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 This story is developing…