Is Big Pharma's Next Target Already in Play?
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Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 364,000,000 |
| Shares Float | 355,620,000 |
| Shares Short | 6,230,000 |
| Insider Holdings | 36% |
| Institution Holdings | 87.88% |
About Yum China Holdings Inc
Yum China Holdings, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company operates 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 offers online food deliver services. Yum China Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
General
| Name | Yum China Holdings Inc |
| Ticker | YUMC |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 140,000 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 57.87 |
| Market Cap | 16,526,000,000 |
| PE Ratio | 18.61 |
| PEG Ratio | 1.11 |
| EBITDA | 1,747,000,064 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 2.44 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | 0.74 |
| Profit Margin | 7.81% |
| Operating Margin | 12.26 |
| Return on Assets | 0.07 |
| Return on Equity | 0.15 |
| Revenue | 11.6B |
| Earnings Per Share | 2.41 |
| Revenue Per Share | 30.95 |
| Gross Profit | 2,358,000,128 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | 0.04 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 18.60 |
| Forward PE | 15.20 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 1.40 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 2.69 |
Dividend
Yum China Holdings Inc pays out a dividend of $0.89 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.99%.
YUMC's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on September 23, 2025.
They pay out 27.40% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Sep 23, 2025 | $0.24 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | $0.24 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.24 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.16 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | $0.16 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | $0.16 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | $0.16 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | $0.13 |
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