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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 invested capital
Yum China's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 14.9%, down 1.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (16.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.73% (fiscal 2022) to 36.4% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 3.01% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.42%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 16.8% | 1.51 |
| FY2024 | 15.3% | 0.65 |
| FY2023 | 14.7% | 4.92 |
| FY2022 | 9.73% | (9.69) |
| FY2021 | 19.4% | (3.06) |
| FY2020 | 22.5% | (6.76) |
| FY2019 | 29.2% | (7.18) |
| FY2018 | 36.4% | 6.16 |
| FY2017 | 30.3% | 3.73 |
| FY2016 | 26.5% | 7.32 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 117.1% |
| EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare | 49.8% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare | 28.0% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 21.1% |
| YUMC Yum China | 14.9% |
| BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare | 14.6% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 9.13% |
| CAVA CAVA Group, Inc. compare | 5.09% |
| JMKE Jersey Mike�s Subs Inc. compare | 3.01% |
| Restaurants industry median | 3.01% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.42% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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