Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC)
Yum China Holdings, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through two KFC, Pizza Hut, and All Other segments. It operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Lavazza, Little Sheep, and Huang Ji Huang concepts. The company also offers online food delivery services. Yum China Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
- Symbol
- YUMC
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Market cap
- $14.35B
- 52 week range
- 40.15 - 58.39
Valuation
- Share price
- $40.85 (close of 2026-09-23)
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.18x
- Price to book
- 2.37x
- Price to free cash flow
- 15.26x
- Enterprise value
- $15.26B
- Book value per share
- $17.57
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|
| 1 day | -1.50% |
| 5 days | -2.01% |
| 1 month | -17.51% |
| 3 months | -0.27% |
| 6 months | -21.43% |
| Year to date | -14.43% |
| 1 year | -4.02% |
| 3 years | -28.88% |
| 5 years | -27.63% |
| All time | +59.26% |
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 15.23%
- Return on invested capital
- 13.05%
- Return on assets
- 8.62%
- Return on capital employed
- 15.11%
- Gross margin
- 15.93%
- Net margin
- 7.87%
- EBITDA margin
- 14.73%
- Revenue growth
- 4.37%
- Net income growth
- 1.98%
- Free cash flow growth
- 17.65%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 6.55%
- Current ratio
- 0.96x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 0.48x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-12-31
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Revenue
- $11.80B
- Cost of revenue
- $9.92B
- Gross profit
- $1.88B
- EBITDA
- $1.74B
- Net income
- $929.00M
- Earnings per share
- $2.52
- Research and development
- $8.00M
- Shares outstanding
- 369.00M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $11.80B | $1.88B | $929.00M | $2.52 |
| 2024-12-31 | $11.30B | $1.74B | $911.00M | $2.34 |
| 2023-12-31 | $10.98B | $1.75B | $827.00M | $1.99 |
| 2022-12-31 | $9.57B | $1.23B | $442.00M | $1.05 |
| 2021-12-31 | $9.85B | $1.96B | $990.00M | $2.34 |
| 2020-12-31 | $8.26B | $1.44B | $784.00M | $2.01 |
| 2019-12-31 | $8.78B | $1.39B | $713.00M | $1.89 |
| 2018-12-31 | $8.41B | $1.40B | $708.00M | $1.84 |
| 2017-12-31 | $7.77B | $1.94B | $398.00M | $1.03 |
| 2016-12-31 | $7.08B | $1.47B | $498.00M | $1.35 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 15.93% | 7.87% | 15.23% | 13.05% |
| 2024-12-31 | 15.36% | 8.06% | 14.20% | 11.55% |
| 2023-12-31 | 15.94% | 7.53% | 11.64% | 11.03% |
| 2022-12-31 | 12.84% | 4.62% | 6.18% | 6.60% |
| 2021-12-31 | 19.85% | 10.05% | 12.52% | 15.07% |
| 2020-12-31 | 17.46% | 9.49% | 12.14% | 14.51% |
| 2019-12-31 | 15.86% | 8.12% | 22.46% | 17.18% |
| 2018-12-31 | 16.65% | 8.41% | 23.79% | 45.07% |
| 2017-12-31 | 24.97% | 5.12% | 14.00% | 25.29% |
| 2016-12-31 | 20.71% | 7.04% | 20.38% | 32.32% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $1.38B |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.84B |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.60B |
| 2022-12-31 | $3.15B |
| 2021-12-31 | $4.00B |
| 2020-12-31 | $4.26B |
| 2019-12-31 | $1.66B |
| 2018-12-31 | $1.39B |
| 2017-12-31 | $1.26B |
| 2016-12-31 | $964.00M |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $840.00M | $42.00M |
| 2024-12-31 | $714.00M | $41.00M |
| 2023-12-31 | $763.00M | $64.00M |
| 2022-12-31 | $734.00M | $42.00M |
| 2021-12-31 | $442.00M | $41.00M |
| 2020-12-31 | $695.00M | $36.00M |
| 2019-12-31 | $750.00M | $26.00M |
| 2018-12-31 | $863.00M | $24.00M |
| 2017-12-31 | $469.00M | $26.00M |
| 2016-12-31 | $430.00M | $16.00M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-08-27
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $0.87
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|
| 2026-08-27 | $0.29 |
| 2026-05-27 | $0.29 |
| 2026-03-04 | $0.29 |
| 2025-05-28 | $0.24 |
| 2025-03-06 | $0.24 |
| 2024-11-26 | $0.16 |
| 2024-08-27 | $0.16 |
| 2024-05-24 | $0.16 |
Investor relations
Next earnings report
- Next confirmed report
- 2026-11-03
- Consensus EPS estimate
- $0.91
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Jun/2026 | $0.69 |
| 2026-04-29 | - | - |
| 2026-02-04 | - | - |
| 2025-11-04 | - | - |
| 2025-08-05 | - | - |
| 2025-04-30 | - | - |
| 2025-02-06 | - | - |
| 2024-11-04 | - | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- yumchina.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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