Yum Brands is delivering on its promise to shutter hundreds of Pizza Hut locations.
Three months after the fast-food giant announced its intention to close 250 underperforming Pizza Hut restaurants during the first half of 2026, the chain’s U.S. footprint appears to be notably smaller, according to a Fast Company analysis.
A review of local media reports, online review platforms such as Yelp and Google Reviews, and Pizza Hut’s own store locator tool has found more than 50 locations that have closed in recent months, spanning cities across the United States.
The true tally is likely much higher. Ranjith Roy, CFO of Yum Brands, indicated on an earnings call in February that the “targeted closures” were expected to be completed by July 1.
The closures are part of the brand’s “Hut Forward” turnaround plan, which also includes marketing support and technological upgrades to some existing stores. Yum Brands has not publicly identified the stores targeted for closure.
Fast Company has reached out to Yum Brands for comment.
Pizza Hut is still growing globally. Last year, it opened 1,184 new locations across 65 countries.
But the United States now represents a smaller percentage of the division’s overall sales—it was 40% at the end of last year, compared to 43% four years earlier. Meanwhile, China has grown form 16% to 19% over that same period.
Yum Brands also owns KFC and Taco Bell. Shares of the Louisville-based restaurant group (NYSE: YUM) have slightly over performed the broader S&P 500 this year. As of Monday, the stock was up roughly 5% for 2026.
Pies in the sky
In November 2025, Yum Brands said it was undertaking a strategic review of Pizza Hut, which could ultimately result in a sale. Investors will be eagerly awaiting for an update on the company’s progress when it next reports earnings on Wednesday.
In the meantime, Pizza Hut stores have been disappearing quickly from cities around the country. California, Pennsylvania, and Ohio appear to be among the states that have been hit especially hard so far.
Some of the stores that have closed were the only Pizza Hut restaurants in town, such as a location in Dillon, Montana, that was reported shuttered in March by users in a local Facebook group.
Phone calls to some recently closed Pizza Hut locations reveal that the listed numbers have already been transferred to other businesses in some cases, including one former Pizza Hut in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, whose number now rings a local Domino’s Pizza.
As of December 2025, Pizza Hut had just under 20,000 locations globally, 68% of which were located in other countries, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Over 99% of the stores in Yum’s Pizza Hut Division are operated by franchisees.
Which Pizza Hut stores have closed?
Yum Brands has not publicly released a detailed list of stores impacted by its Hut Forward plan. However, according to a Fast Company review, the Pizza Hut locations listed below have closed in recent months. The list, which includes more than 50 stores across 20 states, is likely not complete.
Individual restaurants can close for various reasons, and it was not immediately clear if all the restaurants below were targeted as part of the Hut Forward plan or if they have shuttered for another reason.
Fast Company has reached out to Yum Brands for additional details. We may update this list as we learn the fate of additional stores.
Arizona
- 6671 E Baseline Rd Studio # 121, Mesa, AZ 85206
- 420 E Bell Rd Ste C101 Phoenix, AZ 85022
California
- 4558 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
- 6911 Linda Vista Rd, San Diego, CA 92111
- 20377 Avalon Blvd, Carson, CA 90746
- 9118 Alondra Blvd, Bellflower, CA 90706
- 7253 Boulder Ave a-6, Highland, CA 92346
- 12003 Beach Blvd, Stanton, CA 90680
- 1758 S Nogales St, Rowland Heights, CA 91748
- 19725 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
- 112 N Euclid St, Fullerton, CA 92832
- 11115 Crenshaw Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90303
- 366 N Harbor Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631
- 11550 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA 90601
- 9111 Imperial Hwy., Downey, CA 90242
- 366 N Harbor Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631
- 7779 Garvey Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770
Florida
- 1616 S Dixie Fwy, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
Iowa
- 1211 Silent Prairie Rd, Le Mars, IA 51031
Indiana
- 4264 N Cypress Ln, Bloomington, IN 47404
Oklahoma
- 413 S Green Ave, Purcell, OK 73080
Ohio
- 5840 Darrow Rd, Hudson, OH 44236
- 4118 OH-43, Kent, OH 44240
- 1715 OH-59, Kent, OH 44240
- 1208 Tiffin Ave, Findlay, OH 45840
Oregon
- 244 S Main St, Dallas, OR 97338
Pennsylvania
- 900 N Hanover St, Elizabethtown, PA 17022
- 145 Sheraton Dr, New Cumberland, PA 17070
- 101 Cavasina Dr Canonsburg, PA 15317
Kansas
- 1001 E 7th St, Galena, KS 66739
- S 69 Hwy Columbus, KS 66725
Kentucky
- 597 S L Rogers Wells Blvd, Glasgow, KY 42141
- 4507 N Mayo Trail, Pikeville, KY 41501
Louisiana
- 1821 W Pinhook Rd, Lafayette, LA 70508
Michigan
- 9728 Red Arrow Hwy, Bridgman, MI 49106
Missouri
- 9245 Gravois Rd Affton, MO 63123
Minnesota
- 105 S Oak Ave, Owatonna, MN 55060
- 1310 MN-15 #102, Hutchinson, MN 55350
Montana
- 401 Park Ave, Anaconda, MT 59711
- 800 N Idaho St, Dillon, MT 59725
Nebraska
- 2662 Cornhusker Hwy Ste 2B, Lincoln, NE 68521
- North Carolina
- 960 W Main St, Rockwell, NC 28138
Texas
- 1300 S Cage Blvd Suite 15, Pharr, TX 7857
- 2113 Andrews Hwy, Odessa, TX 79761
South Carolina
- 6432 Two Notch Rd Ste S, Columbia, SC 29223
South Dakota
- 101 N Splitrock Blvd, Brandon, SD 57005
Virginia
- 1001 Leatherwood Ln, Bluefield, VA 24605
Washington
- 304 S 1st St, Selah, WA 98942
- 421 Roosevelt Ave, Enumclaw, WA 98022
- 5160 Borgen Blvd Suite B, Gig Harbor, WA 98332
West Virginia
- 218 Park Dr Suite G, Weirton, WV 26062
Wisconsin
- 2727 S Business Dr #462, Sheboygan, WI 53081
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