Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC) stock
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $17.42BP/E 17.7Yield 1.89%
Yum China Holdings, Inc. grew revenue 9.9% to $12.71B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 14.3% to $1.43B, moving the operating margin from 10.8% to 11.3%. Free cash flow was $948.00M, up 0.7% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $17.42B, 17.7 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $17.42B
- P/E ratio
- 17.7
- Price to sales
- 1.37
- Price to book
- 3.25
- Dividend yield
- 1.89%
- Free cash flow yield
- 5.44%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $12.71B
- Net income
- $1.00B
- EPS, diluted
- $2.87
- Free cash flow
- $948.00M
- Book value per share
- $15.63
- Diluted shares
- 343M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 3, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $49.21
- Open
- $49.50
- Day's range
- $49.38 – $50.87
- Volume
- 1,686,557
- Average volume (20 days)
- 1,910,032
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.44
- 52-week range
- $39.72 – $58.39
- RSI (14 days)
- 76.2
- Volatility (1 year)
- 25.5%
- Relative volume
- 1.03×
- WACC
- 7.4%
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Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2016, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | YUMC | S&P 500 | Difference | YUMC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +18.0% | -3.0% | +21.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | +8.3% | -2.8% | +11.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +8.5% | +11.5% | −3.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +11.7% | +13.5% | −1.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +19.9% | +77.7% | −57.8 pts | +6.2% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -0.5% | +72.6% | −73.1 pts | -0.1% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +108.9% | +308.2% | −199.3 pts | +7.6% | +15.1% |
Thirteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2013 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Yum China filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- Results
- Update
- Results
- Update
- Results
About Yum China
Retail-Eating Places
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.
Company profile, executives and historyYum China stock: common questions
What is Yum China's stock price?
YUMC closed at $50.86 on Nov 13, 2026, up 3.35% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $39.72 and $58.39.
What is Yum China's market cap?
Yum China was worth $17.42B at the close on Nov 13, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is YUMC's P/E ratio?
YUMC trades at 17.7 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $2.87 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Yum China make?
Yum China reported revenue of $12.71B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 9.9% from a year earlier.
Does Yum China pay a dividend?
Yes. Yum China paid $0.96 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 1.89% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 3 years in a row.
When does Yum China report earnings next?
Yum China is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 3, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has YUMC stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, YUMC returned +11.7% over the past year, against +13.5% for the S&P 500.
How many YUMC shares are sold short?
5M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 1.48% of the float, or 3.2 days of average trading volume.
Who are Yum China's competitors?
Companies most similar to Yum China by business, industry and size include YUM, QSP, QSR, DRI, CMG.
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