Q2 Earnings Forecast for Yum China Issued By Zacks Research

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Yum China in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.58. The consensus estimate for Yum China’s current full-year earnings is $2.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Yum China’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

YUMC has been the subject of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Macquarie upgraded Yum China from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $30.00 to $37.40 in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Yum China from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $51.68.

Yum China Price Performance

YUMC opened at $47.09 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market cap of $17.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.36. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $37.43. Yum China has a 12-month low of $28.50 and a 12-month high of $52.00.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.09. Yum China had a net margin of 7.97% and a return on equity of 13.39%. The business had revenue of $3.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.03 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.59 earnings per share. Yum China’s quarterly revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th will be issued a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 26th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.36%. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.32%.

Institutional Trading of Yum China

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd increased its stake in Yum China by 38.4% in the first quarter. GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd now owns 12,223,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $486,391,000 after purchasing an additional 3,389,987 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 1.0% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 11,967,353 shares of the company’s stock worth $369,073,000 after purchasing an additional 121,617 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Yum China by 49.6% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,865,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $356,206,000 after buying an additional 2,609,494 shares during the period. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD lifted its holdings in Yum China by 56.3% during the 2nd quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 4,394,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,203,000 after buying an additional 1,582,859 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Waverton Investment Management Ltd boosted its position in Yum China by 350.7% in the 3rd quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd now owns 4,203,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,202,000 after buying an additional 3,270,560 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

About Yum China

Yum China Holdings, Inc owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through 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 operates V-Gold Mall, a mobile e-commerce platform to sell products; and offers online food deliver services.