NYSE:YUMC Yum China (YUMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $40.80 -0.79 (-1.89%) Closing price 09/23/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$41.09 +0.29 (+0.72%) As of 05:18 AM 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 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$40.60▼$41.4850-Day Range$40.80▼$49.4752-Week Range$40.15▼$58.39Volume1.35 million shsAverage Volume1.43 million shsMarket Capitalization$13.97 billionP/E Ratio14.94Dividend Yield2.84%Price Target$59.21Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) is a restaurant company that operates and franchises brands across mainland China. It is the exclusive operator of KFC and Pizza Hut in China and also operates Taco Bell restaurants in the market. The company’s broader portfolio includes Chinese restaurant concepts such as Huang Ji Huang and Little Sheep, as well as coffee and beverage brands including Lavasa and COFFii & JOY. Its restaurants offer a range of quick-service meals, casual dining options, beverages and related food products through dine-in, takeaway, delivery and digital ordering channels. Yum China became an independent, publicly traded company in 2016 following its separation from Yum! Brands. In addition to operating restaurants, the company manages digital loyalty programs and an integrated supply-chain and restaurant-support infrastructure serving its operations throughout China. Joey Wat serves as chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. 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 19th out of 473 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.8 / 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 45.1% upside from its current price of $40.80.Amount of Analyst CoverageYum China has only been the subject of 2 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 14.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Yum China is 14.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.12.Price to Earnings Growth RatioYum China has a PEG Ratio of 1.09. 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 2.42. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Yum China's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.51% 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 3.06, 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 9.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldYum China pays a meaningful dividend of 2.79%, 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 42.49%. 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 Media2.1 / 5News Sentiment0.43 News SentimentYum China has a news sentiment score of 0.43. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 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 -73% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Yum China to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% 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 $1,830,484.00 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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Baylin previously called the smartphone boom in 2004 and predicted Apple would sell a billion phones when others expected a fraction of that. | Stansberry Research (Ad)Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by BrokeragesSeptember 23 at 4:28 AM | americanbankingnews.comRestaurant stocks: Where the selloff creates value vs. valuation trapsSeptember 17, 2026 | seekingalpha.comThe Bull Case For Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Could Change Following Analyst Upgrades Amid Oversold SignalsSeptember 15, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comYum China Releases 2026 Interim Report to InvestorsSeptember 1, 2026 | tipranks.comBurger bars are booming in ChinaAugust 24, 2026 | msn.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 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, YUMC stock has decreased by 14.5% and is now trading at $40.7950. How were Yum China's earnings last quarter? Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 30th. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.03. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Is Yum China doing a stock buyback? Yum China's board authorized a share repurchase program on Friday, December 12th 2025, which permits the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 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 programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued. Does Yum China have any subsidiaries? Yum China subsidiaries include Pure Biofuels Del Peru, Parkway Pipeline, Premcor, Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, AIR BP-PBF DEL PERU SAC, BELFAST STORAGE LTD, CANADIAN ULTRAMAR COMPANY, and others. Who are Yum China's major shareholders? Yum China's top institutional shareholders include W1M Asset Management Ltd (2.24%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.03%), Wellington Management Group LLP (0.76%) and Bank of America Corp DE (0.69%). Insiders that own company stock include Joey Wat, Jeff Kuai, Leila Zhang, Warton Wang, 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 Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), McKesson (MCK), Chevron (CVX), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Yum! Brands (YUM) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/30/2026Record date for 9/17 Dividend8/27/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/17 Dividend8/27/2026Dividend Payable9/17/2026Today9/24/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/03/2026Fiscal 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 (3m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 YUMC's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. YUMC has been in this zone for over 3 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+45.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.75 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.73 Trailing P/E Ratio14.94 Forward P/E Ratio13.83 P/E Growth1.09Net Income$929 million Net Margins7.84% Pretax Margin11.46% Return on Equity15.82% Return on Assets8.96% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.01 Current Ratio0.96 Quick Ratio0.78 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.80 billion Price / Sales1.18 Cash Flow$3.74 per share Price / Cash Flow10.91 Book Value$16.88 per share Price / Book2.42Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares342,460,000Free Float340,951,000Market Cap$13.97 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.08 Social Links The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI BuildoutThe AI boom extends far beyond the biggest tech names. 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