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Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Stock Price & Analysis

YUMC Stock Chart & Stats

$45.78$0.58(1.28%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
$40$42.5$45$47.53 Aug17 Aug31 Aug14 Sep28 Sep12 Oct26 Oct
Day’s Range
$45.66 - $46.58
52-Week Range
$39.72 - $58.39
Previous Close
$45.20
Volume
619.40K
Average Volume (3M)
1.59M
Market Cap
$15.68B
Enterprise Value
$15.88B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
$1.39B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
$2.30B
Price to Earnings (P/E)
16.7
Beta
0.38
Next Earnings
Nov 03, 2026 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
0.89
Last Dividend Ex-Date
Aug 27, 2026
Dividend Yield
2.42%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Profitability Improvement

Yum China has materially improved both net and operating profitability since 2022, with margins remaining relatively stable in 2023–TTM. This suggests better operating consistency and creates greater capacity to fund expansion, absorb cost pressure, and generate shareholder returns.

Scaled Store And Module Expansion

Rapid unit growth, entry into more than 200 new cities, and successful formats such as KPRO and KCOFFEE reinforce Yum China’s scale advantage. A larger network can broaden brand reach, support procurement efficiency, and provide multiple durable avenues for future sales growth.

Pizza Hut Ownership And Margin Upside

Owning the Pizza Hut China brand converts a long-standing licensed relationship into direct ownership and is expected to eliminate the 3% license fee. Management estimates roughly 60 basis points of overall margin benefit, with further earnings accretion in 2027–28.

Bears Say

Delivery-driven Margin Pressure

A structurally higher delivery mix is pressuring restaurant economics through rider, packaging, and service costs. Even with efficiency initiatives, continued delivery penetration could limit margin expansion and require pricing, menu, or operating changes to preserve profitability.

Decelerating Revenue Growth

The company continues to expand revenue, but the marked slowdown after 2023 indicates weaker top-line momentum than its earlier rebound period. Slower growth can constrain operating leverage, reduce the pace of earnings compounding, and increase reliance on execution and margin improvement.

Acquisition Financing Exposure

The acquisition introduces near-term refinancing and capital-structure exposure because the bridge loan must be replaced or repaid within its stated tenor. Longer-term financing choices may add interest expense, transaction costs, or potential dilution, reducing flexibility for other uses of cash.

Yum China Holdings News

YUMC FAQ

What was Yum China Holdings’s price range in the past 12 months?
Yum China Holdings lowest stock price was $39.72 and its highest was $58.39 in the past 12 months.
What is Yum China Holdings’s market cap?
Yum China Holdings’s market cap is $15.68B.
When is Yum China Holdings’s upcoming earnings report date?
Yum China Holdings’s next earnings report is estimated for Nov 03, 2026 (not yet confirmed), which is in 1 day.
How were Yum China Holdings’s earnings last quarter?
Yum China Holdings released its earnings results on Jul 30, 2026. The company reported $0.7 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.03.
Is Yum China Holdings overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Yum China Holdings’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Yum China Holdings pay dividends?
Yum China Holdings pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.29 which represents an annual dividend yield of 2.42%. See more information on Yum China Holdings dividends here
What is Yum China Holdings’s EPS estimate?
Yum China Holdings’s EPS estimate is 0.89.
How many shares outstanding does Yum China Holdings have?
Yum China Holdings has 342,458,130 shares outstanding.
What happened to Yum China Holdings’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Yum China Holdings reported an EPS of $0.7 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.67. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 1.352%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Yum China Holdings?
Hedge funds hold Yum China Holdings shares: the largest hedge-fund position in Yum China Holdings is 70,125,142 shares, and hedge funds decreased their holdings by 316.4K shares last quarter.
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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