Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC)
Consumer Discretionary · NYSE
The largest restaurant company in China by system sales, operating 18,100+ KFC, Pizza Hut, and emerging brands across 2,500+ cities.
What Yum China Holdings, Inc. does
Yum China is the largest restaurant company in China by 2025 system sales, operating 18,101 restaurants across KFC, Pizza Hut, Lavazza, Huang Ji Huang, Little Sheep, and Taco Bell brands. The company holds exclusive rights to operate KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan), and owns the intellectual property for Little Sheep and Huang Ji Huang. Approximately 83% of restaurants are company-owned and operated, with the remainder operated by franchisees who pay upfront fees and ongoing royalties based on sales.
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Fundamentals
- Price$43.02 as of 2026-07-10 close
- Market cap$15.0B as of 2026-07-12
- 1-year return-10.2% as of 2026-07-10 close
- P/E15.88 as of 2026-07-12
- Net margin+7.8% as of 2026-07-12
- Gross margin+40.9% as of 2026-07-12
- ROE+17.0% as of 2026-07-12
- Debt / equity0.01 as of 2026-07-12
- Revenue growth (YoY)+6.7% as of 2026-07-12
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+7.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.11 as of 2026-07-12
Dividend: yield +2.0%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
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Competitors & peers
- McDonald's China
- Dicos (Chinese fried chicken chain)
- Kung Fu (Chinese fast-food chain)
- Ajisen Ramen
- Chick-fil-A (if operating in China)
- Exposure to China macroeconomic slowdown and consumer spending weakness, which could impact system sales and profitability
- Currency exchange risk from RMB fluctuations against USD, affecting consolidated financial results
- Competitive intensity in the China QSR market and risk of losing market share to local and international competitors
- China market (primary, excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan)
- 2,500+ cities across China
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-12. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-10.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.