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YUMCNYSERetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends December 31

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 10, 2026
$45.01−0.11 (-0.24%)

Close on Oct 19, 2026

Market cap
$15.71B
P/E (TTM)
16.5
Dividend yield
2.13%

About Yum China

Retail-Eating Places, SIC 5812

Yum China Holdings, Inc. operates, franchises, and manages restaurant chains, offering dining, takeaway, and food delivery services directly to retail consumers. The company organizes its operations across distinct restaurant concepts and operating segments, led by its flagship KFC and Pizza Hut brands, alongside additional restaurant concepts including Taco Bell, Little Sheep, Huang Ji Huang, and a Lavazza joint venture. Through these diverse chains, the business sells prepared meals, beverages, and packaged goods, while also offering customer privilege membership programs. In addition to direct consumer restaurant sales, the business earns revenues from franchise fees and supply transactions with franchisees.

The company focuses its operations within mainland China, conducting business across multiple urban markets including Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Wuxi. Executive operations and corporate leadership function out of dual principal executive offices located in Plano, Texas, United States, and Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

Summary of the business section of Yum China's latest annual report, written by StockData.

Company profile

Company

Legal name
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Plano, TX
Address
101 East Park Boulevard, Suite 805 75074
Phone
(469) 980-2898
Employees
290,000, Dec 31, 2025
Industry
Retail-Eating Places
Incorporated in
Delaware
Fiscal year ends
December 31
Auditor
KPMG Huazhen LLP, Shanghai, China

Stock & identifiers

Ticker
YUMC
Exchange
NYSE
IPO date
Oct 17, 2016
Shares outstanding
342M, Aug 4, 2026
Public float
$16.50B, Jun 30, 2025
Filer category
Large accelerated filer
SEC CIK
1673358
CUSIP
98850P109
ISIN
US98850P1093
LEI
529900DO9BYZ7VA3K502
EIN
81-2421743

Executives and directors

Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years

NamePositionShares owned
Joey WatChief Executive Officer, Director706,250
Adrian DingChief Financial Officer55,461
Pingping LIUChief Legal Officer17,006
Warton WangGeneral Manager, KFC54,523
Leila ZhangChief Technology Officer61,851
Xueling LuController and PAO32,546
Duoduo (Howard) HUANGChief Supply Chain Officer7,589
Jeff KuaiGeneral Manager, Pizza Hut63,541
Jerry DINGChief People Officer4,305
Christina (Xiaojing) ZhuDirector25,215
Grace Xin GeDirector9,126
Zhe David WeiDirector7,258
David L. HoffmannDirector27,336
Mikel A. DurhamDirector17,572
Edouard EttedguiDirector67,324
Ruby Rong LuDirector73,935
Fred HuDirector12,131,090
Zili ShaoDirector56,551
William Wang YangDirector12,100,487
Min (Jenny) ZhangDirector17,513
Robert Blaine Aiken JrDirector15,925

CEO pay and shareholder return

Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement

Fiscal yearCEO total payCEO pay actually paidOther executives (avg)Value of $100 investedPeer group
FY2025
Joey Wat
$19.59M$18.76M$3.18M$89$57
FY2025
Ms. Wat
$19.59M$18.76M$3.18M$89$57
FY2024
Joey Wat
$14.22M$17.02M$2.39M$88$47
FY2024
Ms. Wat
$14.22M$17.02M$2.39M$88$47
FY2023
Joey Wat
$20.34M$9.04M$3.39M$76$42
FY2023
Ms. Wat
$20.34M$9.04M$3.39M$76$42

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Employees

Headcount reported in annual reports

“As of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately 290,000 employees, including approximately 130,000 full-time employees and approximately 160,000 part-time restaurant crew members.”

Corporate history

Events identified from SEC filings

DateEventDetails
Aug 7, 2026Acquisition / saleCompletion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01)
Nov 7, 2017DelistingNotice of delisting from exchange (Form 25)
Oct 27, 2016ListingRegistration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A)
Jun 24, 2016Name changeName changed from Yum! China Holding, Inc. to Yum China Holdings, Inc.
May 4, 2016Spin-offRegistration as a new public company (Form 10), e.g. spin-off