13% System Sales Growth Driven by 9% Same-Store Sales Growth and 6% Unit Growth;

1,025 Gross New Units and Record Digital Sales

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) today reported results for the second-quarter ended June 30, 2023. Worldwide system sales excluding foreign currency translation grew 13%, with 9% same-store sales growth and 6% unit growth. Second-quarter GAAP operating profit grew 4%. Second-quarter core operating profit grew 12%. Second-quarter GAAP EPS was $1.46 and second-quarter EPS excluding Special Items was $1.41. Second-quarter EPS includes a favorable $0.09 mark-to-market impact from unrealized investment gains and a negative $0.05 impact from foreign currency translation.

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DAVID GIBBS COMMENTS

David Gibbs, CEO, said, "Our broad-based momentum continued in the second quarter with system sales growth of 13% owing to 9% same-store sales growth and 6% unit growth. KFC, our largest division, led the quarter with an astounding 19% system sales growth. An impressive 1,025 gross new units this quarter and nearly 30% digital sales growth contributed to our robust system sales growth. I remain confident we are well positioned to thrive in any consumer spending environment given the broad consumer appeal of our iconic brands, including our craveable products, compelling value and easy experiences. With our strong year-to-date results and continued momentum, we expect to deliver full year 2023 results well above our long-term growth algorithm for system sales and core operating profit growth.”

SECOND-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

• Worldwide system sales grew 13%, excluding foreign currency translation, with KFC at 19%, Taco Bell at 7% and Pizza Hut 7%.
• Added 1,025 gross new units.
• Record digital sales of $7 billion, with digital mix exceeding 45%.
• GAAP operating profit grew 4% and core operating profit grew 12%.
• Foreign currency translation unfavorably impacted divisional operating profit by $17 million.

KFC DIVISION

• KFC Division opened 600 gross new restaurants across 60 countries.
• Foreign currency translation unfavorably impacted operating profit by $15 million.

TACO BELL DIVISION

• Taco Bell Division opened 63 gross new restaurants across 9 countries.
• Taco Bell U.S. system sales grew 6% and Taco Bell International system sales excluding foreign currency grew 18%.
• Taco Bell U.S. same-store sales grew 4% and Taco Bell International same-store sales declined 1%.
• Company-owned restaurant margins were 25.6%, approximately flat year-over-year.
• Foreign currency translation unfavorably impacted operating profit by less than $1 million.

PIZZA HUT DIVISION

• Pizza Hut Division opened 357 gross new restaurants across 42 countries.
• Foreign currency translation unfavorably impacted operating profit by $2 million.

HABIT BURGER GRILL DIVISION

• The Habit Burger Grill Division opened 5 gross new restaurants in the U.S.
• The Habit Burger Grill Division system sales grew 9% with flat same-store sales growth.

RUSSIA UPDATE

• On April 17, 2023, Yum! Brands completed its exit from the Russian market by selling its KFC business in Russia to Smart Service Ltd., including all Russian KFC restaurants, operating system, master franchise rights and the trademark for the Rostik's brand. With the completion of the transaction, we ceased our corporate presence in Russia.
• As of the beginning of the second quarter 2022, we elected to remove Russia from our unit count and system sales. Yum! and KFC Division system sales growth excluding foreign currency were negatively impacted by 1 and 2 percentage points, respectively, for the year to date ended June 30, 2023.

OTHER ITEMS

• During the quarter we revised certain tabular data in our Earnings Release to clarify the line items within our condensed consolidated results that are impacted by Special Items as shown on pages 15 and 16 within this release including ex-special general and administrative expenses.
• During the quarter, we paid our Revolving Facility down $164 million and ended the quarter at net leverage of 4.7x. Our current outstanding debt has a weighted average remaining term of 6 years with a fixed-floating ratio greater than 90%.
• Disclosures pertaining to outstanding debt in our Restricted Group capital structure will be provided at the time of the filing of the second-quarter Form 10-Q.

CONFERENCE CALL

Yum! Brands, Inc. will host a conference call to review the company's financial performance and strategies at 8:15 a.m. Eastern Time August 2, 2023. The number is 833/470-1428 for U.S. callers, 833/950-0062 for Canada callers, and 929/526-1599 for international callers, conference ID 129686.

The call will be available for playback beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time August 2, 2023 through August 9, 2023. To access the playback, dial 866/813-9403 in the U.S., 226/828-7578 in Canada, 0204/525-0658 for U.K. (local), and +44/204-525-0658 internationally, conference ID 398631.

The webcast and the playback can be accessed by visiting Yum! Brands' website, investors.yum.com/events-and-presentations and selecting “Q2 2023 Yum! Brands, Inc. Earnings Call.”

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ONLINE

Quarter end dates for each division, restaurant count details, definitions of terms and Restricted Group financial information are available at investors.yum.com. Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in our Condensed Consolidated Summary of Results.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This announcement may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We intend all forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and by the use of forward-looking words such as “expect,” “expectation,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “may,” “could,” “intend,” “belief,” “plan,” “estimate,” “target,” “predict,” “likely,” “seek,” “project,” “model,” “ongoing,” “will,” “should,” “forecast,” “outlook” or similar terminology. These statements are based on and reflect our current expectations, estimates, assumptions and/ or projections, our perception of historical trends and current conditions, as well as other factors that we believe are appropriate and reasonable under the circumstances. Forward-looking statements are neither predictions nor guarantees of future events, circumstances or performance and are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by those statements. There can be no assurance that our expectations, estimates, assumptions and/or projections, including with respect to the future earnings and performance or capital structure of Yum! Brands, will prove to be correct or that any of our expectations, estimates or projections will be achieved.

Numerous factors could cause our actual results and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: food safety and food- or beverage-borne illness issues; adverse impacts of catastrophic or unforeseen events; the resurgence of COVID-19 infections and the circulation of novel variants of COVID-19; the success of our concepts’ franchisees; the success of our development strategy; anticipated benefits from past or potential future acquisitions, investments or other strategic transactions, or our portfolio business model; our significant exposure to the Chinese market; our global operations; foreign currency risks and foreign exchange controls; our ability to protect the integrity or availability of IT systems or the security of confidential information and other cybersecurity risks; compliance with data privacy and data protection legal requirements; our ability to successfully implement technology initiatives; our increasing dependence on multiple digital commerce platforms; the impact of social media; our ability to protect our trademarks and other intellectual property; shortages or interruptions in the availability and the delivery of food, equipment and other supplies; the loss of key personnel, labor shortages and increased labor costs; changes in food prices and other operating costs; our corporate reputation and the value and perception of our brands; evolving expectations and requirements with respect to social and environmental sustainability matters; adverse effects of climate change; pending or future litigation and legal claims or proceedings; changes in, or noncompliance with, legal requirements; tax matters, including changes in tax rates or laws, impositions of new taxes, tax implications of our restructurings, or disagreements with taxing authorities; changes in consumer discretionary spending and economic conditions, including inflationary pressures; competition within the retail food industry; risks relating to our significant amount of indebtedness. In addition, other risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial could affect the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty.

The forward-looking statements included in this announcement are only made as of the date of this announcement and we disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. You should consult our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the information set forth under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) for additional detail about factors that could affect our financial and other results.

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 56,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and the Habit Burger Grill. The Company's KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, and pizza categories, respectively. The Habit Burger Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2023, the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands were ranked in the top five of Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchises Ranking. In addition, in 2023 Yum! Brands was included on the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index; Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity; and Newsweek’s lists recognizing America’s Most Responsible Companies, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women. In 2022, the Company was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America.

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