YUM BRANDS INC - Quarter Report: 2021 September (Form 10-Q)



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
	EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the quarterly period ended	September 30, 2021

OR

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________ to _________________

Commission file number 1-13163

________________________

YUM! BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina

13-3951308

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

1441 Gardiner Lane,

Louisville,

Kentucky

40213

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(502)

874-8300


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

	Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
	Common Stock, no par value	YUM	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer

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Accelerated Filer

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Non-accelerated Filer

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Smaller Reporting Company

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Emerging Growth Company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock as of October 28, 2021, was 293,133,103 shares.

YUM! BRANDS, INC.

INDEX


		Page
		No.
Part I.	Financial Information

	Item 1 - Financial Statements

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	5

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	6

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	7

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Deficit	8

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9

	Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	24

	Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	42

	Item 4 – Controls and Procedures	42

	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	44

Part II.	Other Information and Signatures

	Item 1 – Legal Proceedings	45

	Item 1A – Risk Factors	45

	Item 2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	45

	Item 6 – Exhibits	46

	Signatures	47

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(in millions, except per share data)
	Quarter ended				Year to date
Revenues	9/30/2021		9/30/2020		9/30/2021		9/30/2020
Company sales	$	513	$	486	$	1,509	$	1,244
Franchise and property revenues	716		639		2,080		1,760
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services	377		323		1,105		905
Total revenues	1,606		1,448		4,694		3,909
Costs and Expenses, Net
Company restaurant expenses	421		399		1,230		1,046
General and administrative expenses	253		257		689		724
Franchise and property expenses	31		13		81		107
Franchise advertising and other services expense	375		313		1,090		887
Refranchising (gain) loss	1		(9)		(21)		(30)
Other (income) expense	(2)		4		(12)		154
Total costs and expenses, net	1,079		977		3,057		2,888
Operating Profit	527		471		1,637		1,021
Investment (income) expense, net	(51)		(10)		(52)		(67)
Other pension (income) expense	1		4		6		9
Interest expense, net	126		161		416		411
Income Before Income Taxes	451		316		1,267		668
Income tax (benefit) provision	(77)		33		22		96
Net Income	$	528	$	283	$	1,245	$	572

Basic Earnings Per Common Share	$	1.78	$	0.94	$	4.17	$	1.89

Diluted Earnings Per Common Share	$	1.75	$	0.92	$	4.10	$	1.86

Dividends Declared Per Common Share	$	0.50	$	0.47	$	1.50	$	1.41

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(in millions)
	Quarter ended				Year to date
	9/30/2021		9/30/2020		9/30/2021		9/30/2020

Net Income	$	528	$	283	$	1,245	$	572
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature
Adjustments and gains (losses) arising during the period	(19)		35		(2)		1
	(19)		35		(2)		1
Tax (expense) benefit	—		—		—		—
	(19)		35		(2)		1
Changes in pension and post-retirement benefits
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	3		—		61		—
Reclassification of (gains) losses into Net Income	5		4		16		14
	8		4		77		14
Tax (expense) benefit	(2)		(2)		(19)		(4)
	6		2		58		10
Changes in derivative instruments
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	1		(8)		17		(101)
Reclassification of (gains) losses into Net Income	7		6		15		1
	8		(2)		32		(100)
Tax (expense) benefit	(2)		1		(8)		25
	6		(1)		24		(75)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(7)		36		80		(64)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	521	$	319	$	1,325	$	508

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(in millions)
	Year to date
	9/30/2021		9/30/2020
Cash Flows – Operating Activities
Net Income	$	1,245	$	572
Depreciation and amortization	117		100
Impairment and closure expense	2		156
Refranchising (gain) loss	(21)		(30)
Investment (income) expense, net	(52)		(67)
Contributions to defined benefit pension plans	(5)		(2)
Deferred income taxes	(173)		(32)
Share-based compensation expense	58		44
Changes in accounts and notes receivable	—		46
Changes in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(5)		11
Changes in accounts payable and other current liabilities	24		105
Changes in income taxes payable	(45)		(152)
Other, net	147		102
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	1,292		853

Cash Flows – Investing Activities
Capital spending	(138)		(99)

Acquisition of The Habit Restaurants, Inc., net of cash acquired	—		(408)
Proceeds from sale of investment in Grubhub, Inc. common stock	—		206
Proceeds from refranchising of restaurants	48		13
Other, net	(33)		19
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(123)		(269)

Cash Flows – Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term debt	4,150		1,650
Repayments of long-term debt	(3,647)		(1,142)
Revolving credit facility, three months or less, net	—		—
Short-term borrowings by original maturity
More than three months - proceeds	—		85
More than three months - payments	—		(90)
Three months or less, net	—		—
Repurchase shares of Common Stock	(857)		—
Dividends paid on Common Stock	(446)		(425)
Debt issuance costs	(37)		(20)
Other, net	(44)		(34)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	(881)		24
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents	(1)		(1)
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	287		607
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Period	1,024		768
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents - End of Period	$	1,311	$	1,375





See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(in millions)
	(Unaudited) 9/30/2021		12/31/2020
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,001	$	730
Accounts and notes receivable, net	548		534
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	513		425
Total Current Assets	2,062		1,689

Property, plant and equipment, net	1,193		1,235
Goodwill	650		597
Intangible assets, net	361		343
Other assets	1,459		1,435
Deferred income taxes	694		553
Total Assets	$	6,419	$	5,852

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	$	1,265	$	1,189
Income taxes payable	26		33
Short-term borrowings	64		453
Total Current Liabilities	1,355		1,675

Long-term debt	11,189		10,272
Other liabilities and deferred credits	1,730		1,796
Total Liabilities	14,274		13,743

Shareholders’ Deficit
Common Stock, no par value, 750 shares authorized; 294 shares issued in 2021 and 300 issued in 2020	—		—
Accumulated deficit	(7,524)		(7,480)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(331)		(411)
Total Shareholders’ Deficit	(7,855)		(7,891)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	$	6,419	$	5,852

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT (Unaudited)
YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Quarters and years to date ended September 30, 2021 and 2020
(in millions)
	Yum! Brands, Inc.
	Issued Common Stock			Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Shareholders' Deficit
	Shares	Amount
Balance at June 30, 2021	296	$	—	$	(7,569)	$	(324)	$	(7,893)
Net Income				528				528
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature						(19)		(19)
Pension and post-retirement benefit plans (net of tax impact of $2 million)						6		6
Net gain on derivative instruments (net of tax impact of $2 million)						6		6
Comprehensive Income								521
Dividends declared				(148)				(148)
Repurchase of shares of Common Stock	(2)	—		(330)				(330)
Employee share-based award exercises	—	(21)		(5)				(26)
Share-based compensation events		21						21
Balance at September 30, 2021	294	$	—	$	(7,524)	$	(331)	$	(7,855)

Balance at December 31, 2020	300	$	—	$	(7,480)	$	(411)	$	(7,891)
Net Income				1,245				1,245
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature						(2)		(2)
Pension and post-retirement benefit plans (net of tax impact of $19 million)						58		58
Net gain on derivative instruments (net of tax impact of $8 million)						24		24
Comprehensive Income								1,325
Dividends declared				(448)				(448)
Repurchase of shares of Common Stock	(7)	(24)		(836)				(860)
Employee share-based award exercises	1	(38)		(5)				(43)
Share-based compensation events		62						62

Balance at September 30, 2021	294	$	—	$	(7,524)	$	(331)	$	(7,855)

Balance at June 30, 2020	301	$	11	$	(7,631)	$	(488)	$	(8,108)
Net Income				283				283
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature						35		35
Pension and post-retirement benefit plans (net of tax impact of $2 million)						2		2
Net loss on derivative instruments (net of tax impact of $1 million)						(1)		(1)
Comprehensive Income								319
Dividends declared				(142)				(142)
Repurchase of shares of Common Stock								—
Employee share-based award exercises	1	(3)						(3)
Share-based compensation events		15						15

Balance at September 30, 2020	302	$	23	$	(7,490)	$	(452)	$	(7,919)

Balance at December 31, 2019	300	$	—	$	(7,628)	$	(388)	$	(8,016)
Net Income				572				572
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment nature						1		1

Pension and post-retirement benefit plans (net of tax impact of $4 million)						10		10
Net loss on derivative instruments (net of tax impact of $25 million)						(75)		(75)
Comprehensive Income								508
Dividends declared				(426)				(426)
Repurchase of shares of Common Stock								—
Employee share-based award exercises	2	(34)						(34)
Share-based compensation events		57						57
Adoption of Expected Credit Loss accounting standard				(8)				(8)
Balance at September 30, 2020	302	$	23	$	(7,490)	$	(452)	$	(7,919)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(Tabular amounts in millions, except per share data)

Note 1 - Financial Statement Presentation

We have prepared our accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (“Financial Statements”) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. Therefore, we suggest that the accompanying Financial Statements be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (“2020 Form 10-K”).

Yum! Brands, Inc. and its Subsidiaries (collectively referred to herein as the “Company,” “YUM,” “we,” “us” or “our”) franchise or operate a system of over 52,000 restaurants in more than 150 countries and territories. As of September 30, 2021, 98% of these restaurants were owned and operated by franchisees. The Company’s KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands are global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories, respectively. The Habit Burger Grill, a concept we acquired on March 18, 2020, is a fast-casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more.

As of September 30, 2021, YUM consisted of four operating segments:

•The KFC Division which includes our worldwide operations of the KFC concept

•The Pizza Hut Division which includes our worldwide operations of the Pizza Hut concept

•The Taco Bell Division which includes our worldwide operations of the Taco Bell concept

•The Habit Burger Grill Division which includes our worldwide operations of the Habit Burger Grill concept

YUM's fiscal year begins on January 1 and ends December 31 of each year, with each quarter comprised of three months. The majority of our U.S. subsidiaries and certain international subsidiaries operate on a weekly periodic calendar where the first three quarters of each fiscal year consists of 12 weeks and the fourth quarter consists of 16 weeks in fiscal years with 52 weeks and 17 weeks in fiscal years with 53 weeks. Our remaining international subsidiaries operate on a monthly calendar similar to that on which YUM operates. Our Habit Burger Grill Division operates on a weekly periodic calendar where each quarter consists of 13 weeks, except in fiscal years with 53 weeks when the fourth quarter consists of 14 weeks.

Our preparation of the accompanying Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

The accompanying Financial Statements include all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary to present fairly, when read in conjunction with our 2020 Form 10-K, the results of the interim periods presented. Our results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in shareholders' deficit for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Our significant interim accounting policies include the recognition of advertising and marketing costs, generally in proportion to revenue, and the recognition of income taxes using an estimated annual effective tax rate.

Note 2 - Acquisitions

Habit Burger Grill Acquisition

On March 18, 2020, we completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of The Habit Restaurants, Inc. As of the date of acquisition, The Habit Restaurants, Inc. operated 245 company-owned and 31 franchised Habit Burger Grill restaurants across the U.S. and in China, offering a flavor-forward variety of made-to-order items chargrilled over an open flame. We expect Habit Burger Grill to benefit from the global scale and resources of YUM and that the acquisition will accelerate and diversify YUM's growth.

Total cash consideration paid in connection with the acquisition was $408 million, net of acquired cash of $20 million. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, we finalized our estimate of the fair value of the net assets acquired, which resulted in goodwill being reduced

by $15 million compared to the initial fair value estimate recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2020 ($2 million of this reduction was recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2021). The final allocation of consideration to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired upon the March 18, 2020 acquisition is presented in the table below.


Total Current Assets	$	11
Property, plant and equipment, net	111
Habit Burger Grill brand (included in Intangible assets, net)	96
Operating lease right-of-use assets (included in Other assets)	196
Other assets	28
Total Assets	442
Total Current Liabilities	(68)
Operating lease liabilities (included in Other liabilities and deferred credits)	(170)
Total Liabilities	(238)
Total identifiable net assets	204
Goodwill	204
Net consideration transferred	$	408

During the first quarter of 2020, the operations of substantially all Habit Burger Grill restaurants were impacted by COVID-19. As a result, we performed an interim impairment test of the Habit Burger Grill reporting unit goodwill as of March 31, 2020. This test of impairment included comparing the estimated fair value of the Habit Burger Grill reporting unit to its carrying value, including goodwill, as originally determined through our preliminary purchase price allocation. The fair value estimate of the Habit Burger Grill reporting unit was based on the estimated price a willing buyer would pay for the reporting unit and was determined using an income approach through a discounted cash flow analysis using unobservable inputs (Level 3). The most impactful of these inputs included future average unit volumes of Habit Burger Grill restaurants as well as restaurant unit counts. The fair value was determined based upon a probability-weighted average of three scenarios, which included assumed recovery of Habit Burger Grill average unit volumes to a pre—COVID-19 level over periods ranging from the beginning of 2021 to the end of 2022. Factors impacting restaurant unit counts were near-term unit closures as the result of COVID-19 as well as the pace of expected new unit development. Unit counts assumed were correlated with the expected recoveries in average unit volumes. Based upon this fair value estimate, we determined that the carrying value of our Habit Burger Grill reporting unit exceeded its fair value. As a result, during the first quarter of 2020 we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $139 million to Other (income) expense and a corresponding income tax benefit of $32 million. As we continued to refine our preliminary purchase price allocation in the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the impairment charge was adjusted upward by $5 million, which resulted in a corresponding income tax benefit of $1 million. Subsequent to these 2020 goodwill impairment charges and the finalization during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, of the allocation of consideration to the net assets acquired (described above), the Habit Burger Grill reporting unit goodwill was $60 million.

Dragontail Systems Acquisition

On September 7, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Dragontail Systems Limited (“Dragontail”). The Dragontail acquisition advances our digital capabilities and its AI-based integrated kitchen order management and delivery technologies are intended to strengthen store operations, enhance the customer experience and make it easier for team members to run a restaurant. Total cash consideration paid in connection with the acquisition was $66 million, net of cash acquired of $3 million. This net consideration has been classified within Other, net cash flows from investing activities within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting. The primary assets recorded as a result of the preliminary purchase price allocation were goodwill of $57 million and amortizable intangible assets of $11 million. The amortizable intangible assets, which consist of software, have an estimated weighted average useful life of 7 years. The goodwill recorded resulted from synergies expected to be achieved through leveraging our scale and resources to enhance these technologies and deploy them globally to our brands and franchisees over time. We anticipate that all of the goodwill recognized will be non-deductible for income tax purposes. The purchase price allocation for Dragontail is preliminary and subject to completion of valuation analyses. The final assignment of goodwill to our reporting units has not yet been completed as of the date of these financial statements.

The financial results of Dragontail have been included in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements since the date of the acquisition but did not significantly impact our results for the quarter or year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2021. The pro forma impact on our results of operations if the acquisition had been completed as of the beginning of 2020 would not have been significant. The direct transaction costs associated with the acquisition were also not material and were expensed as incurred.

Note 3 - Earnings Per Common Share (“EPS”)


	Quarter ended				Year to date
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net Income	$	528	$	283	$	1,245	$	572

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)	296		303		298		302
Effect of dilutive share-based employee compensation	6		4		6		5
Weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding (for diluted calculation)	302		307		304		307

Basic EPS	$	1.78	$	0.94	$	4.17	$	1.89

Diluted EPS	$	1.75	$	0.92	$	4.10	$	1.86
Unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights (in millions) excluded from the diluted EPS computation(a)	0.1		4.7		1.5		4.6

(a)These unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods presented.

Note 4 - Shareholders' Deficit

Under the authority of our Board of Directors, we repurchased shares of our Common Stock during the years to date ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 as indicated below. All amounts exclude applicable transaction fees.


	Shares Repurchased (thousands)			Dollar Value of Shares Repurchased					Remaining Dollar Value of Shares that may be Repurchased
Authorization Date	2021		2020	2021			2020		2021
November 2019	4,746		—	$	530		$	—	$	—
May 2021	2,602		—	330			—		1,670
Total	7,348	(a)	—	$	860	(a)	$	—	$	1,670

(a) Includes the effect of $14 million in share repurchases (0.1 million shares) with trade dates on, or prior to, September 30, 2021, but cash settlement dates subsequent to September 30, 2021 and excludes the effect of $11 million in share repurchases (0.1 million shares) with trade dates on, or prior to, December 31, 2020, but cash settlement dates subsequent to December 31, 2020.

In May 2021, our Board of Directors authorized share repurchases from July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022, of up to $2 billion (excluding applicable transaction fees) of our outstanding Common Stock. Unutilized share repurchase capacity of $1.2 billion under a November 2019 authorization expired on June 30, 2021.

Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCI”) are presented below.


	Translation Adjustments and Gains (Losses) From Intra-Entity Transactions of a Long-Term Nature		Pension and Post-Retirement Benefits		Derivative Instruments		Total
Balance at June 30, 2021, net of tax	$	(165)	$	(44)	$	(115)	$	(324)

OCI, net of tax

Gains (losses) arising during the period classified into AOCI, net of tax	(19)		2		—		(17)

(Gains) losses reclassified from AOCI, net of tax	—		4		6		10
	(19)		6		6		(7)
Balance at September 30, 2021, net of tax	$	(184)	$	(38)	$	(109)	$	(331)

Balance at December 31, 2020, net of tax	$	(182)	$	(96)	$	(133)	$	(411)

OCI, net of tax

Gains (losses) arising during the period classified into AOCI, net of tax	(2)		46		12		56

(Gains) losses reclassified from AOCI, net of tax	—		12		12		24
	(2)		58		24		80
Balance at September 30, 2021, net of tax	$	(184)	$	(38)	$	(109)	$	(331)

Note 5 - Other (Income) Expense


	Quarter ended				Year to date
	9/30/2021		9/30/2020		9/30/2021		9/30/2020
Foreign exchange net (gain) loss and other	$	(3)	$	(6)	$	(14)	$	(2)
Impairment and closure expense(a)	1		10		2		156
Other (income) expense	$	(2)	$	4	$	(12)	$	154

(a) The quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2020, include charges of $5 million and $144 million, respectively, related to the impairment of Habit Burger Grill goodwill. See Note 2. The quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2020 also include charges of $5 million and $11 million, respectively, related to the write-off of software no longer being used.

Note 6 - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Accounts and Notes Receivable, net

The Company’s receivables are primarily generated from ongoing business relationships with our franchisees as a result of franchise and lease agreements. Trade receivables consisting of royalties from franchisees are generally due within 30 days of the period in which the corresponding sales occur and are classified as Accounts and notes receivable, net in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Accounts and notes receivable, net also includes receivables generated from advertising cooperatives that we consolidate.


	9/30/2021		12/31/2020
Accounts and notes receivable, gross	$	584	$	579
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(36)		(45)
Accounts and notes receivable, net	$	548	$	534

Property, Plant and Equipment, net


	9/30/2021		12/31/2020
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$	2,467	$	2,465
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,274)		(1,230)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,193	$	1,235

Assets held-for-sale totaled $27 million and $7 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and are included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Liabilities held-for-sale totaled $10 million as of September 30, 2021, and are included in Accounts payable and other current liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.


Other Assets	9/30/2021		12/31/2020
Operating lease right-of-use assets(a)	$	835	$	851

Franchise incentives	164		163
Other	460		421
Other assets	$	1,459	$	1,435

(a) Non-current operating lease liabilities of $811 million and $823 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, are included in Other liabilities and deferred credits in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents for Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows


	9/30/2021		12/31/2020
Cash and cash equivalents as presented in Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	$	1,001	$	730
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets(a)	276		258
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents included in Other assets(b)	34		36
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents as presented in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	1,311	$	1,024

(a) Restricted cash within Prepaid expenses and other current assets reflects the cash related to advertising cooperatives which we consolidate that can only be used to settle obligations of the respective cooperatives and cash held in reserve for Taco Bell Securitization interest payments.

(b) Primarily trust accounts related to our self-insurance programs.

Note 7 - Income Taxes


	Quarter ended						Year to date
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Income tax (benefit) provision	$	(77)		$	33		$	22		$	96
Effective tax rate	(17.0)		%	10.5		%	1.8		%	14.4		%

Our third quarter effective tax rate was lower than the prior year primarily due to tax benefits resulting from a KFC Europe reorganization executed in the quarter ended September 30, 2021. In July 2021, we concentrated management responsibility for European (excluding the United Kingdom (“UK”)) KFC franchise development, support operations and management oversight in Switzerland. Concurrent with this change in management responsibility, we completed intra-entity transfers of certain KFC intellectual property rights from subsidiaries in the UK to subsidiaries in Switzerland. With the transfer of these rights, we

received a step-up in amortizable tax basis to current fair value under applicable Swiss tax law. As a result of this transfer, we recorded a net, one-time tax benefit of $152 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2021. In the quarter ended September 30, 2020, our effective rate was favorably impacted by $25 million due to the remeasurement of our deferred tax assets in the UK resulting from an increase in the UK corporate tax rate from 17% to 19% enacted during the quarter.

Our year to date effective tax rate was also lower than the prior year due to tax benefits resulting from a $64 million favorable impact due to the remeasurement of our deferred tax assets in the UK resulting from an increase in the UK corporate tax rate from 19% to 25% enacted during the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Note 8 - Revenue Recognition

Disaggregation of Total Revenues

The following tables disaggregate revenue by Concept, for our two most significant markets based on Operating Profit and for all other markets. We believe this disaggregation best reflects the extent to which the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of our revenues and cash flows are impacted by economic factors.


	Quarter ended 9/30/2021
		KFC Division		Pizza Hut Division		Taco Bell Division		Habit Burger Grill Division		Total
U.S.
Company sales		$	15	$	5	$	225	$	132	$	377
Franchise revenues		46		63		156		1		266
Property revenues		3		2		11		—		16
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services		7		70		130		—		207

China
Franchise revenues		61		16		—		—		77

Other
Company sales		128		8		—		—		136
Franchise revenues		265		66		10		—		341
Property revenues		16		—		—		—		16
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services		151		17		2		—		170
		$	692	$	247	$	534	$	133	$	1,606


	Quarter ended 9/30/2020
	KFC Division		Pizza Hut Division		Taco Bell Division		Habit Burger Grill Division		Total
U.S.
Company sales	$	14	$	5	$	218	$	118	$	355
Franchise revenues	44		62		148		—		254
Property revenues	4		1		10		—		15
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services	4		76		117		—		197

China
Franchise revenues	56		15		—		—		71

Other
Company sales	116		15		—		—		131
Franchise revenues	219		55		7		—		281
Property revenues	17		1		—		—		18
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services	112		13		1		—		126
	$	586	$	243	$	501	$	118	$	1,448


	Year to date 9/30/2021
		KFC Division		Pizza Hut Division		Taco Bell Division		Habit Burger Grill Division		Total
U.S.
Company sales		$	45	$	15	$	656	$	391	$	1,107
Franchise revenues		138		197		460		3		798
Property revenues		10		4		31		—		45
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services		20		223		375		—		618

China
Franchise revenues		181		48		—		—		229

Other
Company sales		378		24		—		—		402
Franchise revenues		750		185		27		—		962
Property revenues		45		1		—		—		46
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services		432		50		5		—		487
		$	1,999	$	747	$	1,554	$	394	$	4,694


	Year to date 9/30/2020
		KFC Division		Pizza Hut Division		Taco Bell Division		Habit Burger Grill Division		Total
U.S.
Company sales		$	43	$	15	$	610	$	231	$	899
Franchise revenues		126		190		411		1		728
Property revenues		11		4		31		—		46
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services		13		224		331		—		568

China
Franchise revenues		150		37		—		—		187

Other
Company sales		303		42		—		—		345
Franchise revenues		577		160		18		—		755
Property revenues		42		2		—		—		44
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services		296		39		2		—		337
		$	1,561	$	713	$	1,403	$	232	$	3,909

Contract Liabilities

Our contract liabilities are comprised of unamortized upfront fees received from franchisees. A summary of significant changes to the contract liability balance during 2021 is presented below.


	Deferred Franchise Fees
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	415
Revenue recognized that was included in unamortized upfront fees received from franchisees at the beginning of the period	(53)
Increase for upfront fees associated with contracts that became effective during the period, net of amounts recognized as revenue during the period	52
Other(a)	(3)
Balance at September 30, 2021	$	411

(a) Primarily includes impact of foreign currency translation.

We expect to recognize contract liabilities as revenue over the remaining term of the associated franchise agreement as follows:


Less than 1 year	$	66
1 - 2 years	60
2 - 3 years	56
3 - 4 years	49
4 - 5 years	43
Thereafter	137
Total	$	411

Note 9 - Reportable Operating Segments

We identify our operating segments based on management responsibility. The following tables summarize Revenues and Operating Profit for each of our reportable operating segments:


	Quarter ended				Year to date
Revenues	2021		2020		2021		2020
KFC Division	$	692	$	586	$	1,999	$	1,561
Pizza Hut Division	247		243		747		713
Taco Bell Division	534		501		1,554		1,403
Habit Burger Grill Division	133		118		394		232
	$	1,606	$	1,448	$	4,694	$	3,909


	Quarter ended				Year to date
Operating Profit	2021		2020		2021		2020
KFC Division	$	314	$	278	$	932	$	655
Pizza Hut Division	101		89		306		252
Taco Bell Division	184		186		560		484
Habit Burger Grill Division	1		(7)		6		(15)
Corporate and unallocated G&A expenses(a)	(70)		(81)		(183)		(229)
Unallocated Company restaurant expenses	—		1		—		—
Unallocated Franchise and property expenses	—		—		—		(3)
Unallocated Refranchising gain (loss)	(1)		9		21		30
Unallocated Other income (expense)(b)	(2)		(4)		(5)		(153)
Operating Profit	$	527	$	471	$	1,637	$	1,021
Investment income (expense), net(c)	51		10		52		67
Other pension income (expense)	(1)		(4)		(6)		(9)
Interest expense, net(d)	(126)		(161)		(416)		(411)
Income before income taxes	$	451	$	316	$	1,267	$	668

Our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) does not consider the impact of Corporate and unallocated amounts when assessing Divisional segment performance. As such, we do not allocate such amounts to our Divisional segments for performance reporting purposes.

(a)Includes charges related to a resource optimization program initiated in the third quarter of 2020. This program is part of our efforts to optimize our resources, reallocating them toward critical areas of the business that will drive future growth. These critical areas include accelerating our digital, technology and innovation capabilities to deliver a modern, world-class team member and customer experience and improve unit economics. We recorded charges of $4 million and $32 million during the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, for this program. We recorded charges of $7 million and $32 million during the years to date ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, for this program. Also included in the year to date ended September 30, 2020, is a $50 million charitable contribution to Yum! Brands Foundation, Inc. (a standalone, not-for-profit organization that is not consolidated in the Company's results) in the second quarter of 2020 related to our “Unlocking Opportunity Initiative” and costs related to our acquisition of Habit Burger Grill of $9 million.

(b)Includes charges of $5 million and $144 million in the quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2020, respectively, related to the impairment of Habit Burger Grill goodwill. See Note 2.

(c)Includes changes in the value of our investment in Devyani International Limited (“Devyani”), an entity that operates KFC and Pizza Hut franchised units in India. During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, Devyani executed an initial public offering and subsequently the fair value of our investment became readily determinable. As a result, we began recording changes in fair value in Investment income (expense), net. In the quarter ended September 30, 2021, we recognized pre-tax investment income of $52 million related to changes in fair value of our investment in Devyani. See Note 13.

Also includes changes in the value of Grubhub, Inc. (“Grubhub”) common stock. For the quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2020, we recognized pre-tax investment income of $8 million and $69 million, respectively, related to changes in fair value of our investment in Grubhub common stock. In the quarter ended September 30, 2020, we sold our investment in Grubhub.

(d)Includes a $28 million call premium and $6 million of unamortized debt issuance costs written off related to the redemption of the 2026 Notes during the year to date ended September 30, 2021. See Note 11.

Also includes a $26 million call premium and $6 million of unamortized debt issuance costs written off associated with the early redemption of YUM Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2024 as well as $2 million of accrued and unpaid interest associated with the period of time from prepayment of the notes with the trustee to their redemption date during the quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2020.

Note 10 - Pension Benefits

We sponsor qualified and supplemental (non-qualified) noncontributory defined benefit pension plans covering certain full-time salaried and hourly U.S. employees. The most significant of these plans, the YUM Retirement Plan (the “Plan”), is funded. We fund our other U.S. plan as benefits are paid. The Plan and our non-qualified plan in the U.S. are closed to new salaried participants.

The components of net periodic benefit cost associated with our U.S. pension plans are as follows:


	Quarter ended				Year to date
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Service cost	$	2	$	2	$	6	$	6
Interest cost	8		9		24		26
Expected return on plan assets	(11)		(10)		(32)		(32)
Amortization of net loss	3		4		12		11
Amortization of prior service cost	1		—		4		3
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3	$	5	$	14	$	14

Note 11 - Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt


Short-term Borrowings	9/30/2021		12/31/2020
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	71	$	463
Less current portion of debt issuance costs and discounts	(7)		(10)
Short-term borrowings	$	64	$	453

Long-term Debt
Securitization Notes	$	3,815	$	2,869
Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes	750		1,800
Term Loan A Facility	750		431
Term Loan B Facility	1,493		1,916
YUM Senior Unsecured Notes	4,475		3,725
Finance lease obligations	67		72
	$	11,350	$	10,813
Less debt issuance costs and discounts	(90)		(78)
Less current maturities of long-term debt	(71)		(463)
Long-term debt	$	11,189	$	10,272

Details of our Short-term borrowings and Long-term debt as of December 31, 2020 can be found within our 2020 Form 10-K.

On March 15, 2021, KFC Holding Co., Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC and Taco Bell of America, LLC (collectively, the “Borrowers”), each of which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the refinancing of the then existing $1.9 billion term loan B facility, $431 million term loan A facility and $1.0 billion revolving facility through the issuance of a $1.5 billion term loan B facility maturing March 15, 2028 (the “Term Loan B Facility”), a $750 million term loan A facility maturing March 15, 2026 (the “Term Loan A Facility”) and a $1.25 billion revolving facility maturing March 15, 2026 (the “Revolving Facility”) pursuant to an amendment to the Credit Agreement (as defined in our 2020 Form 10-K). The amendment reduces the interest rate currently applicable to the refinanced Term Loan A Facility and for borrowings under the refinanced Revolving Facility by 25 basis points. Subsequent to the refinance the interest rate applicable to the Term Loan A Facility and the Revolving Facility ranges from 0.75% to 1.50% plus LIBOR or from 0.00% to 0.50% plus the Base Rate, at the Borrowers' election, based on the total leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

The refinanced Term Loan A Facility is now subject to quarterly amortization payments in an amount equal to 0.625% of the principal amount of the facility as of the refinance date beginning with the second quarter of 2022. The Term Loan A Facility quarterly amortization payments increase to 1.25% of the principal amount of the facility as of the refinance date beginning with the second quarter of 2024. The Term Loan B Facility continues to be subject to quarterly amortization payments in an amount equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of the facility as of the refinance date. All other material provisions under the Credit Agreement remain unchanged. Our Revolving Facility was undrawn as of September 30, 2021.

As a result of this Credit Agreement refinancing, $8 million of fees were capitalized as debt issuance costs, $3 million of which were paid directly to lenders. The debt issuance costs will be amortized to Interest expense, net through the contractual maturities of the Credit Agreement using the effective interest method. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, fees expensed of $4 million as well as previously recorded unamortized debt issuance costs written off of $8 million were recognized within Interest expense, net due to this refinancing.

On April 1, 2021, Yum! Brands, Inc. issued $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.625% YUM Senior Unsecured Notes due January 31, 2032 (the “2032 Notes”). Interest on the 2032 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2021. The indenture governing the 2032 Notes contains covenants and events of default that are customary for debt securities of this type, including cross-default provisions whereby the acceleration of the maturity of any of our indebtedness in a principal amount of $100 million or more or the failure to pay the principal of such indebtedness at its stated maturity will constitute an event of default under the 2032 Notes unless such indebtedness is discharged, or the acceleration of the maturity of that indebtedness is annulled, within 30 days after notice. The Company paid debt issuance costs of $13 million in connection with the 2032 Notes. The debt issuance costs will be amortized to Interest expense, net over the life of the 2032 Notes using the effective interest method. We used the net proceeds from the 2032 Notes to fund the redemption of the 2026 Notes discussed below.

On April 23, 2021, the Borrowers issued a notice of redemption for June 1, 2021 for $1,050 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2026 (the “2026 Notes”). The redemption amount was equal to 102.625% of the $1,050 million aggregate principal amount redeemed, reflecting a $28 million “call premium”. We recognized the call premium and the write-off of $6 million of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the 2026 Notes within Interest expense, net in the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

On June 30, 2021, Yum! Brands, Inc. issued a notice of redemption for $350 million aggregate principal amount of 3.75% YUM Senior Unsecured Notes due November 1, 2021 (the “2021 Notes”). The redemption, which occurred on August 2, 2021, was in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2021 Notes, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption.

On August 19, 2021, Taco Bell Funding, LLC (the “Issuer”), a special purpose limited liability company and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Taco Bell Corp. (“TBC”), completed a refinancing transaction and issued $900 million of its Series 2021-1 1.946% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I (the “2021 Class A-2-I Notes”), $600 million of its Series 2021-1 2.294% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II (the “2021 Class A-2-II Notes”) and $750 million of its Series 2021-1 2.542% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-III (the “2021 Class A-2-III Notes” and, together with the 2021 Class A-2-I Notes and the 2021 Class A-2-II Notes, the “2021 Class A-2 Notes”). The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2021 Class A-2 Notes were used to repay in full the 2016-1 Class A-2-II Notes of $480 million and 2018-1 Class A-2-I Notes of $804 million. The remaining net proceeds were distributed to TBC to pay certain transaction-related expenses, for general corporate purposes and to return capital to shareholders of the Company. The remaining 2016-1 Class A-2-III Notes of $957 million and 2018-1 Class A-2-II Notes of $608 million, together with the 2021 Class A-2 Notes are collectively referred to as the “Securitization Notes”.

The legal final maturity date of the 2021 Class A-2 Notes is in August 2051. However, the anticipated repayment dates of the 2021 Class A-2-I Notes, the 2021 Class A-2-II Notes and the 2021 Class A-2-III Notes are approximately 6, 8 and 10 years (the “Anticipated Repayment Dates”), respectively, from the date of issuance. If the Issuer has not repaid or refinanced a series of Securitization Notes prior to its respective Anticipated Repayment Dates, rapid amortization of principal on all Securitization Notes will occur and additional interest will accrue on the Securitization Notes, as provided in the Indenture for the Securitization Notes.

As a result of the issuance of the 2021 Class A-2 Notes, $19 million of fees were capitalized as debt issuance costs. The debt issuance costs are being amortized to Interest expense, net through the Anticipated Repayment Dates of the Securitization Notes utilizing the effective interest rate method. As of September 30, 2021, the effective interest rates, including the amortization of debt issuance costs, were 2.11%, 2.42% and 2.64% for the 2021 Class A-2-I Notes, 2021 Class A-2-II Notes and 2021 Class A-2-III Notes, respectively. During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, previously recorded unamortized debt issuance costs written off totaling approximately $5 million were recognized within Interest expense, net due to the extinguishment of the 2016 Class A-2-II Notes and 2018 Class A-2-I Notes.

Excluding the payments associated with the extinguishment of the 2026 Notes discussed above, cash paid for interest during the year to date ended September 30, 2021 was $328 million. Excluding $28 million of call premium and interest associated with the period of time from prepayment to redemption associated with the extinguishment of $1,050 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2024, cash paid for interest during the year to date September 30, 2020 was $329 million.

Note 12 - Derivative Instruments

We use derivative instruments to manage certain of our market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

Interest Rate Swaps

We have entered into interest rate swaps, with the objective of reducing our exposure to interest rate risk for a portion of our variable-rate debt interest payments primarily under our Term Loan B Facility. At both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had interest rate swaps expiring in March 2025 with notional amounts of $1.5 billion. At December 31, 2020, we also had interest rate swaps that expired in July 2021 with notional amounts of $1.55 billion. These interest rate swaps have been designated cash flow hedges as the changes in the future cash flows of the swaps are expected to offset changes in expected future interest payments on the related variable-rate debt. There were no other interest rate swaps outstanding as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

Gains or losses on the interest rate swaps are reported as a component of AOCI and reclassified into Interest expense, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the same period or periods during which the related hedged interest payments affect earnings. Through September 30, 2021, the swaps were highly effective cash flow hedges.

Foreign Currency Contracts

We have entered into foreign currency forward and swap contracts with the objective of reducing our exposure to earnings volatility arising from foreign currency fluctuations associated with certain foreign currency denominated intercompany receivables and payables. The notional amount, maturity date, and currency of these contracts match those of the underlying intercompany receivables or payables. Our foreign currency contracts are designated cash flow hedges as the future cash flows of the contracts are expected to offset changes in intercompany receivables and payables due to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

Gains or losses on the foreign currency contracts are reported as a component of AOCI. Amounts are reclassified from AOCI each quarter to offset foreign currency transaction gains or losses recorded within Other (income) expense when the related intercompany receivables and payables affect earnings due to their functional currency remeasurements. Through September 30, 2021, all foreign currency contracts related to intercompany receivables and payables were highly effective cash flow hedges.

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, outstanding foreign currency contracts related to intercompany receivables and payables had total notional amounts of $34 million and $39 million, respectively. These foreign currency forward contracts all have durations that expire in 2021.

As a result of the use of interest rate swaps and foreign currency contracts, the Company is exposed to risk that the counterparties will fail to meet their contractual obligations. To mitigate the counterparty credit risk, we only enter into contracts with major financial institutions carefully selected based upon their credit ratings and other factors, and continually assess the creditworthiness of counterparties. At September 30, 2021, all of the counterparties to our interest rate swaps and foreign currency contracts had investment grade ratings according to the three major ratings agencies. To date, all counterparties have performed in accordance with their contractual obligations.

Gains and losses on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges recognized in OCI and reclassifications from AOCI into Net Income:


	Quarter ended								Year to date
	Gains/(Losses) Recognized in OCI				(Gains)/Losses Reclassified from AOCI into Net Income				Gains/(Losses) Recognized in OCI				(Gains)/Losses Reclassified from AOCI into Net Income
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020

Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	(6)	$	9	$	4	$	17	$	(104)	$	17	$	6

Foreign currency contracts	1		(2)		(2)		2		—		3		(2)		(5)

Income tax benefit/(expense)	(1)		2		(1)		(1)		(5)		25		(3)		—

As of September 30, 2021, the estimated net loss included in AOCI related to our cash flow hedges that will be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months is $43 million, based on current LIBOR interest rates.

Total Return Swaps

Beginning in 2021, we have entered into total return swap derivative contracts, with the objective of reducing our exposure to market-driven changes in certain of the liabilities associated with compensation deferrals into our Executive Income Deferral (“EID”) plan. While these total return swaps represent economic hedges, we have not designated them as hedges for accounting purposes. As a result, the changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recognized immediately in earnings within General and administrative expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income largely offsetting the changes in the associated EID liabilities. The fair value associated with the total return swaps as of September 30, 2021, was not significant.

See Note 13 for the fair value of our derivative assets and liabilities.

Note 13 - Fair Value Disclosures

As of September 30, 2021, the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments, accounts receivable, short-term borrowings and accounts payable approximated their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value of notes receivable, net of allowances, and lease guarantees, less reserves for expected losses, approximates their carrying value. The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company’s debt obligations:


	9/30/2021				12/31/2020
	Carrying Value		Fair Value (Level 2)		Carrying Value		Fair Value (Level 2)

Securitization Notes(a)	$	3,815	$	3,921	$	2,869	$	3,015
Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes(b)	750		796		1,800		1,890
Term Loan A Facility(b)	750		751		431		428
Term Loan B Facility(b)	1,493		1,495		1,916		1,907
YUM Senior Unsecured Notes(b)	4,475		4,877		3,725		4,094

(a) We estimated the fair value of the Securitization Notes using market quotes and calculations. The markets in which the Securitization Notes trade are not considered active markets.

(b) We estimated the fair value of the YUM and Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes, Term Loan A Facility and Term Loan B Facility using market quotes and calculations based on market rates.

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company has interest rate swaps, foreign currency contracts and other investments, all of which are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis (see Note 12 for discussion regarding derivative instruments). The following table presents fair values for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the measurements fall.


			Fair Value
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet	Level	9/30/2021		12/31/2020
Assets
Foreign Currency Contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2	$	1	$	1
Other Investments	Other assets	1	85		45


Liabilities
Interest Rate Swaps	Accounts payable and other current liabilities	2	44		28
Interest Rate Swaps	Other liabilities and deferred credits	2	77		127

The fair value of the Company’s interest rate swaps and foreign currency contracts were determined based on the present value of expected future cash flows considering the risks involved, including nonperformance risk, and using discount rates appropriate for the duration based on observable inputs.

The other investments as of September 30, 2021, primarily include an approximate 5% minority interest in Devyani International Limited (“Devyani”) with a fair value of $83 million. The minority interest was received in lieu of cash proceeds upon the refranchising of approximately 60 KFC restaurants in India. At the time of the refranchisings, the fair value of this minority interest was estimated to be approximately $31 million. During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, Devyani executed an initial public offering and subsequently the fair value of these equity securities became readily determinable. As a result, concurrent with the initial public offering we began recording changes in fair value in Investment (income) expense, net. Prior to the initial public offering the fair value of these equity securities was not readily determinable and we applied the measurement alternative in accordance with ASC Topic 321. For both the quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2021, we recognized pre-tax investment income of $52 million related to changes in fair value of our investment in Devyani.

The other investments as of December 31, 2020, primarily include investments in mutual funds, which were historically used to offset fluctuations for a portion of our EID liabilities and whose fair values were determined based on the closing market prices of the respective mutual funds. In the quarter ended March 31, 2021, upon entering into the total return swaps as disclosed in Note 12, we sold the majority of these other investments and received cash proceeds of $44 million. These proceeds have been classified within Other, net cash flows from investing activities within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Note 14 - Contingencies

Internal Revenue Service Proposed Adjustment

As a result of an audit by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for fiscal years 2013 through 2015, on October 13, 2021, we received a Notice of Proposed Adjustment (“NPA”) from the IRS for the 2014 fiscal year relating to a series of reorganizations we undertook during that year in connection with the business realignment of our corporate and management reporting structure along brand lines. The IRS asserts that these reorganizations involved taxable distributions of approximately $6.0 billion. We expect to receive the Revenue Agent’s Report (“RAR”) including the IRS’s calculation of the tax assessment in early 2022. The amount of additional tax that may be asserted by the IRS in the RAR cannot be quantified at this time; however, based on the NPA, the amount of additional tax to be proposed is expected to be material. We disagree with the IRS’s position as asserted in the NPA and intend to contest it vigorously by filing a protest disputing on multiple grounds any proposed taxes and proceeding to the IRS Office of Appeals.

The final resolution of this matter is uncertain, but the Company believes that it is more likely than not the Company’s tax position will be sustained; therefore no reserve is recorded with respect to this matter. An unfavorable resolution of this matter could have a material, adverse impact on our consolidated Financial Statements in future periods.

Lease Guarantees

As a result of having assigned our interest in obligations under real estate leases as a condition to the refranchising of certain Company-owned restaurants, and guaranteeing certain other leases, we are frequently secondarily liable on lease agreements. These leases have varying terms, the latest of which expires in 2065. As of September 30, 2021, the potential amount of undiscounted payments we could be required to make in the event of non-payment by the primary lessee was approximately $400 million. The present value of these potential payments discounted at our pre-tax cost of debt at September 30, 2021, was approximately $350 million. Our franchisees are the primary lessees under the vast majority of these leases. We generally have cross-default provisions with these franchisees that would put them in default of their franchise agreement in the event of non-payment under the lease. We believe these cross-default provisions significantly reduce the risk that we will be required to make payments under these leases, although such risk may not be reduced in the context of a bankruptcy or other similar restructuring of a large franchisee or group of franchisees. The liability recorded for our expected losses under such leases as of September 30, 2021, was not material.

Legal Proceedings

We are subject to various claims and contingencies related to lawsuits, real estate, environmental and other matters arising in the normal course of business. An accrual is recorded with respect to claims or contingencies for which a loss is determined to be probable and reasonably estimable.

Yum! Restaurants India Private Limited (“YRIPL”), a Yum subsidiary that operates KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in India, is the subject of a regulatory enforcement action in India (the “Action”). The Action alleges, among other things, that KFC International Holdings, Inc. and Pizza Hut International failed to satisfy certain conditions imposed by the Secretariat for Industrial Approval in 1993 and 1994 when those companies were granted permission for foreign investment and operation in India. The conditions at issue include an alleged minimum investment commitment and store build requirements as well as limitations on the remittance of fees outside of India.

The Action originated with a complaint and show cause notice filed in 2009 against YRIPL by the Deputy Director of the Directorate of Enforcement (“DOE”) of the Indian Ministry of Finance following an income tax audit for the years 2002 and 2003. The matter was argued at various hearings in 2015, but no order was issued. Following a change in the incumbent official holding the position of Special Director of DOE (the “Special Director”), the matter resumed in 2018 and several additional hearings were conducted.

On January 29, 2020, the Special Director issued an order imposing a penalty on YRIPL and certain former directors of approximately Indian Rupee 11 billion, or approximately $150 million. Of this amount, $145 million relates to the alleged failure to invest a total of $80 million in India within an initial seven-year period. We have been advised by external counsel that the order is flawed and have filed a writ petition with the Delhi High Court, which granted an interim stay of the penalty order on March 5, 2020. The stay order remains in effect and the next hearing is now scheduled for November 24, 2021. We deny liability and intend to continue vigorously defending this matter. We do not consider the risk of any significant loss arising from this order to be probable.

We are currently engaged in various other legal proceedings and have certain unresolved claims pending, the ultimate liability for which, if any, cannot be determined at this time. However, based upon consultation with legal counsel, we are of the opinion that such proceedings and claims are not expected to have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Introduction and Overview

The following Management's Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”), should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (“Financial Statements”), the Forward-Looking Statements and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, (“2020 Form 10-K”). All Note references herein refer to the Notes to the Financial Statements. Tabular amounts are displayed in millions of U.S. dollars except per share and unit count amounts, or as otherwise specifically identified. Percentages may not recompute due to rounding.

Yum! Brands, Inc. and its Subsidiaries (collectively referred to herein as the “Company,” “YUM,” “we,” “us” or “our”) franchise or operate a system of over 52,000 restaurants in more than 150 countries and territories, primarily under the concepts of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill (collectively, the “Concepts”). The Company’s KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands are global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories, respectively. The Habit Burger Grill, a concept we acquired on March 18, 2020, is a fast-casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. Of the over 52,000 restaurants, 98% are operated by franchisees.

YUM currently consists of four operating segments:

•The KFC Division which includes our worldwide operations of the KFC concept

•The Pizza Hut Division which includes our worldwide operations of the Pizza Hut concept

•The Taco Bell Division which includes our worldwide operations of the Taco Bell concept

•The Habit Burger Grill Division which includes our worldwide operations of the Habit Burger Grill concept

Through our Recipe for Growth and Good we intend to unlock the growth potential of our Concepts and YUM, drive increased collaboration across our Concepts and geographies and consistently deliver better customer experiences, improved unit economics and higher rates of growth. Key enablers include accelerated use of technology and better leverage of our systemwide scale.

Our Recipe for Growth is based on four key drivers:

•Unrivaled Culture and Talent: Leverage our culture and people capability to fuel brand performance and franchise success

•Unmatched Operating Capability: Recruit and equip the best restaurant operators in the world to deliver great customer experiences

•Relevant, Easy and Distinctive Brands: Innovate and elevate iconic restaurant brands people trust and champion

•Bold Restaurant Development: Drive market and franchise expansion with strong economics and value

Our global citizenship strategy, called the Recipe for Good, reflects our priorities for socially responsible growth, risk management and sustainable stewardship of our people, food and planet.

We intend for this MD&A to provide the reader with information that will assist in understanding our results of operations, including performance metrics that management uses to assess the Company's performance. Throughout this MD&A, we commonly discuss the following performance metrics:

•Same-store sales growth is the estimated percentage change in system sales of all restaurants that have been open and in the YUM system for one year or more (with the exception of Habit Burger Grill restaurants acquired in the first quarter of 2020 for which we included all sales in the quarter ended March 31, 2020 both before and after the acquisition in the prior year base for purposes of determining same-store sales growth for the year to date ended September 30, 2021), including those temporarily closed. From time-to-time restaurants may be temporarily closed due to remodeling or image enhancement, rebuilding, natural disasters, health epidemic or pandemic, landlord disputes or other issues. Throughout 2020 and continuing into 2021 we have had a significant number of restaurants that were temporarily closed including restaurants closed due to government and landlord restrictions as a result of COVID-19. The system sales of restaurants we deem temporarily closed remain in our base for purposes of determining same-store sales growth and the restaurants remain in our unit count (see below). We believe same-store sales growth is useful to investors because our results are heavily dependent on the results of our Concepts' existing store base. Additionally, same-store sales growth is reflective of the strength of our Brands, the effectiveness of our operational and advertising initiatives and local economic and consumer trends.

•Net new unit growth reflects new unit openings offset by permanent store closures, by us and our franchisees. To determine whether a restaurant meets the definition of a unit we consider whether the restaurant has operations that are ongoing and independent from another YUM unit, serves the primary product of one of our Concepts, operates under a separate franchise agreement (if operated by a franchisee) and has substantial and sustainable sales. We believe net new unit growth is useful to investors because we depend on net new units for a significant portion of our growth. Additionally, net new unit growth is generally reflective of the economic returns to us and our franchisees from opening and operating our Concept restaurants.

•System sales and System sales excluding the impacts of foreign currency translation (“FX”) reflect the results of all restaurants regardless of ownership, including Company-owned and franchise restaurants. Sales at franchise restaurants typically generate ongoing franchise and license fees for the Company at a rate of 3% to 6% of sales. Increasingly, customers are paying a fee to a third party to deliver or facilitate the ordering of our Concepts' products. We also include in System sales any portion of the amount customers pay these third parties for which the third party is obligated to pay us a license fee as a percentage of such amount. Franchise restaurant sales and fees paid by customers to third parties to deliver or facilitate the ordering of our Concepts' products are not included in Company sales on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income; however, any resulting franchise and license fees we receive are included in the Company's revenues. We believe System sales growth is useful to investors as a significant indicator of the overall strength of our business as it incorporates our primary revenue drivers, Company and franchise same-store sales as well as net unit growth.

In addition to the results provided in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), the Company provides the following non-GAAP measurements:

•Diluted Earnings Per Share excluding Special Items (as defined below);

•Effective Tax Rate excluding Special Items;

•Core Operating Profit. Core Operating Profit excludes Special Items and FX and we use Core Operating Profit for the purposes of evaluating performance internally.

•Company restaurant profit and Company restaurant margin as a percentage of sales (as defined below).

These non-GAAP measurements are not intended to replace the presentation of our financial results in accordance with GAAP. Rather, the Company believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP measurements provide additional information to investors to facilitate the comparison of past and present operations.

Special Items are not included in any of our Division segment results as the Company does not believe they are indicative of our ongoing operations due to their size and/or nature. Our chief operating decision maker does not consider the impact of Special Items when assessing segment performance.

Company restaurant profit is defined as Company sales less Company restaurant expenses, both of which appear on the face of our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Company restaurant expenses include those expenses incurred directly by our Company-owned restaurants in generating Company sales, including cost of food and paper, cost of restaurant-level labor, rent, depreciation and amortization of restaurant-level assets and advertising expenses incurred by and on behalf of that Company restaurant. Company restaurant margin as a percentage of sales (“Company restaurant margin %”) is defined as Company restaurant profit divided by Company sales. We use Company restaurant profit for the purposes of internally evaluating the performance of our Company-owned restaurants and we believe Company restaurant profit provides useful information to investors as to the profitability of our Company-owned restaurants. In calculating Company restaurant profit, the Company excludes revenues and expenses directly associated with our franchise operations as well as non-restaurant-level costs included in General and administrative expenses, some of which may support Company-owned restaurant operations. The Company also excludes restaurant-level asset impairment and closures expenses, which have historically not been significant, from the determination of Company restaurant profit as such expenses are not believed to be indicative of ongoing operations. Company restaurant profit and Company restaurant margin % as presented may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies in the industry.

Certain performance metrics and non-GAAP measurements are presented excluding the impact of FX. These amounts are derived by translating current year results at prior year average exchange rates. We believe the elimination of the FX impact provides better year-to-year comparability without the distortion of foreign currency fluctuations.

Results of Operations

Summary

All comparisons within this summary are versus the same period a year ago.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, GAAP diluted EPS was $1.75 per share, an increase from $0.92 per share in the quarter ended September 30, 2020, and diluted EPS, excluding Special Items, was $1.22 per share, an increase from $1.01 per share in the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

For the year to date ended September 30, 2021, GAAP diluted EPS was $4.10 per share, an increase from $1.86 per share in the year to date ended September 30, 2020, and diluted EPS, excluding Special Items, was $3.44 per share, an increase from $2.47 per share in the year to date ended September 30, 2020.

Quarterly Financial highlights:

% Change

System Sales, ex FX

Same-Store Sales

Units

GAAP Operating Profit

Core Operating Profit

KFC Division

+11

+14

+10

Pizza Hut Division

+13

+11

Taco Bell Division

(1)

Worldwide

+12

Year to date Financial highlights:

% Change

System Sales, ex FX

Same-Store Sales

Units

GAAP Operating Profit

Core Operating Profit

KFC Division

+18

+14

+42

+35

Pizza Hut Division

+21

+18

Taco Bell Division

+14

+12

+16

Worldwide(1)

+15

+12

+60

+26

(1) Worldwide system sales growth ex F/X for the year to date ended September 30, 2021, includes the benefit of our acquisition of Habit Burger Grill on March 18, 2020. Same-store sales reflects the inclusion of Habit Burger Grill in the prior year base for periods in the first-quarter of 2020 both before and after the acquisition. Operating profit results of Habit Burger Grill for the period subsequent to our acquisition are reflected in the consolidated figures.

Additionally:

•Net new units added were 760 for the quarter and 1,798 for the year to date.

•During the quarter, we repurchased 2.6 million shares totaling $330 million at an average price of $126.98. During the year to date, we repurchased 7.3 million shares totaling $860 million at an average price of $117.07.

•Foreign currency translation positively impacted Divisional Operating Profit for the quarter and year to date by $12 million and $55 million, respectively.

Worldwide

GAAP Results


	Quarter ended								Year to date
	2021			2020			% B/(W)		2021			2020			% B/(W)
Company sales	$	513		$	486		5		$	1,509		$	1,244		21
Franchise and property revenues	716			639			12		2,080			1,760			18
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services	377			323			17		1,105			905			22
Total revenues	1,606			1,448			11		4,694			3,909			20

Company restaurant expenses	421			399			(5)		1,230			1,046			(18)
G&A expenses	253			257			1		689			724			5
Franchise and property expenses	31			13			(145)		81			107			25
Franchise advertising and other services expense	375			313			(19)		1,090			887			(23)
Refranchising (gain) loss	1			(9)			(108)		(21)			(30)			(30)
Other (income) expense	(2)			4			NM		(12)			154			NM
Total costs and expenses, net	1,079			977			(10)		3,057			2,888			(6)
Operating Profit	527			471			12		1,637			1,021			60

Investment (income) expense, net	(51)			(10)			386		(52)			(67)			(22)
Other pension (income) expense	1			4			74		6			9			34
Interest expense, net	126			161			23		416			411			(1)
Income before income taxes	451			316			43		1,267			668			90
Income tax (benefit) provision	(77)			33			330		22			96			77
Net Income	$	528		$	283		87		$	1,245		$	572		118

Diluted EPS(a)	$	1.75		$	0.92		90		$	4.10		$	1.86		120
Effective tax rate	(17.0)		%	10.5		%	27.5	ppts.	1.8		%	14.4		%	12.6	ppts.

(a)See Note 3 for the number of shares used in this calculation.

Performance Metrics


Unit Count	9/30/2021	9/30/2020	% Increase (Decrease)
Franchise	51,070	49,003	4
Company-owned	1,081	1,123	(4)
Total	52,151	50,126	4


	Quarter ended		Year to date
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Same-store Sales Growth (Decline) %	5	(2)	12	(8)
System Sales Growth (Decline) %, reported	11	1	18	(6)
System Sales Growth (Decline) %, excluding FX	8	1	15	(5)

Our system sales breakdown by Company and franchise sales was as follows:


	Quarter ended				Year to date
	2021		2020		2021		2020

Consolidated
Company sales(a)	$	513	$	486	$	1,509	$	1,244
Franchise sales	13,828		12,457		40,341		34,108
System sales	14,341		12,943		41,850		35,352
Foreign Currency Impact on System sales(b)	298		N/A		1,297		N/A
System sales, excluding FX	$	14,043	$	12,943	$	40,553	$	35,352

KFC Division
Company sales(a)	$	143	$	130	$	423	$	346
Franchise sales	7,735		6,779		22,366		18,138
System sales	7,878		6,909		22,789		18,484
Foreign Currency Impact on System sales(b)	235		N/A		1,012		N/A
System sales, excluding FX	$	7,643	$	6,909	$	21,777	$	18,484

Pizza Hut Division
Company sales(a)	$	13	$	20	$	39	$	57
Franchise sales	3,157		2,974		9,370		8,491
System sales	3,170		2,994		9,409		8,548
Foreign Currency Impact on System sales(b)	59		N/A		267		N/A
System sales, excluding FX	$	3,111	$	2,994	$	9,142	$	8,548

Taco Bell Division
Company sales(a)	$	225	$	218	$	656	$	610
Franchise sales	2,918		2,696		8,556		7,464
System sales	3,143		2,914		9,212		8,074
Foreign Currency Impact on System sales(b)	4		N/A		18		N/A
System sales, excluding FX	$	3,139	$	2,914	$	9,194	$	8,074

Habit Burger Grill Division
Company sales(a)	$	132	$	118	$	391	$	231
Franchise sales	18		8		49		15
System sales	150		126		440		246
Foreign Currency Impact on System sales(b)	—		N/A		—		N/A
System sales, excluding FX	$	150	$	126	$	440	$	246

(a)Company sales represents sales from our Company-operated stores as presented on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

(b) The foreign currency impact on System sales is presented in relation only to the immediately preceding year presented. When determining applicable System sales growth percentages, the System sales excluding FX for the current year should be compared to the prior year System sales.


Non-GAAP Items

Non-GAAP Items, along with the reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP financial measure, as presented below.

	Quarter ended				Year to date
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Core Operating Profit Growth (Decline) %	3		7		26		(8)
Diluted EPS Growth (Decline) %, excluding Special Items	21		27		39		(3)
Effective Tax Rate excluding Special Items	18.9	%	19.3	%	19.7	%	19.0	%



	Quarter ended						Year to date
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Company restaurant profit	$	92		$	87		$	279		$	198
Company restaurant margin %	17.9		%	17.8		%	18.5		%	15.9		%


	Quarter ended						Year to date
Detail of Special Items	2021			2020			2021			2020
Refranchising gain (loss)(a)	$	—		$	2		$	4		$	8
Costs associated with acquisition and integration of Habit Burger Grill (See Note 2)	—			—			—			(9)
Impairment of Habit Burger Grill goodwill (See Note 2)	—			(5)			—			(144)
Unlocking Opportunity Initiative contribution(b)	—			—			—			(50)
Charges associated with resource optimization(c)	(4)			(32)			(7)			(32)
Other Special Items Income (Expense)	1			1			2			(6)
Special Items Income (Expense) - Operating Profit	(3)			(34)			(1)			(233)
Charges associated with resource optimization - Other pension (expense) income(c)	—			(1)			1			(1)
Interest expense, net(d)	—			(34)			(34)			(34)
Special Items Income (Expense) before Income Taxes	(3)			(69)			(34)			(268)
Tax (Expense) Benefit on Special Items(e)	11			17			18			57
Tax Benefit - Intra-entity transfer of intellectual property(f)	152			25			216			25
Special Items Income (Expense), net of tax	$	160		$	(27)		$	200		$	(186)
Average diluted shares outstanding	302			307			304			307
Special Items diluted EPS	$	0.53		$	(0.09)		$	0.66		$	(0.61)

Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Profit to Core Operating Profit

Consolidated
GAAP Operating Profit	$	527		$	471		$	1,637		$	1,021
Special Items Income (Expense)	(3)			(34)			(1)			(233)
Foreign Currency Impact on Divisional Operating Profit(g)	12			N/A			55			N/A
Core Operating Profit	$	518		$	505		$	1,583		$	1,254

KFC Division
GAAP Operating Profit	$	314		$	278		$	932		$	655
Foreign Currency Impact on Divisional Operating Profit(g)	10			N/A			46			N/A
Core Operating Profit	$	304		$	278		$	886		$	655

Pizza Hut Division
GAAP Operating Profit	$	101		$	89		$	306		$	252
Foreign Currency Impact on Divisional Operating Profit(g)	2			N/A			8			N/A
Core Operating Profit	$	99		$	89		$	298		$	252

Taco Bell Division
GAAP Operating Profit	$	184		$	186		$	560		$	484
Foreign Currency Impact on Divisional Operating Profit(g)	—			N/A			1			N/A
Core Operating Profit	$	184		$	186		$	559		$	484

Habit Burger Grill Division
GAAP Operating Profit (Loss)	$	1		$	(7)		$	6		$	(15)
Foreign Currency Impact on Divisional Operating Profit(g)	—			N/A			—			N/A
Core Operating Profit (Loss)	$	1		$	(7)		$	6		$	(15)

Reconciliation of Diluted EPS to Diluted EPS excluding Special Items
Diluted EPS	$	1.75		$	0.92		$	4.10		$	1.86
Special Items Diluted EPS	0.53			(0.09)			0.66			(0.61)
Diluted EPS excluding Special Items	$	1.22		$	1.01		$	3.44		$	2.47

Reconciliation of GAAP Effective Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate excluding Special Items
GAAP Effective Tax Rate	(17.0)		%	10.5		%	1.8		%	14.4		%
Impact on Tax Rate as a result of Special Items(e)(f)	(35.9)		%	(8.8)		%	(17.9)		%	(4.6)		%
Effective Tax Rate excluding Special Items	18.9		%	19.3		%	19.7		%	19.0		%

(a)Due to their size and volatility, we have reflected as Special Items those refranchising gains and losses that were recorded in connection with our previously announced plans to have at least 98% franchise restaurant ownership by the end of 2018. As such, refranchising gains and losses recorded during 2021 and 2020 as Special Items are directly associated with restaurants that were refranchised prior to the end of 2018.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, we recorded net refranchising gains of $2 million that have been reflected as a Special Item. During the years to date ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded net refranchising gains of $4 million and $8 million, respectively, that have been reflected as Special Items.

Additionally, we recorded net refranchising losses of $1 million and net refranchising gains of $7 million during the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, that have not been reflected as Special Items. During the years to date ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded net refranchising gains of $17 million and $22 million, respectively, that have not been reflected as Special Items. These net gains and losses relate to refranchising of restaurants in 2021 and 2020 that were not part of our aforementioned plans to achieve 98% franchise ownership and that we believe are now more indicative of our expected ongoing refranchising activity.

(b)On June 24, 2020, the YUM! Brands, Inc. Board of Directors approved the establishment of the Company's new global “Unlocking Opportunity Initiative” including a $100 million investment over the next five years to fight inequality by unlocking opportunities for employees, restaurant team members and communities. The Company contributed $50 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2020 to Yum! Brands Foundation, Inc. (a stand-alone, not-for-profit organization that is not consolidated in the Company's results) as part of these efforts and investment. As a result of the size and specific nature of this contribution, we have reflected the associated expense as a Special Item.

(c)During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, we recorded a charge of $4 million to General and administrative expenses, and during the quarter ended September 30, 2020, we recorded charges of $32 million and $1 million to General and administrative expenses and Other pension (expense) income, respectively, related to a resource optimization program initiated in the third quarter of 2020.

During the years to date ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded charges of $7 million and $32 million to General and administrative expenses, respectively, and a credit of $1 million and a charge of $1 million, respectively, to Other pension (expense) income related to the resource optimization program.

This program is part of our efforts to optimize our resources, reallocating them toward critical areas of the business that will drive future growth. These critical areas include accelerating our digital, technology and innovation capabilities to deliver a modern, world-class team member and customer experience and improve unit economics. Due to the size and scope of the resource optimization program, these amounts have been reflected as Special Items.

(d)During the quarter ended June 30, 2021, certain subsidiaries of the Company redeemed $1,050 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2026 (the “2026 Notes”). The redemption amount was equal to 102.625% of the $1,050 million aggregate principal amount redeemed, reflecting a $28 million “call premium”. We recognized the call premium and the write-off of $6 million of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the 2026 Notes within Interest expense, net which we reflected as Special Items due to their collective size and the fact that the amounts are not indicative of our ongoing interest expense. See Note 11.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, KFC Holding Co., Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC and Taco Bell of America, LLC, each of which a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, issued a notice of redemption for $1,050 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2024 (the "2024 Notes"). The redemption amount included a $26 million call premium plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption of October 9, 2020. We recorded the call premium, $6 million of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the 2024 Notes and $2 million of accrued and unpaid interest associated with the period of time from prepayment of the 2024 Notes with the Trustee on September 25, 2020, to their redemption date within Interest expense, net and reflected the charges as Special Items due to their collective size and the fact that the amounts are not indicative of our ongoing interest expense.

(e)Tax (Expense) Benefit on Special Items was determined based upon the impact of the nature, as well as the jurisdiction of the respective individual components within Special Items. Additionally, during the quarter ended September 30, 2021, we recorded as a Special Item a $10 million tax benefit related to prior refranchisings for which the associated pre-tax gain or loss was recorded as Special.

(f)During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the United Kingdom (“UK”) Finance Act 2020 was enacted resulting in an increase in the UK corporate income tax rate from 17% to 19%. As a result, in the quarter ended September 30, 2020, we remeasured the deferred tax assets originally recorded as a Special Item in the fourth quarter of 2019 as part of an intercompany restructuring of certain intellectual property (“IP”) rights into the UK and recognized an additional $25 million deferred tax benefit as a Special Item.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2021, the UK Finance Act 2021 was enacted resulting in an increase in the UK corporate income tax rate from 19% to 25%. As a result, in the quarter ended June 30, 2021, we remeasured the deferred tax assets originally recorded as a Special Item as part of the aforementioned 2019 intercompany restructuring of certain IP rights into the UK and recognized an additional $64 million deferred tax benefit as a Special Item.

In July 2021, we concentrated management responsibility for European (excluding the UK) KFC franchise development, support operations and management oversight in Switzerland. Concurrent with this change in management responsibility, we completed intra-entity transfers of certain KFC IP rights from subsidiaries in the UK to subsidiaries in Switzerland. With the transfer of these rights, we received a step-up in amortizable tax basis to current fair value under applicable Swiss tax law. As a result of this transfer, we recorded a net, one-time tax benefit of $152 million as a Special Item in the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

(g)The foreign currency impact on reported Operating Profit is presented in relation only to the immediately preceding year presented. When determining applicable Core Operating Profit growth percentages, the Core Operating Profit for the current year should be compared to the prior year GAAP Operating Profit adjusted only for any prior year Special Items Income (Expense).


Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Profit to Company Restaurant Profit
	Quarter ended 9/30/2021
	KFC Division			Pizza Hut Division			Taco Bell Division			Habit Burger Grill Division			Corporate and Unallocated		Consolidated
GAAP Operating Profit (Loss)	$	314		$	101		$	184		$	1		$	(73)	$	527
Less:
Franchise and property revenues	391			147			177			1			—		716
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services	158			87			132			—			—		377
Add:
General and administrative expenses	86			45			40			12			70		253
Franchise and property expenses	20			2			9			—			—		31
Franchise advertising and other services expense	154			90			131			—			—		375
Refranchising (gain) loss	—			—			—			—			1		1
Other (income) expense	1			(3)			(2)			—			2		(2)
Company restaurant profit	$	26		$	1		$	53		$	12		$	—	$	92
Company sales	$	143		$	13		$	225		$	132		$	—	$	513
Company restaurant margin %	18.9		%	6.0		%	23.4		%	8.6		%	N/A		17.9		%


	Quarter ended 9/30/2020
	KFC Division			Pizza Hut Division			Taco Bell Division			Habit Burger Grill Division			Corporate and Unallocated		Consolidated
GAAP Operating Profit (Loss)	$	278		$	89		$	186		$	(7)		$	(75)	$	471
Less:
Franchise and property revenues	340			134			165			—			—		639
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services	116			89			118			—			—		323
Add:
General and administrative expenses	81			51			33			11			81		257
Franchise and property expenses	7			(2)			8			—			—		13
Franchise advertising and other services expense	111			85			117			—			—		313
Refranchising (gain) loss	—			—			—			—			(9)		(9)
Other (income) expense	—			2			(1)			(1)			4		4
Company restaurant profit	$	21		$	2		$	60		$	3		$	1	$	87
Company sales	$	130		$	20		$	218		$	118		$	—	$	486
Company restaurant margin %	16.3		%	8.2		%	27.8		%	2.2		%	N/A		17.8		%


	Year to date 9/30/2021
	KFC Division			Pizza Hut Division			Taco Bell Division			Habit Burger Grill Division			Corporate and Unallocated		Consolidated
GAAP Operating Profit (Loss)	$	932		$	306		$	560		$	6		$	(167)	$	1,637
Less:
Franchise and property revenues	1,124			435			518			3			—		2,080
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services	452			273			380			—			—		1,105
Add:
General and administrative expenses	239			128			104			35			183		689
Franchise and property expenses	49			9			23			—			—		81
Franchise advertising and other services expense	438			275			377			—			—		1,090
Refranchising (gain) loss	—			—			—			—			(21)		(21)
Other (income) expense	(5)			(7)			(5)			—			5		(12)
Company restaurant profit	$	77		$	3		$	161		$	38		$	—	$	279
Company sales	$	423		$	39		$	656		$	391		$	—	$	1,509
Company restaurant margin %	18.3		%	6.9		%	24.5		%	9.7		%	N/A		18.5		%


	Year to date 9/30/2020
	KFC Division			Pizza Hut Division			Taco Bell Division			Habit Burger Grill Division			Corporate and Unallocated		Consolidated
GAAP Operating Profit (Loss)	$	655		$	252		$	484		$	(15)		$	(355)	$	1,021
Less:
Franchise and property revenues	906			393			460			1			—		1,760
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services	309			263			333			—			—		905
Add:
General and administrative expenses	224			141			108			22			229		724
Franchise and property expenses	69			11			24			—			3		107
Franchise advertising and other services expense	301			256			330			—			—		887
Refranchising (gain) loss	—			—			—			—			(30)		(30)
Other (income) expense	5			(2)			(1)			(1)			153		154
Company restaurant profit	$	39		$	2		$	152		$	5		$	—	$	198
Company sales	$	346		$	57		$	610		$	231		$	—	$	1,244
Company restaurant margin %	11.2		%	3.4		%	25.0		%	2.2		%	N/A		15.9		%

Items Impacting Reported Results and Expected to Impact Future Results

The following items impacted reported results in 2021 and/or 2020 and/or are expected to impact future results. See also the Detail of Special Items section of this MD&A for other items similarly impacting results.

COVID-19

In late 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, was first detected and in March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Throughout 2020 and into 2021, COVID-19 has spread throughout the U.S. and the rest of the world and governmental authorities have implemented measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. These measures include restrictions on travel outside the home and other limitations on business and other activities as well as encouraging social distancing. As a result of COVID-19, we and our franchisees have experienced significant store closures and instances of reduced store-level operations, including reduced operating hours and dining-room closures. The impact on our sales in each of our markets has been dependent on the timing, severity and duration of the outbreak, measures implemented by government authorities to reduce the spread of COVID-19, as well as our reliance on dine-in sales in the market.

Our results were significantly impacted by the impacts of COVID-19 in the year ended December 31, 2020, as evidenced by our worldwide same-store sales decline of 6%. Overall, our sales declines were primarily driven by temporary store closures, which peaked in early April 2020 at about 11,000 restaurants and ended the year at about 830 restaurants, which meant roughly 98% of our system was open in a full or limited capacity at year end. In addition to the loss of sales due to restaurants being temporarily closed, we also lost sales due to dining room closures or other limitations on access.

Beginning in 2020 and continuing through the third quarter of 2021 we have been able to mitigate the loss of sales due to temporary unit closures, dining room closures or other limitations on access through the strength of our off-premise channels, aided by increasing consumer access to our brands via digital channels. As a result, our same-store sales in the quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2021, increased 5% and 12%, respectively, driven by strong performance in developed markets such as North America and the United Kingdom. Additionally, during the quarter ended September 30, 2021, we began to see significant recovery across Europe as restrictions eased throughout the quarter as well as pockets of strength in emerging markets including the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and India. We have also seen strong net new unit development of 1,798 units during the year to date ended September 30, 2021, which we believe is primarily a result of improving unit-level economics, our franchisees’ financial strength and commitment to our Concepts, the inherent competitive advantages of the Quick Service Restaurant sector throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our Concepts’ off-premise and digital capabilities, as well as selective use of development incentives with certain franchisees.

Our third quarter 2021 same-store sales results include the impact of approximately 500 restaurants remaining temporarily closed as of September 30, 2021, due to COVID-19. These temporary closures were primarily KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants located in countries where COVID-19 government restrictions remained elevated, including certain parts of Asia and Latin America as well as Australia. Assets located in malls, transportation centers, airports and other similar locations continue to be pressured, making up many of the temporary closures.

The COVID-19 situation is ongoing, and its dynamic nature makes it difficult to forecast any impacts on the Company's results for the balance of 2021. The ultimate pace of our recovery will largely depend on the pace of restaurant reopenings and the continuation of current sales trends, although we expect continuing adverse impacts from COVID-19 in certain parts of the world. In addition, for our restaurants that prominently feature drive-thru, carryout and delivery options, COVID-19 has in many cases contributed to an increase in sales during 2020 and the year to date 2021. If the impact of COVID-19 recedes, in-person dining restrictions are lifted or lessened and the restaurant industry in general returns to more normal operations, the benefits to sales experienced by certain of our restaurants, including our Pizza Hut delivery restaurants, could wane and our results could be negatively impacted. As 98% of our restaurants are operated by approximately 2,000 independent franchisees across the world, we are closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on our franchisees' financial condition.

Franchise Bad Debt Expense

We experienced significant quarterly fluctuations in franchise bad debt expense in 2020 due in large part to the uncertainties associated with COVID-19. During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, we recognized net bad debt expense of $3 million related to short-term accounts receivable due from our franchisees for royalties, rent and other services we provide, which were primarily reflected within Franchise and property expenses. This net bad debt expense of $3 million compared to $21 million of net bad debt recoveries recognized in the quarter ended September 30, 2020, and thus negatively impacted Operating Profit growth by $24 million quarter-over-quarter.

During the year to date ended September 30, 2021, we recognized net bad debt recoveries of $7 million related to short-term accounts receivable due from our franchisees for royalties, rent and other services we provide, which were primarily reflected within Franchise and property expenses. These net bad debt recoveries of $7 million compared to $21 million of bad debt expense recognized in the year to date ended September 30, 2020, and thus benefited Operating Profit growth by $28 million year-over-year.

Due to the quarterly fluctuations in franchise bad debt expense in 2020 discussed above, we expect quarterly operating profit growth to be negatively impacted in the fourth quarter of 2021 as we lap net bad debt recoveries of $8 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2020.

Investment in Devyani

In 2020, we received an approximate 5% minority interest in Devyani International Limited (“Devyani”), an entity that operates KFC and Pizza Hut franchised units in India. The minority interest was received in lieu of cash proceeds upon the refranchising of approximately 60 KFC restaurants in India. At the time of the refranchisings, the fair value of this minority interest was estimated to be approximately $31 million. During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, Devyani executed an initial public offering and subsequently the fair value of this investment became readily determinable. As a result, concurrent with the initial public offering we began recording changes in fair value in Investment (income) expense, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and recognized pre-tax investment income of $52 million, in the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Investment in Grubhub, Inc. (“Grubhub”)

In April of 2018 we purchased 2.8 million shares of Grubhub common stock for $200 million. In the quarter ended September 30, 2020, we sold our entire investment in Grubhub and received proceeds of $206 million. While we held our investment in Grubhub common stock we recognized changes in the fair value in our investment in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. For the quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2020, we recognized pre-tax investment income of $8 million and $69 million, respectively, related to changes in fair value of our investment in Grubhub common stock.

KFC Division

The KFC Division has 26,222 units, 85% of which are located outside the U.S. Additionally, 99% of the KFC Division units were operated by franchisees as of September 30, 2021.


	Quarter ended										Year to date
							% B/(W)										% B/(W)
	2021			2020			Reported		Ex FX		2021			2020			Reported		Ex FX
System Sales	$	7,878		$	6,909		14		11		$	22,789		$	18,484		23		18
Same-Store Sales Growth (Decline) %	6			(4)			N/A		N/A		14			(11)			N/A		N/A

Company sales	$	143		$	130		10		5		$	423		$	346		22		14
Franchise and property revenues	391			340			15		12		1,124			906			24		19
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services	158			116			36		32		452			309			46		38
Total revenues	$	692		$	586		18		14		$	1,999		$	1,561		28		21

Company restaurant profit	$	26		$	21		28		20		$	77		$	39		100		84
Company restaurant margin %	18.9		%	16.3		%	2.6	ppts.	2.4	ppts.	18.3		%	11.2		%	7.1	ppts.	6.8	ppts.

G&A expenses	$	86		$	81		(8)		(6)		$	239		$	224		(7)		(4)
Franchise and property expenses	20			7			(165)		(159)		49			69			29		32
Franchise advertising and other services expense	154			111			(37)		(32)		438			301			(45)		(36)
Operating Profit	$	314		$	278		14		10		$	932		$	655		42		35


			% Increase (Decrease)
Unit Count	9/30/2021	9/30/2020
Franchise	25,932	24,302	7
Company-owned	290	300	(3)
Total	26,222	24,602	7

Company sales and Company restaurant margin %

The quarterly and year to date increases in Company sales, excluding the impacts of foreign currency translation, were driven by company same-store sales growth of 9% and 22% for the quarter and year to date, respectively, partially offset by refranchising.

The quarterly and year to date increases in Company restaurant margin % were driven by same-store sales growth.

Franchise and property revenues

The quarterly and year to date increases in Franchise and property revenues, excluding the impacts of foreign currency translation, were driven by franchise same-store sales growth of 6% and 14% for the quarter and year to date, respectively, and unit growth.

G&A

The quarterly increase in G&A, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by higher professional fees.

The year to date increase in G&A, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by higher expenses related to our annual incentive compensation program and higher professional fees, partially offset by lower travel related costs.

Operating Profit

The quarterly increase in Operating Profit, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by same-store sales growth and unit growth, partially offset by current year net bad debt expense lapping prior year net bad debt recoveries for past due franchise receivables and higher G&A.

The year to date increase in Operating Profit, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by same-store sales growth, unit growth, current year net bad debt recoveries lapping prior year net bad debt expense for past due franchise receivables and lapping the prior year write-off of software no longer being used, partially offset by higher G&A.

Pizza Hut Division

The Pizza Hut Division has 18,007 units, 64% of which are located outside the U.S. The Pizza Hut Division uses multiple distribution channels including delivery, dine-in and express (e.g. airports) and includes units operating under both the Pizza Hut and Telepizza brands. Additionally, over 99% of the Pizza Hut Division units were operated by franchisees as of September 30, 2021.


	Quarter ended										Year to date
							% B/(W)										% B/(W)
	2021			2020			Reported		Ex FX		2021			2020			Reported		Ex FX

System Sales	$	3,170		$	2,994		6		4		$	9,409		$	8,548		10		7
Same-Store Sales Growth (Decline) %	4			(3)			N/A		N/A		9			(8)			N/A		N/A

Company sales	$	13		$	20		(34)		(36)		$	39		$	57		(31)		(34)
Franchise and property revenues	147			134			9		7		435			393			10		8
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services	87			89			(1)		(2)		273			263			4		3
Total revenues	$	247		$	243		2		—		$	747		$	713		5		3

Company restaurant profit	$	1		$	2		(52)		(54)		$	3		$	2		42		32
Company restaurant margin %	6.0		%	8.2		%	(2.2)	ppts.	(2.4)	ppts.	6.9		%	3.4		%	3.5	ppts.	3.3	ppts.

G&A expenses	$	45		$	51		10		11		$	128		$	141		9		10
Franchise and property expenses	2			(2)			(216)		(217)		9			11			20		20
Franchise advertising and other services expense	90			85			(6)		(5)		275			256			(8)		(7)
Operating Profit	$	101		$	89		13		11		$	306		$	252		21		18


			% Increase (Decrease)
Unit Count	9/30/2021	9/30/2020
Franchise	17,954	17,745	1
Company-owned	53	97	(45)
Total	18,007	17,842	1

Company sales

The quarterly and year to date decreases in Company sales, excluding the impacts of foreign currency translation, were driven by the refranchising of stores in the UK in the quarter ended March 31, 2021, partially offset by company same-store sales growth of 5% and 7% in the quarter and year to date, respectively.

Franchise and property revenues

G&A

The quarterly decrease in G&A, excluding the impacts of foreign currency translation, was driven by lapping higher expenses in the prior year related to our annual incentive compensation program, lower professional fees and lower headcount.

The year to date decrease in G&A, excluding the impacts of foreign currency translation, was driven by lower headcount, lapping higher expenses in the prior year related to our annual incentive compensation program and lower professional fees.

Operating Profit

The quarterly increase in Operating Profit, excluding the impacts of foreign currency translation, was driven by same-store sales growth and lower G&A, partially offset by higher Franchise advertising and other services expense primarily related to digital and technology expenses.

The year to date increase in Operating Profit, excluding the impacts of foreign currency translation, was driven by same-store sales growth, lower G&A and current year net bad debt recoveries lapping prior year net bad debt expense for past due franchise receivables, partially offset by higher Franchise advertising and other services expense primarily related to digital and technology expenses.

Taco Bell Division

The Taco Bell Division has 7,619 units, the vast majority of which are in the U.S. The Company owned 7% of the Taco Bell units in the U.S. as of September 30, 2021.


	Quarter ended										Year to date
							% B/(W)										% B/(W)
	2021			2020			Reported		Ex FX		2021			2020			Reported		Ex FX

System Sales	$	3,143		$	2,914		8		8		$	9,212		$	8,074		14		14
Same-Store Sales Growth %	5			3			N/A		N/A		12			(2)			N/A		N/A

Company sales	$	225		$	218		3		3		$	656		$	610		7		7
Franchise and property revenues	177			165			8		7		518			460			13		13
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services	132			118			12		12		380			333			14		14
Total revenues	$	534		$	501		6		6		$	1,554		$	1,403		11		11

Company restaurant profit	$	53		$	60		(13)		(13)		$	161		$	152		5		5
Company restaurant margin %	23.4		%	27.8		%	(4.4)	ppts.	(4.4)	ppts.	24.5		%	25.0		%	(0.5)	ppts.	(0.5)	ppts.

G&A expenses	$	40		$	33		(18)		(18)		$	104		$	108		4		4
Franchise and property expenses	9			8			(17)		(16)		23			24			5		5
Franchise advertising and other services expense	131			117			(12)		(12)		377			330			(14)		(14)
Operating Profit	$	184		$	186		(1)		(1)		$	560		$	484		16		16


			% Increase (Decrease)
Unit Count	9/30/2021	9/30/2020
Franchise	7,143	6,925	3
Company-owned	476	475	—
Total	7,619	7,400	3

Company sales and Company restaurant margin %

The quarterly and year to date increases in Company sales were driven by same-store sales growth of 2% and 7% for the quarter and year to date, respectively, and unit growth.

The quarterly decrease in Company restaurant margin percentage was driven by higher labor costs, higher advertising expenses, commodity inflation and higher other restaurant operating costs, partially offset by same-store sales growth.

The year to date decrease in Company restaurant margin percentage was driven by higher labor costs, higher other restaurant operating costs, higher advertising costs and commodity inflation, partially offset by same-store sales growth.

Franchise and property revenues

The quarterly and year to date increases in Franchise and property revenues were driven by franchise same-store sales growth of 5% and 12%, respectively, and unit growth.

G&A

The quarterly increase in G&A was driven by higher expenses related to our annual incentive compensation programs and higher professional fees.

The year to date decrease in G&A was driven by lower headcount and lapping higher prior year severance expenses, offset by higher expenses related to our annual incentive compensation programs.

Operating Profit

The quarterly decrease in Operating Profit was driven by higher restaurant costs and higher G&A expenses partially offset by same-store sales growth and unit growth.

The year to date increase in Operating Profit was driven by same-store sales growth, unit growth and lower G&A expenses partially offset by higher restaurant costs.

Habit Burger Grill Division

The Habit Burger Grill Division has 303 units, the vast majority of which are in the U.S. The Company owned 90% of the Habit Burger Grill units in the U.S. as of September 30, 2021. During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, The Habit Burger Grill opened 8 gross new restaurants and reported same-store sales growth of 11%. Total revenues and Operating Profit were $133 million and $1 million, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

During the year to date ended September 30, 2021, The Habit Burger Grill opened 18 gross new restaurants and reported same-store sales growth of 18%. Total revenues and Operating Profit were $394 million and $6 million, respectively, for the year to date ended September 30, 2021.

Corporate & Unallocated


	Quarter ended								Year to date
(Expense) / Income	2021			2020			% B/(W)		2021			2020			% B/(W)
Corporate and unallocated G&A	$	(70)		$	(81)		13		$	(183)		$	(229)		20
Unallocated Company restaurant expenses	—			1			NM		—			—			NM
Unallocated Franchise and property expenses	—			—			(70)		—			(3)			118
Unallocated Refranchising gain (loss)	(1)			9			(108)		21			30			(30)
Unallocated Other income (expense)	(2)			(4)			NM		(5)			(153)			NM
Investment income (expense), net (See Note 9)	51			10			386		52			67			(22)
Other pension income (expense) (See Note 10)	(1)			(4)			74		(6)			(9)			34
Interest expense, net	(126)			(161)			23		(416)			(411)			(1)
Income tax benefit (provision) (See Note 7)	77			(33)			330		(22)			(96)			77
Effective tax rate (See Note 7)	(17.0)		%	10.5		%	27.5	ppts.	1.8		%	14.4		%	12.6	ppts.

Corporate and unallocated G&A

The quarterly decrease in Corporate and Unallocated G&A expense was driven by lapping higher prior year costs associated with a voluntary early retirement program offered to our U.S. based employees and a worldwide severance program (see Note 9) and lapping prior year higher charitable contributions, partially offset by higher current year expenses related to our annual incentive compensation programs and increased headcount supporting our technology initiatives.

The year to date decrease in Corporate and Unallocated G&A expense was driven by lapping higher prior year costs for charitable contributions including $50 million related to our “Unlocking Opportunity Initiative” (see Note 9), lapping prior year costs associated with a voluntary early retirement program offered to our U.S. based employees and a worldwide severance program (see Note 9) and lower professional fees including lapping prior year costs associated with the acquisition of Habit Burger Grill, offset by higher current year expenses related to our annual incentive compensation programs, higher share-based compensation expense and increased headcount supporting our technology initiatives.

Unallocated Other income (expense)

Unallocated Other income (expense) for the quarter and year to date ended September 30, 2020, includes charges of $5 million and $144 million, respectively, related to the impairment of Habit Burger Grill goodwill (see Note 2).

Interest expense, net

The quarterly decrease in Interest expense, net was primarily driven by lapping $34 million in expense representing a prior year call premium and unamortized debt issuance costs write-off associated with the prior year redemption of YUM Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2024.

The year to date increase in Interest expense, net was primarily driven by higher borrowings offset by a lower weighted-average interest rate.

Consolidated Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operating activities was $1,292 million in 2021 versus $853 million in 2020. The increase was largely driven by an increase in Operating profit before Special Items, the lapping of our $50 million contribution related to our “Unlocking Opportunity Initiative” and a decrease in income tax payments, partially offset by the timing of accounts receivable collections.

Net cash used in investing activities was $123 million in 2021 versus $269 million in 2020. The change was primarily driven by the lapping of our prior year acquisition of The Habit Restaurants, Inc., the current year sale of certain mutual fund investments and higher refranchising proceeds in the current year, partially offset by the lapping of prior year proceeds from the sale of our investment in Grubhub, Inc. common stock, the current year acquisition of Dragontail Systems Limited and higher current year capital spending.

Net cash used in financing activities was $881 million in 2021 versus net cash provided by financing activities of $24 million in 2020. The change was primarily driven by higher share repurchases.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash generated by operations, cash on hand and our Revolving Facility (as defined below). We have historically generated substantial cash flows from the operations of our Company-owned stores and from our extensive franchise operations, which require a limited YUM investment. Our annual operating cash flows have historically been in excess of $1 billion. It is our intent to use these operating cash flows to continue to invest in growing our business and pay a meaningful dividend, with any remaining excess then returned to shareholders through share repurchases. To the extent operating cash flows plus other sources of cash do not cover our anticipated cash needs, we maintain a $1.25 billion Revolving Facility under our Credit Agreement that was undrawn as of September 30, 2021. We believe that our existing cash from operations, cash on hand and availability under our Revolving Facility, will be sufficient to fund our operations, anticipated capital expenditures and debt repayment obligations over the next twelve months.

Debt Instruments

As of September 30, 2021, approximately 93%, including the impact of interest rate swaps, of our $11.3 billion of total debt outstanding, excluding finance leases, is fixed with an effective overall interest rate of approximately 4.2%. We are managing a capital structure which reflects consolidated leverage, net of available cash, in-line with our target of ~5.0x EBITDA, and which we believe provides an attractive balance between optimized interest rates, duration and flexibility with diversified sources of liquidity and maturities spread over multiple years. We have credit ratings of BB (Standard & Poor's)/Ba2 (Moody's) with a balance sheet consistent with highly-levered peer restaurant franchise companies.

The following table summarizes the future maturities of our outstanding long-term debt, excluding finance leases and debt issuance costs and discounts, as of September 30, 2021.


	2021		2022		2023		2024		2025		2026		2027		2028		2029		2030		2031		2032		2037		2043		Total
Securitization Notes	$	9	$	39	$	39	$	39	$	39	$	944	$	872	$	582	$	564	$	7	$	681							$	3,815
Credit Agreement	5		29		34		48		53		662		15		1,397														2,243
Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes													750																750
YUM Senior Unsecured Notes					325				600										$	800	$	1,050	$	1,100	$	325	$	275	4,475

Total	$	14	$	68	$	398	$	87	$	692	$	1,606	$	1,637	$	1,979	$	564	$	807	$	1,731	$	1,100	$	325	$	275	$	11,283

Securitization Notes include five series of senior secured notes issued by Taco Bell Funding, LLC (the “Issuer”) totaling $3.8 billion with fixed interest rates ranging from 1.946% to 4.970%. The Securitization Notes are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and the Issuer’s special purpose, wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively with the Issuer, the “Securitization Entities”), and include a lien on all existing and future U.S. Taco Bell franchise and license agreements and the royalties payable thereunder, existing and future U.S. Taco Bell intellectual property, certain transaction accounts and a pledge of the equity interests in asset-owning Securitization Entities. The Securitization Notes contain cross-default provisions whereby the failure to pay principal on any outstanding Securitization Notes will constitute an event of default under any other Securitization Notes.

On August 19, 2021, the Issuer completed a refinancing transaction and issued $900 million of its Series 2021-1 1.946% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I (the “2021 Class A-2-I Notes”), $600 million of its Series 2021-1 2.294% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II (the “2021 Class A-2-II Notes”) and $750 million of its Series 2021-1 2.542% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-III (the “2021 Class A-2-III Notes” and, together with the 2021 Class A-2- I Notes and the 2021 Class A-2-II Notes, the “2021 Class A-2 Notes”). The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2021 Class A-2 Notes were used to repay in full the 2016 Class A-2-II Notes of $480 million and 2018 Class A-2-I Notes of $804 million. The remaining net proceeds were distributed to Taco Bell Corp. to pay certain transaction-related expenses, for general corporate purposes and may also be used to return capital to shareholders of the Company. See Note 11 for details regarding our refinance of the Securitization Notes during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Credit Agreement includes senior secured credit facilities consisting of a $750 million Term Loan A facility (the “Term Loan A Facility”), a $1.5 billion Term Loan B facility (the “Term Loan B Facility”) and a $1.25 billion revolving facility (the “Revolving Facility”) issued by KFC Holding Co., Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC and Taco Bell of America, LLC (collectively, the “Borrowers”), each of which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Our Revolving Facility was undrawn as of September 30, 2021. The interest rates applicable to the Term Loan A Facility and the Revolving Facility range from 0.75% to 1.50% plus LIBOR or from 0.00% to 0.50% plus the Base Rate, at the Borrowers’ election, based upon the total net leverage ratio of the Borrowers and the Specified Guarantors (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The interest rates applicable to the Term Loan B Facility are 1.75% plus LIBOR or 0.75% plus the Base Rate, at the Borrowers' election. Our Term Loan A Facility and Term Loan B Facility contain cross-default provisions whereby the failure to pay principal of or otherwise perform any agreement or condition under indebtedness of certain subsidiaries with a principal amount in excess of $100 million will constitute an event of default under the Credit Agreement. See Note 11 for details regarding our refinance of the Credit Agreement during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes include $750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027. Our Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes contain cross-default provisions whereby the acceleration of the maturity of the indebtedness of certain subsidiaries with a principal amount in excess of $100 million or the failure to pay principal of such indebtedness will constitute an event of default under the Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes.

On April 23, 2021, the Borrowers issued a notice of redemption for June 1, 2021 for $1,050 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Subsidiary Senior Unsecured Notes for 2026 (the “2026 Notes”). The redemption amount was equal to 102.625% of the principal amount redeemed, reflecting a “call premium”. See Note 11.

YUM Senior Unsecured Notes include seven series of senior unsecured notes issued by Yum! Brands, Inc. totaling $4.5 billion with fixed interest rates ranging from 3.625% to 7.75%. Our YUM Senior Unsecured Notes contain cross-default provisions

whereby the acceleration of the maturity of any of our indebtedness or the failure to pay principal of such indebtedness above certain thresholds will constitute an event of default under the YUM Senior Unsecured Notes unless such indebtedness is discharged, or the acceleration of the maturity of that indebtedness is annulled, within 30 days after notice.

On April 1, 2021, Yum! Brands, Inc. issued $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.625% YUM Senior Unsecured Notes due January 31, 2032 (the “2032 Notes”). We used the net proceeds from the 2032 Notes and cash on hand to fund the redemption of the 2026 Notes discussed above. See Note 11.

On June 30, 2021, YUM! Brands, Inc. issued a notice of redemption for August 2, 2021 for $350 million aggregate principal amount of 3.75% YUM Senior Unsecured Notes due November 1, 2021 (the “2021 Notes”). The redemption amount was equal to 100% of the $350 million aggregate principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption. See Note 11.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In March 2020, the FASB issued guidance related to reference rate reform. The pronouncement provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the current guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. The guidance was effective upon issuance and generally can be applied to applicable contract modifications through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of the transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates, including the impact on our interest rate swaps with notional amounts of $1.5 billion expiring in March 2025. These interest rate swaps are designated cash flow hedges. We do not anticipate the impact of adopting this standard will be material to our Financial Statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There were no material changes during the quarter ended September 30, 2021, to the disclosures made in Item 7A of the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the evaluation, performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”), the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by the report.

Changes in Internal Control

There were no changes with respect to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting or in other factors that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements 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. Forward-looking statements are based on 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 will be achieved. Factors that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from our expectations and forward-looking statements include (i) the factors described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Part I, Item 2 of this report, (ii) any risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors included in Part II, Item 1A of this report, (iii) the factors described in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Part II, Item 7 of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and (iv) the risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors included in Part I, Item 1A of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We are not undertaking to update any of these statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors

Yum! Brands, Inc.:

Results of Review of Interim Financial Information

We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of Yum! Brands, Inc. and Subsidiaries (YUM) as of September 30, 2021, the related condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, and shareholders’ deficit for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the related condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated interim financial information). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated interim financial information for it to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of YUM as of December 31, 2020, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 19, 2021, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

Basis for Review Results

This consolidated interim financial information is the responsibility of YUM’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to YUM in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of consolidated interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Louisville, Kentucky

November 3, 2021

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION AND SIGNATURES

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Information regarding legal proceedings is incorporated by reference from Note 14 to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Part I of this report.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We face a variety of risks that are inherent in our business and our industry, including operational, legal, regulatory and product risks. Such risks could cause our actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements, expectations and historical trends. There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table provides information as of September 30, 2021, with respect to shares of Common Stock repurchased by the Company during the quarter then ended:


Fiscal Periods	Total number of shares purchased (thousands)	Average price paid per share	Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (thousands)	Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (millions)
7/1/21-7/31/21	618	$118.20	618	$1,927

8/1/21-8/31/21	766	$133.17	766	$1,825

9/1/21-9/30/21	1,218	$127.56	1,218	$1,670
Total	2,602	$126.98	2,602	$1,670

In May 2021, our Board of Directors authorized share repurchases from July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022, of up to $2 billion (excluding applicable transaction fees) of our outstanding Common Stock. All shares repurchased above were made pursuant to that authorization.

Item 6. Exhibits

(a)

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.

Exhibit Description

10.1

A mended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2021 , by and between Taco Bell Funding, LLC, as issuer , and Citibank, N.A. as trustee and the Series 2021-1 securities intermediary , which is incorporated herein from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on August 25, 2021.

10.2

S eries 2021-1 Supplement to Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2021 , by and between Taco Bell Funding, LLC, as issuer , and Cit ibank, N.A. as trustee and Series 2021-1 securities intermediary, which is incorporated herein from Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on August 25, 2021.

10.3

A mended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2021, by and between Taco Bell Funding, LLC, as issuer, Taco Bell Franchise Holder 1, LLC, Taco Bell Franch is or, LLC, Taco Bell IP Holder, LLC, Taco Bell Franchisor Holdings, LLC and Taco Bell Corp., as manager , and Citibank, N.A. as trustee, which is incorporated herein from Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed on August 25, 2021.

Letter from KPMG LLP regarding Unaudited Interim Financial Information (Acknowledgement of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm)

31.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized officer of the registrant.


			YUM! BRANDS, INC.
			(Registrant)


Date:	November 3, 2021	/s/ David E. Russell
		Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller
		(Principal Accounting Officer)