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.

Ticker: YUMC
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Restaurants
Market cap: $16.93B
52-week range: $39.72 - $58.39

Valuation

Share price: $49.95 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM): 17.28x
Price to book: 2.78x
Price to free cash flow: 17.86x
Enterprise value: $19.00B
Book value per share: $17.98

Price performance

Period	Change
1 day	+0.36%
5 days	+9.11%
1 month	+22.97%
3 months	+3.65%
6 months	+2.55%
Year to date	+4.63%
1 year	+15.95%
3 years	+11.07%
5 years	-12.40%
10 years	+81.11%
All time	+94.74%

Short interest

As of: Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float: 1.76%
Shares short: 5.93M
Days to cover: 3.27
Change since prior report: +0.48%
Source: FINRA consolidated short interest

Profitability and growth

Return on equity: 15.23%
Return on invested capital: 10.91%
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): 5.60%
Current ratio: 0.67x
Net debt to EBITDA: 1.07x

Latest reported year

Period end: Dec 31, 2025
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	$1.28B	$398.00M	$1.03
2016-12-31	$7.08B	$1.07B	$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%	10.91%
2024-12-31	15.36%	8.06%	14.20%	9.14%
2023-12-31	15.94%	7.53%	11.64%	8.06%
2022-12-31	12.84%	4.62%	6.18%	4.42%
2021-12-31	19.85%	10.05%	12.52%	9.46%
2020-12-31	17.46%	9.49%	12.14%	7.52%
2019-12-31	15.86%	8.12%	22.46%	11.90%
2018-12-31	16.65%	8.41%	23.79%	24.23%
2017-12-31	16.45%	5.12%	14.00%	14.04%
2016-12-31	15.10%	7.04%	20.38%	19.57%

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: Aug 27, 2026

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

Past earnings dates

Reported	Fiscal period	EPS estimate
2026-11-03	Sep 2026	$0.91
2026-07-30	Jun 2026	$0.69
2026-04-29	Mar 2026	$0.87
2026-02-04	Dec 2025	$0.35
2025-11-04	Sep 2025	$0.76
2025-08-05	Jun 2025	$0.57
2025-04-30	Mar 2025	$0.78
2025-02-06	Dec 2024	$0.29

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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