NYSE:YUMC Yum China (YUMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $45.85 +1.05 (+2.35%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.92 +0.07 (+0.15%) As of 08/7/2025 06:12 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Yum China Stock (NYSE:YUMC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Yum China alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$45.08▼$46.1050-Day Range$42.79▼$49.1152-Week Range$32.67▼$53.99Volume2.75 million shsAverage Volume1.71 million shsMarket Capitalization$17.02 billionP/E Ratio18.95Dividend Yield2.09%Price Target$60.00Consensus RatingStrong Buy Company Overview Yum China Holdings, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through 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 operates V-Gold Mall, a mobile e-commerce platform to sell products; and offers online food deliver services. Yum China Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China. Read More Yum China Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks98th Percentile Overall ScoreYUMC MarketRank™: Yum China scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 210 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.8 / 5Analyst RatingStrong Buy Consensus RatingYum China has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.67, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageYum China has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Yum China's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth14.17% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Yum China are expected to grow by 14.17% in the coming year, from $2.54 to $2.90 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Yum China is 18.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Yum China is 18.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 29.20.Price to Earnings Growth RatioYum China has a PEG Ratio of 1.69. 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 2.71. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.92% 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 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum China has recently increased by 26.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldYum China pays a meaningful dividend of 2.14%, 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 39.67%. 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 33.10% next year. This indicates that Yum China will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Yum China's dividend. Sustainability and ESG3.2 / 5Environmental Score-2.85 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.92% 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 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum China has recently increased by 26.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment1.03 News SentimentYum China has a news sentiment score of 1.03. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for Yum China this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.Search Interest7 people have searched for YUMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% 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 -75% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Yum China insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.40% 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. Email Address YUMC Stock News HeadlinesKFC’s parent company Yum China continues rapid expansionAugust 6 at 9:50 PM | msn.comYum China shares rise over 2% as operating profit surges 14% in second quarterAugust 6 at 9:50 PM | za.investing.comAltucher: Trump’s Great Gain is startingNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Trump’s Great Gain” has officially begun. Altucher believes select cryptos could turn $900 into $108,000 over the next 12 months — and he’s laying out the full gameplan in a new presentation. | Paradigm Press (Ad)Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 6 at 4:48 PM | msn.comYum China (YUMC) Q2 Profit Jumps 14%August 6 at 2:32 AM | theglobeandmail.comYum China Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights Robust GrowthAugust 5 at 9:07 PM | tipranks.comYum China gains after seeing same-store sales turn positive in Q2August 5 at 8:31 PM | msn.comYum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 5 at 11:04 AM | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines YUMC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have YUMC shares performed this year? Yum China's stock was trading at $48.17 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, YUMC shares have decreased by 4.8% and is now trading at $45.8540. How were Yum China's earnings last quarter? Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.01. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does Yum China have any subsidiaries? Yum China subsidiaries include these companies: 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? Top institutional shareholders of Yum China include Waverton Investment Management Ltd (1.16%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.07%), Mawer Investment Management Ltd. (1.02%) and Vontobel Holding Ltd. (0.37%). Insiders that own company stock include Fred Hu, William Wang Yang, Joey Wat, Jeff Kuai, Johnson Huang, Leila Zhang, Peter A Bassi, Warton Wang, Alice H Wang, Duoduo (Howard) Huang, Robert Blaine Aiken Jr and Aiken Yuen. 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 Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), McKesson (MCK), Chevron (CVX), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Yum! Brands (YUM) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW). Company Calendar Record date for 6/18 Dividend5/28/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/18 Dividend5/28/2025Dividend Payable6/18/2025Last Earnings8/05/2025Today8/07/2025Record date for 9/23 Dividend9/02/2025Ex-Dividend for 9/23 Dividend9/02/2025Dividend Payable9/23/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry RETAIL - RESTRNTS Sub-IndustryRestaurants, Hotels, Motels Current SymbolNYSE:YUMC CIK1673358 Webwww.yumchina.com Phone862124077777Fax86-21-2407-8888Employees351,000Year Founded1980Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Yum China$60.00 High Price Target$60.00 Low Price Target$60.00 Potential Upside/Downside+30.9%Consensus RatingStrong Buy Rating Score (0-4)3.67 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.42 Trailing P/E Ratio18.95 Forward P/E Ratio18.05 P/E Growth1.65Net Income$911 million Net Margins8.04% Pretax Margin11.82% Return on Equity14.10% Return on Assets8.13% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.01 Current Ratio1.26 Quick Ratio1.11 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.43 billion Price / Sales1.49 Cash Flow$3.84 per share Price / Cash Flow11.95 Book Value$16.89 per share Price / Book2.71Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares371,267,000Free Float369,782,000Market Cap$17.02 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.27 Social Links Analysts Agree—These Gold Picks Outshine the RestUnlock the timeless value of gold with our exclusive 2025 Gold Forecasting Report. 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