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YUMC Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
Yum China’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $11.8 billion, up 4.37% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +8.45%
- EPS
- +19.7%
- Free cash flow
- +2.28%
- Total debt
- +1,946.2%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Yum China (YUMC) Return on equity
Yum China's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 16.1%, up 1.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.87% (fiscal 2022) to 24.3% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 3.72% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.9% | 1.37 |
| FY2024 | 13.5% | 1.88 |
| FY2023 | 11.6% | 5.73 |
| FY2022 | 5.87% | (7.91) |
| FY2021 | 13.8% | (2.50) |
| FY2020 | 16.3% | (6.90) |
| FY2019 | 23.2% | (1.16) |
| FY2018 | 24.3% | 9.28 |
| FY2017 | 15.1% | (7.64) |
| FY2016 | 22.7% | 8.09 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare | 134.7% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare | 55.1% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 28.1% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 27.1% |
| YUMC Yum China | 16.1% |
| BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare | 10.9% |
| CAVA CAVA Group, Inc. compare | 7.95% |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | −15.4% |
| JMKE Jersey Mike�s Subs Inc. compare | — |
| Restaurants industry median | 3.72% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.20% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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