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Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC)

Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Shanghai, China | NYSE
48.55 USD +0.01 (0.021%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 47.91 -0.64 (-0.640%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:54 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 5, 2026, 1:20 p.m. EDT

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC) presents a mixed picture for short-term and long-term investment. The stock has shown a slight downward trend in the recent 14-day period, with a closing price of $49.19, which is slightly below the 50-day average of $52.70. This suggests a bearish sentiment in the short term, which is reflected in the 2-star rating. However, the long-term outlook is more positive, with a strong recommendation mean of 1.33 (strong buy) and a relatively low overall risk score of 1. The company has a consistent dividend history, with a dividend yield of 2.36% and a payout ratio of 0.38, which indicates a stable payout relative to earnings. Despite the recent weakness, the long-term fundamentals, including revenue growth and strong earnings growth, support a 4-star rating. The dividend reliability, while not exceptional, is steady, earning a 3-star rating. Overall, YUMC could be a good long-term investment, but short-term volatility might make it a less attractive option for immediate entry.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.053192
AutoTheta0.053335
AutoETS0.053470
MSTL0.053580

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.07
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.285
Excess Kurtosis -1.16
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-03
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-03
Debt to Equity Ratio 38.498
Revenue per Share 31.97
Market Cap 17,046,664,192
Trailing P/E 19.34
Forward P/E 14.96
Beta 0.16
Profit Margins 7.88%
Website https://www.yumchina.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.55% 1.11% 1.36% 1.20%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-04 0.29 0.554175
2025-05-28 0.24 0.555052
2025-03-06 0.24 0.492258
2024-11-26 0.16 0.357438
2024-08-27 0.16 0.487044
2024-05-24 0.16 0.458568
2024-03-04 0.16 0.393397
2023-11-27 0.13 0.301996
2023-08-25 0.13 0.253835
2023-05-26 0.13 0.234801
2023-03-06 0.13 0.220606
2022-11-28 0.12 0.241700
2022-08-24 0.12 0.260865
2022-05-27 0.12 0.290906
2022-03-07 0.12 0.269928
2021-11-23 0.12 0.238512
2021-08-24 0.12 0.207665
2021-05-24 0.12 0.194887
2021-03-02 0.12 0.214440
2020-11-24 0.12 0.211098
2020-03-03 0.12 0.285226
2019-11-25 0.12 0.294013
2019-08-26 0.12 0.303419
2019-05-24 0.12 0.334555
2019-02-27 0.12 0.310937
2018-11-26 0.12 0.369355
2018-08-28 0.10 0.291405
2018-05-29 0.10 0.282124
2018-02-27 0.10 0.250514
2017-11-29 0.10 0.266147
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.16
dividendYield 2.39
exDividendDate 2026-03-04
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.96
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.019777503
lastDividendValue 0.29
lastDividendDate 2026-03-04
dividendDate 2026-03-25

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.16402876
Address1 Yum China Building
Address2 20 Tian Yao Qiao Road
All Time High 69.67
All Time Low 23.79
Ask 50.01
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,225,300
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,723,275
Average Volume 1,723,275
Average Volume10Days 1,225,300
Beta 0.162
Bid 47.8
Bid Size 500
Board Risk 1
Book Value 15.195
City Shanghai
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country China
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 48.55
Current Ratio 1.049
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 48.74
Day Low 47.69
Debt To Equity 38.498
Display Name Yum China
Dividend Date 1,774,396,800
Dividend Rate 1.16
Dividend Yield 2.39
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,460,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,460,400
Earnings Growth 0.343
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.217
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,465,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,465,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,465,800
Ebitda 1,775,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.15045999
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.593
Enterprise To Revenue 1.594
Enterprise Value 18,802,831,360
Eps Current Year 2.90409
Eps Forward 3.24499
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.51
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,772,582,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 86 21 2407 8888
Fifty Day Average 52.59
Fifty Day Average Change -4.040001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.07682071
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 16.402876
Fifty Two Week High 58.39
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.84
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.16852202
Fifty Two Week Low 41.01
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.540001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.18385762
Fifty Two Week Range 41.01 - 58.39
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,476,711,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.24
Float Shares 333,792,661
Forward Eps 3.24499
Forward P E 14.961525
Free Cashflow 609,124,992
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 130,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.20556
Gross Profits 2,424,999,936
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00399
Held Percent Institutions 0.78145
Implied Shares Outstanding 351,115,652
Industry Restaurants
Industry Disp Restaurants
Industry Key restaurants
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,772,582,400
Last Dividend Value 0.29
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Yum China Holdings, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company operates KFC, Pizza Hut, and All Other segments. It operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Lavazza, Little Sheep, and Huang Ji Huang concepts. The company also offers online food deliver services. Yum China Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
Long Name Yum China Holdings, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 17,046,664,192
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_318807568
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 929,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 17,042,738,083
Number Of Analyst Opinions 22
Open 48.44
Operating Cashflow 1,466,000,000
Operating Margins 0.07156
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.3825
Peg Ratio 1.24
Phone 86 21 2407 7777
Post Market Change -0.6399994
Post Market Change Percent -1.3182274
Post Market Price 47.91
Post Market Time 1,776,470,091
Previous Close 48.54
Price Eps Current Year 16.717802
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.19513
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.4449999
Profit Margins 0.07875
Quick Ratio 0.746
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.33333
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.00999832
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0205981
Regular Market Day High 48.74
Regular Market Day Low 47.69
Regular Market Day Range 47.69 - 48.74
Regular Market Open 48.44
Regular Market Previous Close 48.54
Regular Market Price 48.55
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 1,006,515
Return On Assets 0.075729996
Return On Equity 0.16031
Revenue Growth 0.088
Revenue Per Share 31.97
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 351,034,770
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.013300001
Shares Short 4,670,347
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,449,719
Short Name Yum China Holdings, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0134000005
Short Ratio 2.42
Source Interval 15
Symbol YUMC
Target High Price 86.4
Target Low Price 55.0
Target Mean Price 62.53545
Target Median Price 61.25
Total Cash 1,408,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 3.988
Total Debt 2,348,000,000
Total Revenue 11,797,000,192
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.96
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.019777503
Trailing Eps 2.51
Trailing P E 19.342628
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.2398
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 47.7041
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.8458977
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.017732179
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,006,515
Website https://www.yumchina.com
Zip 200,030