What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Yum China Q2 Earnings?

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Yum China in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.57 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Yum China’s current full-year earnings is $2.54 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Yum China’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.71 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.88 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.09 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the stock. Daiwa America upgraded shares of Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. StockNews.com cut shares of Yum China from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $48.70.

Yum China Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:YUMC opened at $44.14 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.27. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.15. Yum China has a fifty-two week low of $28.50 and a fifty-two week high of $53.99.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $2.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.13 billion. Yum China had a return on equity of 13.83% and a net margin of 8.06%. The firm’s revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.71 EPS.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th will be issued a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 28th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.18%. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.17%.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In other news, CEO Joey Wat sold 37,252 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.71, for a total value of $1,851,796.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 382,657 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,021,879.47. This represents a 8.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total value of $202,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 52,075 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,634,474.25. This represents a 7.13% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 45,152 shares of company stock valued at $2,242,176. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Yum China

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GeoWealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Yum China by 689.6% during the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 529 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 462 shares during the period. Kentucky Trust Co acquired a new stake in Yum China in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Yum China in the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. SouthState Corp grew its position in Yum China by 4,915.4% in the 1st quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 639 shares during the period. Finally, CX Institutional acquired a new stake in Yum China in the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

Yum China Company Profile

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.