David Gibbs, CEO of Yum Brands (YUM), earned $8.0M in total compensation in 2025. Yum Brands receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of C (60/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 286:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 91.1%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +2.2%.
How Yum Brands CEO Pay Compares
David Gibbs's $8.0M total compensation is 0% below the Restaurants industry median of $8.0M. The 286:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 17% lower than the industry average of 343:1.
Total compensation for David Gibbs at Yum Brands (YUM) was $8.0M. Mid-cap public-company CEO packages tend to track this pattern — equity-heavy, multi-year vesting, performance-tied.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio is 286x, meaning David Gibbs's $8.0M total comp is roughly that many times the median $28,000 earned by Yum Brands workers. The ratio is in the mid-range of S&P 500 disclosures and reflects the standard public-company compensation structure. Three-year performance has been roughly flat — TSR of 2.2% alongside 7.7% revenue growth. Flat performance over a multi-year window is where pay-versus-performance debates get the most heated: large compensation packages without commensurate shareholder returns are the modal complaint at annual meetings.
Shareholders supported the compensation package at 91% on the most recent say-on-pay vote. Solid support without overwhelming endorsement is the typical pattern for established public companies with conventional compensation programs. Yum Brands operates in Restaurants with 36,000 employees and $7.1B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $38.0B. Pay comparisons across companies require controlling for these structural factors — a $20M package at a $10B-revenue tech company reads differently than the same package at a $1B-revenue industrial.
Source: SEC EDGAR — DEF 14A proxy statements for Yum Brands (YUM).
Compensation Breakdown
David Gibbs's $8.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $800K in base salary, $4.0M in stock awards, $960K in option awards, and $1.2M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2024 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2023 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2022 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
All compensation data is sourced from SEC DEF 14A proxy filings submitted to EDGAR. The Economic Policy Institute's CEO pay analysis provides additional context on executive compensation trends across industries.
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David Gibbs, CEO of Yum Brands (YUM), earns $8.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Frequently Asked Questions
David Gibbs, CEO of Yum Brands (YUM), earns $8.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Yum Brands has a Pay-for-Performance Score of C (60/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +2.2%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 91.1% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Yum Brands is 286:1. The median worker at Yum Brands earns $28K per year, while CEO David Gibbs earns $8.0M in total compensation.
Yum Brands employs approximately 36,000 people. The company operates in the Restaurants industry within the Consumer Discretionary sector, generating $7.1B in annual revenue.