FY2025 EPS Estimates for Yum China Cut by Zacks Research

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for Yum China in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, September 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.47 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.48. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.79 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.90 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.14 EPS.

Yum China Trading Up 0.9%

YUMC stock opened at $43.27 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $15.96 billion, a PE ratio of 17.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.22. Yum China has a one year low of $41.00 and a one year high of $53.99. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $45.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.39.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $2.79 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.80 billion. Yum China had a net margin of 8.04% and a return on equity of 14.13%. Yum China’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.55 earnings per share.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.67%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in YUMC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Yum China by 33.9% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 28,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,380,000 after acquiring an additional 7,258 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Yum China by 4,967.3% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 98,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,149,000 after acquiring an additional 96,962 shares in the last quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP purchased a new position in shares of Yum China during the first quarter worth approximately $2,863,000. Merit Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 4.9% in the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 7,006 shares of the company’s stock worth $365,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 626 Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Yum China in the first quarter worth approximately $215,000. 85.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.