Zacks Research Predicts Yum China’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:YUMC)

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Yum China in a report released on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.80 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.81. 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 FY2026 earnings at $2.99 EPS.

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

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on YUMC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Yum China from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Citigroup raised Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $49.57.

Yum China Stock Performance

Yum China stock opened at $48.58 on Friday. Yum China has a 52-week low of $28.50 and a 52-week high of $52.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $47.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $39.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.36.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 26th were issued a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 26th. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio is 28.32%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.47, for a total transaction of $302,716.19. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 16,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $789,948.27. The trade was a 27.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Yum China

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Value Partners Investments Inc. raised its stake in Yum China by 27.4% during the 3rd quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. now owns 255,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,523,000 after buying an additional 55,000 shares during the period. Waverton Investment Management Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Yum China by 350.7% in the third quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd now owns 4,203,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,202,000 after acquiring an additional 3,270,560 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC acquired a new stake in shares of Yum China during the third quarter worth about $2,177,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 100.2% during the 3rd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 35,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,610,000 after purchasing an additional 17,898 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in shares of Yum China by 171.7% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 2,069,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,812,000 after purchasing an additional 1,307,574 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.