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Yum Brands Inc. (YUM) 10-K Red Flags

Risk signals extracted deterministically from Yum Brands Inc.’s SEC 10-K/10-Q XBRL filings — no LLM, every finding cites the underlying data.

Detected red flags (16)

  • Leverage is building — debt rising while equity contracts: Long-term debt grew +18.8% while stockholders equity declined -612.3%. The debt-to-equity ratio is deteriorating, increasing financial risk and interest burden. This may constrain future borrowing capacity.
  • Going concern doubt: The term "going concern" appears in 13 recent filing(s) (vs 1 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
  • Material weakness in internal controls: The term "material weakness" appears in 19 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
  • NEW: Substantial doubt about ability to continue in latest filing: The term "substantial doubt" "ability to continue" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 2 filing(s).
  • NEW: Restatement of financial statements in latest filing: The term "restate" "financial statements" appears in recent 10-K/10-Q filings but was NOT present in the prior 24-month period. This is a new risk disclosure that warrants attention. Found in 16 filing(s).
  • Endogenous analysis: The combination of explicit "going concern" language in the filing with deteriorating cash flow or rising leverage is a severe warning signal — the company's own auditors have flagged doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern.
  • 1 new XBRL disclosure(s) in latest filing — expanding reporting scope.
  • 20 disclosure(s) dropped from prior year — reduced reporting granularity.
  • 2 new risk-language term(s) detected in filing text: Substantial doubt about ability to continue, Restatement of financial statements.
  • Ongoing high-severity risk language: Going concern doubt, Material weakness in internal controls.
  • Market cap $45.40B at $164.73 per share.
  • Trailing P/E 29.47, P/S 6.42.
  • Composite risk: Moderate.
  • Leverage debt/equity -0.30 (low).
  • Leverage is building — debt rising while equity contracts: Long-term debt grew +18.8% while stockholders equity declined -612.3%. The debt-to-equity ratio is deteriorating, increasing financial risk and interest burden. This may constrain future borrowing capacity.
  • Going concern doubt: The term "going concern" appears in 13 recent filing(s) (vs 1 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.

Filings & ownership

  • Latest annual report (10-K) filed Feb 20, 2026.
  • Latest quarterly report (10-Q) filed May 6, 2026.
  • 10 recent 8-K material-event filings in the index.
  • Recent insider Form 4s: 0 buy vs 6 sell transactions — net selling $1.6M.
  • ~10,000+ recent 13F-HR filings reference Yum Brands Inc.; broad institutional reporting.
  • Recent filers include Allen Investment Management LLC, Allen Investment Management LLC, ALLEN HOLDING INC /NY.
  • 20 recent 13G passive institutional ownership notices.

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