Yum! Brands
YUM · New York Stock Exchange · Consumer Discretionary
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Yum! Brands
2 recorded campaigns from 2 organizations.
Coordinates a multi-year Restaurant Antibiotics engagement with the largest North American quick-service chains
An investor coalition (Phase 2 backed by 43 investors representing $8.9tn) asks 12 of the largest North American QSR chains to adopt antibiotic-use policies aligned with WHO guidance across all key proteins globally, with implementation evidence via target-setting and auditing. Progress report: "Restaurants, Risk and Resistance," published Jan 27, 2026.
As You Sow at Yum! Brands, Inc.
Stop using antibiotics in the chicken it buys except to treat sick birds.
How organizations asked shareholders to vote
Positions these organizations published themselves, each linked to where they published it. Nothing here is our view of how to vote.
2026
| Organization | Item | Asks shareholders to vote | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority Action | Say-on-Pay Proposal (Item 3) | Against | Published position |
2025
| Organization | Item | Asks shareholders to vote | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC Investment Group | Shareholder proposal: health and safety audit/report | For | Published position |
What shareholders voted on
From Yum! Brands’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholder proposal regarding reducing the ownership threshold for shareholders to call a special meeting | Shareholder proposal | 37.7% | Failed | |
| Approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers | Say on pay | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2026 | Auditor | 94.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen K. Oberg | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Tanya L. Domier | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Chris Turner | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of P. Justin Skala | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Annie Young-Scrivner | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan Doniz | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of M. Brett Biggs | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Paget L. Alves | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas C. Nelson | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Brian C. Cornell | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Mirian M. Graddick-Weir | Director | 94.1% | Passed |
2025
2024
2023
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers | Say on pay | 52.2% | Passed | |
| Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2022 | Auditor | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Lauren R. Hobart | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of David W. Gibbs | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Annie Young-Scrivner | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Elane B. Stock | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Tanya L. Domier | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of P. Justin Skala | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Paget L. Alves | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Keith Barr | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Mirian M. Graddick-Weir | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas C. Nelson | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Brian C. Cornell | Director | 93.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher M. Connor | Director | 93.4% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers | Say on pay | 83.2% | Passed | |
| Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2021 | Auditor | 97% | Passed | |
| Election of Lauren R. Hobart | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of David W. Gibbs | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Annie Young-Scrivner | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Elane B. Stock | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of P. Justin Skala | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Paget L. Alves | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Tanya L. Domier | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Keith Barr | Director | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher M. Connor | Director | 96% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas C. Nelson | Director | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Brian C. Cornell | Director | 93.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Mirian M. Graddick-Weir | Director | 92.7% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholder proposal regarding issuance of annual reports on efforts to reduce deforestation | Shareholder proposal | 33.3% | Failed | |
| Approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers | Say on pay | 88.2% | Passed | |
| Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2020 | Auditor | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Annie Young-Scrivner | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Elane B. Stock | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of P. Justin Skala | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of David W. Gibbs | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Tanya L. Domier | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Keith Barr | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher M. Connor | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Cavanagh | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Mirian M. Graddick-Weir | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Paget L. Alves | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Brian C. Cornell | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas C. Nelson | Director | 97% | Passed |
2019
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers | Say on pay | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2018 | Auditor | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of P. Justin Skala | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Tanya L. Domier | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Greg Creed | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher M. Connor | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Paget L. Alves | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Elane B. Stock | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Mirian M. Graddick-Weir | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Cavanagh | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert D. Walter | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Brian C. Cornell | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas C. Nelson | Director | 98.9% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Yum! Brands’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-05-19 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-04-03 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-20 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-04-04 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-21 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-04-05 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-05-24 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-04-07 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-05-20 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-04-08 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-05-13 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-04-01 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-05-19 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-04-03 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-05-21 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-04-05 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-05-21 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-04-06 |
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