Yum China (YUMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Yum China Holdings, Inc. is a restaurant company focused on operating and developing quick-service and casual-dining brands in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, the company serves customers across mainland China through a large network of company-owned and franchised restaurants, supported by digital ordering, delivery and loyalty platforms.

Its principal brands include KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, for which Yum China holds the exclusive rights to operate and franchise restaurants in China. The company also operates locally focused brands and concepts, including Lavasa, Huang Ji Huang, COFFii & JOY and East Dawning. Its menus generally include fried chicken, burgers, pizza, pasta, Chinese-style meals, coffee and other beverages, with products adapted to local tastes.

Yum China became an independent publicly traded company in 2016 through a spin-off from Yum! Brands. The company continues to expand its restaurant portfolio, develop new formats and use technology to support ordering, delivery and customer engagement. Joey Wat serves as chief executive officer, leading the company’s operations and growth strategy in China.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.76 to $45.62
• 50-Day Range: $39.93 to $49.47
• 52-Week Range: $39.72 to $58.39
• Volume: 2.51 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $15.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.68
• Dividend Yield: 2.55%
• Price Target: $59.21
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Yum China Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Yum China scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 480 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Yum 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 Potential

Yum China has a consensus price target of $59.21, representing about 30.0% upside from its current price of $45.54.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Yum China has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.61%

Earnings Growth

Earnings 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 Market

The P/E ratio of Yum China is 16.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Yum China is 16.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.05.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Yum China has a PEG Ratio of 1.17. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Yum China has a P/B Ratio of 2.70. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.74% of the float of Yum China has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Yum China has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.27, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Yum China has recently increased by 0.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Yum China pays a meaningful dividend of 2.59%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Yum China has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Yum China is 42.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.36

News Sentiment

Yum China has a news sentiment score of 0.36. 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 0.46 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Yum China this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for YUMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Yum China to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In 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 Insiders

0.44% of the stock of Yum China is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.58% of the stock of Yum China is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/17 Dividend: 8/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/17 Dividend: 8/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/17/2026
• Today: 10/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NYSE:YUMC
• CIK: 1673358
• Web: www.yumchina.com
• Phone: 862124077777
• Fax: 86-21-2407-8888
• Employees: 290,000
• Year Founded: 1980

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Yum China: $59.21
• High Price Target: $63.64
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.73
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.44
• P/E Growth: 1.17
• Net Income: $929 million
• Net Margins: 7.84%
• Pretax Margin: 11.46%
• Return on Equity: 15.82%
• Return on Assets: 8.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 0.96
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.44 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.25
• Cash Flow: $3.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.69
• Book Value: $16.88 per share
• Price / Book: 2.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 342,458,000
• Free Float: 340,951,000
• Market Cap: $15.59 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.07