NYSE:YUMC Yum China (YUMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $50.07 +0.86 (+1.75%) As of 10:06 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Yum China Stock (NYSE:YUMC) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Yum China alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$49.39▼$49.9250-Day Range$39.93▼$49.9652-Week Range$39.72▼$58.39Volume107,731 shsAverage Volume1.62 million shsMarket Capitalization$16.87 billionP/E Ratio17.30Dividend Yield2.32%Price Target$59.21Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Yum China Holdings operates quick-service and casual-dining restaurants in China. Its portfolio includes KFC and Pizza Hut, along with local and regional brands such as Little Sheep and Huang Ji Huang. The company was separated from Yum! Brands in 2016 and became an independent, publicly traded company. Its restaurants serve a range of meals and beverages, including fried chicken, burgers, pizza, hot pot and other Chinese-style dishes, as well as coffee. Yum China also offers delivery and digital ordering services through its apps and other platforms. Yum China’s operations are focused on China, where it serves customers through a broad restaurant network. Joey Wat has led the company as chief executive officer since 2018.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Yum China Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks95th Percentile Overall ScoreYUMC MarketRank™: 4.769866247045 of 5 starsYum China scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 27th out of 479 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.2 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingYum China has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialYum China has a consensus price target of $59.21, representing about 20.2% upside from its current price of $49.28.Amount of Analyst CoverageYum China has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Yum China's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth16.61% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Yum China are expected to grow by 16.61% in the coming year, from $2.95 to $3.44 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Yum China is 17.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.74.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Yum China is 17.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.28.Price to Earnings Growth RatioYum China has a PEG Ratio of 1.28. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioYum China has a P/B Ratio of 2.72. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.45% of the float of Yum China has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverYum China has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.22, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum China has recently decreased by 17.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldYum China pays a meaningful dividend of 2.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthYum China has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Yum China is 40.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Yum China will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.72% next year. This indicates that Yum China will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Yum China's dividend. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.25 News SentimentYum China has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Yum China this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 3 people have searched for YUMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Yum China to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.4 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Yum China insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,802,753.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.44% of the stock of Yum China is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions85.58% of the stock of Yum China is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Yum China's insider trading history. Receive YUMC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Yum China and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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YUMC Stock News HeadlinesYum China (NYSE:YUMC) Insider Sells 3,000 Shares of Stock3 hours ago | insidertrades.comYum China Surpasses 20,000 Stores and Targets 30,000 Within Four YearsNovember 12 at 4:00 AM | prnewswire.comA little-known law has been quietly applied to your savings for years.Fox News reported that under current law, legal title to most stocks and bonds sits with a central institution, Cede and Company, not the individual investor. If a brokerage collapses and customer securities were pledged as collateral, secured creditors can legally come before account holders. Physical gold held in a self-directed IRA is registered directly to you, with no clearinghouse or central institution holding its title.November 13 at 1:00 AM | Monetary Gold (Ad)Yum China Reports Employee Equity Awards and Director Retainer SharesNovember 11 at 6:31 AM | tipranks.comYum China (NYSE:YUMC) Insider Pingping Liu Sells 1,062 Shares of StockNovember 10 at 4:52 AM | insidertrades.comYum China Holdings (YUMC) Gets a Buy from GF SecuritiesNovember 9, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comYum China Holdings Insider Sold Shares Worth $465,210, According to a Recent SEC FilingNovember 9, 2026 | marketscreener.comMCGS International Keeps Their Buy Rating on Yum China Holdings (YUMC)November 8, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comSee More Headlines YUMC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have YUMC shares performed this year? Yum China's stock was trading at $47.71 at the start of the year. Since then, YUMC stock has increased by 3.3% and is now trading at $49.2810. How were Yum China's earnings last quarter? Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 3rd. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.03. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Is Yum China doing a stock buyback? Yum China's board approved a stock buyback plan on Friday, December 12th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $1 billion in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 5.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued. Does Yum China have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Yum China: Pure Biofuels Del Peru, Parkway Pipeline, Premcor, Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, AIR BP-PBF DEL PERU SAC, BELFAST STORAGE LTD, CANADIAN ULTRAMAR COMPANY, and more. Who are Yum China's major shareholders? Yum China's top institutional investors include Westwood Global Investments LLC (2.05%), Mondrian Investment Partners LTD (0.79%), Vontobel Holding Ltd. (0.62%) and North of South Capital LLP (0.59%). Insiders that own company stock include Joey Wat, Jeff Kuai, Leila Zhang, Warton Wang, Pingping Liu, Robert Blaine Aiken Jr, Xueling Lu, Duoduo (Howard) Huang and Jerry Ding. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Yum China? Shares of YUMC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Yum China own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Yum China investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), Yum! Brands (YUM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel (INTC), Pfizer (PFE) and Visa (V). Company Calendar Record date for 9/17 Dividend8/27/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/17 Dividend8/27/2026Dividend Payable9/17/2026Last Earnings11/03/2026Today11/13/2026Record date for 12/22 Dividend12/01/2026Ex-Dividend for 12/22 Dividend12/01/2026Dividend Payable12/22/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (5m+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 YUMC's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. YUMC has been in this zone for over 5 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Sub-IndustryRestaurants Current SymbolNYSE:YUMC CIK1673358 Webwww.yumchina.com Phone862124077777Fax86-21-2407-8888Employees290,000Year Founded1980Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Yum China$59.21 High Price Target$63.64 Low Price Target$55.00 Potential Upside/Downside+19.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.75 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.88 Trailing P/E Ratio17.19 Forward P/E Ratio14.43 P/E Growth1.28Net Income$929 million Net Margins7.90% Pretax Margin11.61% Return on Equity16.48% Return on Assets8.94% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.01 Current Ratio0.67 Quick Ratio0.55 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.80 billion Price / Sales1.42 Cash Flow$3.86 per share Price / Cash Flow12.87 Book Value$18.10 per share Price / Book2.74Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares336,860,000Free Float335,378,000Market Cap$16.72 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.06 Social Links The 7 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2027Looking for higher dividend income in 2027? 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