Yum China/$YUMC
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About Yum China
Yum China is the largest restaurant operator in China, with over 18,000 locations and USD 12 billion in systemwide sales as of 2025. It generates revenue primarily from its own restaurants and franchise fees. While KFC and Pizza Hut are its flagship brands, Yum China's portfolio also includes Little Sheep, Taco Bell, Huang Ji Huang, and Lavazza.As a trademark licensee of Yum Brands, Yum China pays 3% of KFC and Pizza Hut's systemwide sales to its former parent, from which it spun off in 2016. However, even before the separation, Yum China was granted substantial autonomy, giving its Chinese leadership decision-making authority over menu, supply chain, and marketing—an unusual practice for Western chains at the time.
- Ticker
- $YUMC
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 210,000
- Headquarters
- Shanghai, China
- Website
- www.yumchina.com
Yum China Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$14B
14.71
$2.72
0.08
$1.11
2.90%
Price and volume
Market cap
$14B
Beta
0.08
52-week high
$58.39
52-week low
$39.72
Average daily volume
1.5M
Dividend rate
$1.11
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.965
Quick ratio
0.616
Long term debt to equity
0.296
Total debt to equity
0.307
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
38.56%
Interest coverage (TTM)
706.50%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,879
Gross margin (TTM)
20.33%
Net profit margin (TTM)
7.84%
Operating margin (TTM)
11.36%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
26.77%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$60,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
8.08%
Return on equity (TTM)
16.81%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
14.705
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.148
Price to book
2.56
Price to tangible book (TTM)
4.37
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
15.184
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
6.59%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
2.633
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.78%
Forward dividend yield
2.90%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
8.78%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
12.63%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.34%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
15.58%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
28.46%
What the Analysts think about Yum China
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Yum China stock.
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Bulls say / Bears say
Yum China’s Q2 performance showed broad-based momentum: revenue rose 13%, operating profit 14% and diluted EPS 21% year on year. Same-store sales returned to growth and transactions increased for the 14th consecutive quarter. (Yum China)
Growth is increasingly value-led rather than price-led. KFC’s average ticket fell 3% and Pizza Hut’s fell 11% in Q2, while delivery rose to 54% of company sales from 45%, leaving Pizza Hut’s restaurant margin down 40 basis points. (Yum China, The Motley Fool)
Underlying sales momentum remains modest despite heavy expansion and promotions. Same-store sales grew only 1% in Q2, and management warned that tougher comparisons after last year’s delivery-platform subsidies would affect the second half of 2026. (Yum China, The Motley Fool)
The Pizza Hut purchase adds financing and execution risk before its promised benefits are fully realised. Yum China plans to fund the transaction primarily with debt, including an offshore bridge loan of about $1.2 billion, while interest and deal costs will reduce the initial earnings benefit. (Yum China, Yum China)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 23 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Yum China
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $YUMC weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR MSCI EM Asia$EMAD | $1.7B | 0.13% |
SPDR MSCI EM Asia€SPYA | €1.4B | 0.13% |
Invesco FTSE All-World€FWIA | €4B | 0.04% |
Invesco FTSE All-World£FWRG | £3.4B | 0.04% |
SPDR MSCI All Country World€SPYY | €17B | 0.02% |
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