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Yum China

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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 12.6%, EPS grew 20.7%, free cash flow grew 3.10% and total debt rose 141.7%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for three.

42.85 0.07 −0.16%
Market cap
$14.7B
P/E
15.7×
Fwd P/E
14.7×
Dividend yield
2.59%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
3.99
Beneish M
−2.51
Dividend safety
74/100

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total sells 10.84
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell 3 1 — 5 — — — — — 2 — —
Insider Ownership 5.58%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 14,700.00
Revenue 12,438.00
Net Income 1,053.00
Free Cash Flow 940.00
Net Debt (1,270.00)
Current Ratio 0.96 (below 1: weak)
Debt/Equity 0.02 (at or below 0.5: strong)
P/E ratio 15.66
Fwd P/E 14.70
P/S ratio 1.20
P/B ratio 2.46
Past 5Y EPS Growth 5.18%
This Y EPS Growth 17.68% (at or above 15%: strong)
Next Y EPS Growth 13.31%
Next Y revenue growth 9.14%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 13.73%

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Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 2.61%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 3.90%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 12.87%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 4.20%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 11.12%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.41
Annual Dividend Rate 1.11
Annual Dividend Yield 2.59%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 1.19
0.29
0.29
0.29
2025 0.96
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
2024 0.80
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.16
2023 0.52
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
2022 0.48
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
2021 0.48
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
2020 0.24
0.12
0.12
2019 0.48
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
2018 0.42
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.12
2017 0.10
0.10
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 2,600 1,844 1,384 1,386
Receivables 68 79 95 115
Inventory 424 405 438 459
Other — — — —
3,431 2,694 2,357 2,350
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 2,164 2,080 2,127 2,263
ST’ Debt 168 127 30 66
Other — — — —
2,422 2,283 2,246 2,436

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 5.50% 7.38% 7.23%
Cash Flow 4.88% 5.65% 1.23%
Earnings 11.14% 3.45% 28.09%
Book Value 11.91% (1.14%) (5.15%)

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 3,271 3,138 — — —
’25 2,981 2,787 3,206 2,823 11,797
’24 2,958 2,679 3,071 2,595 11,303
’23 2,917 2,654 2,914 2,493 10,978
’22 2,668 2,128 2,685 2,088 9,569
’21 2,557 2,451 2,554 2,291 9,853
’20 1,754 1,902 2,348 2,259 8,263
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 550 426 — — —
’25 452 412 477 125 1,466
’24 442 401 409 167 1,419
’23 507 417 410 139 1,473
’22 171 438 720 84 1,413
’21 331 442 301 57 1,131
’20 60 392 447 215 1,114
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 406 299 — — —
’25 315 290 351 (116) 840
’24 253 232 244 (15) 714
’23 328 264 243 (72) 763
’22 (34) 296 558 (86) 734
’21 166 304 122 (150) 442
’20 (27) 294 348 80 695
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 0.87 0.70 — — —
’25 0.77 0.58 0.76 0.40 2.51
’24 0.71 0.55 0.77 0.30 2.33
’23 0.68 0.47 0.58 0.23 1.97
’22 0.23 0.20 0.49 0.13 1.04
’21 0.53 0.42 0.24 1.10 2.28
’20 0.16 0.34 1.10 0.35 1.95
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

1.2
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 23.79 25.53 30.10 32.84 38.33 46.91 33.55 38.99 28.50 41.00

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High 30.37 43.55 48.75 49.00 60.97 69.67 58.20 64.70 52.00 53.99
People
People Employees 420,000 450,000 450,000 450,000 400,000 450,000 406,000 432,000 351,000 290,000
Revenue/emp, $m 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.04
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 6,752 7,769 8,415 8,776 8,263 9,853 9,569 10,978 11,303 11,797
Gross margin, % 16.91 25.06 23.54 24.12 23.78 21.51 18.18 20.74 20.62 21.71
EBT 672 803 950 1,003 1,108 1,392 687 1,226 1,331 1,358
EBT margin, % 9.95 10.34 11.29 11.43 13.41 14.13 7.18 11.17 11.78 11.51
Net income 514 424 736 743 813 1,023 478 901 980 1,004
Depreciation 402 409 445 428 450 516 602 453 476 448
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 18.36 20.07 21.91 23.28 21.19 23.35 22.73 26.39 29.13 31.97
Earnings 1.36 1.04 1.84 1.89 2.01 2.34 1.05 1.99 2.34 2.52
Cash flow 2.35 2.28 3.47 3.14 2.86 2.68 3.36 3.54 3.66 3.97
Capex (1.19) (1.07) (1.22) (1.15) (1.07) (1.63) (1.61) (1.71) (1.82) (1.70)
Free cash flow 1.17 1.21 2.25 1.99 1.78 1.05 1.74 1.83 1.84 2.28
Book value 6.64 7.34 7.75 8.42 16.56 18.74 16.98 17.08 16.53 16.53
Shares, m 368 387 384 377 390 422 421 416 388 369
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 19.15 38.70 18.22 25.40 28.55 21.30 53.73 21.33 20.59 18.94
P/S 0.00 2.02 1.53 2.06 2.69 2.13 2.48 1.61 1.65 1.49
P/B 4.82 5.53 4.33 5.70 3.45 2.66 3.32 2.48 2.91 2.89
EV/Sales 0.00 1.86 1.37 1.92 2.24 1.78 2.16 1.39 1.51 1.38
EV/FCF 8.50 30.89 13.34 22.47 26.59 39.78 28.13 20.01 23.84 19.42
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 866 884 1,333 1,185 1,114 1,131 1,413 1,473 1,419 1,466
Capex (436) (415) (470) (435) (419) (689) (679) (710) (705) (626)
Free cash flow 430 469 863 750 695 442 734 763 714 840
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 422 778 699 523 2,869 2,333 1,774 1,009 411 111
Total debt 29 29 27 408 476 548 44 212 176 81
Net debt (935) (1,235) (1,361) (1,249) (3,787) (3,448) (3,108) (2,388) (1,668) (1,303)
Shareholders’ equity 2,443 2,842 2,976 3,175 6,459 7,908 7,148 7,106 6,414 6,099
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 14.49 9.93 15.92 12.34 8.80 8.22 3.53 6.93 7.87 8.48
ROIC 26.53 30.26 36.42 29.24 22.48 19.42 9.73 14.65 15.30 16.81
ROE 22.70 15.06 24.34 23.18 16.28 13.78 5.87 11.60 13.48 14.85
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Charts ten years each

Yum China vs peers in Restaurants (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. $32.1B 19.0× 18.0× +4.56% (above 0%: growing) +151.72% (above 0%: growing) +18.89% (above 0%: growing) 49.13% 28.49% Compare
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. $22.7B 19.2× 17.4× +5.11% (above 0%: growing) −7.24% (below 0%: shrinking) −41.21% (below 0%: shrinking) 20.50% 9.98% Compare
YUMC Yum China $14.3B 15.7× 14.7× +12.59% (above 0%: growing) +20.69% (above 0%: growing) +3.10% (above 0%: growing) 22.21% 11.09%
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. $10.7B 25.8× 26.6× +11.11% (above 0%: growing) −0.53% (below 0%: shrinking) +120.59% (above 0%: growing) 16.80% 8.50% Compare
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc $10.2B 17.5× 16.4× +4.30% (above 0%: growing) +6.82% (above 0%: growing) −0.95% (below 0%: shrinking) 40.04% 19.43% Compare
EAT Brinker International, Inc. $8.0B 17.3× 11.3× +5.06% (above 0%: growing) +27.80% (above 0%: growing) +48.74% (above 0%: growing) 18.75% 10.87% Compare
BROS Dutch Bros Inc. $7.0B 52.8× 65.2× +32.48% (above 0%: growing) +40.00% (above 0%: growing) +11.97% (above 0%: growing) 27.42% 12.78% Compare
CAVA CAVA Group, Inc. $6.3B 94.1× 131× +31.30% (above 0%: growing) +25.00% (above 0%: growing) +52.60% (above 0%: growing) 44.93% 7.29% Compare
CAKE The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated $5.3B 28.3× 16.3× +7.72% (above 0%: growing) +24.58% (above 0%: growing) +220.39% (above 0%: growing) 17.64% 7.63% Compare
Median of peers $9.1B 22.5× 17.7× +6.42% +24.79% +33.82% 23.96% 10.43%

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Yum China (YUMC) key facts

  • Strength: Yum China’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $11.8 billion, up 4.37% from fiscal 2024.
  • Strength: Net income was $1.0 billion, or $2.52 per share (basic), a net margin of 7.87%.
  • Yum China (YUMC) is a Restaurants company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • As of October 12, 2026, YUMC traded at $42.67, a market capitalization of $14.7 billion.
  • At that price the stock trades at 15.7× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 1.2× sales; its P/E is higher than 3% of its own readings over the past ten years.
  • Yum China pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share, a yield of 2.59%, with a payout ratio of 40.7%.
  • Return on equity was 14.9% and debt-to-equity 0.02.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 3.99 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

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