participants. The maximum amount a participant may borrow, when aggregated with all other outstanding loans of the participant, is the lesser of: a) 50% of the participant’s vested interest under the Plan; b) $50,000 reduced by the excess of the highest outstanding loan balance during the preceding one-year period ending on the day prior to the date the loan was made, over the outstanding balance of loans on the date the loan was made; c) 100% of the value of the participant’s investment in certain funds; or d) the maximum loan amount that can be amortized by the participant’s net pay. Participants may elect repayment periods from one year to four years at six-month intervals. For new loans, only one loan may be outstanding at any time. For loans originating prior to January 1, 2022, participants could have up to two loans outstanding. The fixed interest rate for loans is based on the prime rate as of the last day of the month before the loan request plus 1%. A one-time loan origination fee is charged to those participants who obtain a loan. Interest on loans is allocated to each of the funds based upon the participant’s investment election percentages. For each month or part thereof the loan remains outstanding, the borrowing participant may be assessed a monthly administration fee. Generally, any loans outstanding shall become immediately due and payable in full if the participant’s employment is terminated. | 2024 audit report, p. 36 ↗ |
| Recordkeeper | Voya Institutional Plan Services | 2025 Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | KPMG (unmodified opinion) | 2025 Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | 401(k) · Active | 2025 Form 5500 ↗ |
Match, vesting and other plan features are from the plan year 2024 filing's audit report (the latest one extracted so far). Rows cited to the Form 5500 and its schedules are from the plan year 2025 filing.
How the plan compares
Plan year 2025 medians for 13 defined-contribution plans in accommodation and food services with 5,000 to 9,999 participants.
| Yum Brands: employer contribution per participant | $3,260 | |
| Peer median | $1,569 |
| Yum Brands: average balance | $150,572 | |
| Peer median | $49,326 |
| Yum Brands: admin expenses ÷ assets | 0.12% | |
| Peer median | 0.17% |
Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.
Plan history
Plan assets went from $931M at the end of plan year 2021 to $1.1B at the end of plan year 2025.
| Plan year | Participants | Assets | Employer contributions | Per participant | Admin expense ratio | Match formula | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28,163 | $1.1B | $23.1M | $3,260 | 0.12% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2024 | 25,422 | $989M | $23.3M | $3,243 | 0.13% | Quoted in the audit report, p. 35 ↗ | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2023 | 25,184 | $911M | $21.6M | $2,943 | 0.10% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2022 | 24,258 | $809M | $19.5M | $2,777 | 0.09% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2021 | 23,380 | $931M | $15.6M | $2,435 | 0.11% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
Other Yum Brands plans (1)
Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.
Yum Brands Retirement Plan
Plan features
Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.
| Recordkeeper | Conduent HR Services, LLC | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | KPMG LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | Pension (defined benefit) · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
Common questions
Does Yum Brands match 401(k) contributions?
The audit report attached to the Yum Brands 401k Plan's plan year 2024 Form 5500, page 35 says: “Eligible participants receive a matching contribution from the Company that is equal to 100% of such salary deferral contribution that does not exceed 6% of the participant’s eligible pay.” Plan terms may have changed; check your current Summary Plan Description.
When is the Yum Brands 401(k) match vested?
The audit report attached to the plan year 2024 Form 5500, page 36 says: “Participants are fully vested in the entire value of their accounts upon contribution, including the Company matching contribution.”
Who manages the Yum Brands 401(k)?
The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2025 filing is Voya Institutional Plan Services. The plan administrator is Yum Brands, Inc..
I left Yum Brands. How do I find my old 401(k)?
Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Yum Brands, Inc., (888) 372-5313) or the recordkeeper, Voya Institutional Plan Services. The Yum Brands old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Yum Brands 401(k)
Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Yum Brands filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024 and 2025) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Yum Brands. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology