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NYSE · YUMC
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$45.02
Down-$0.41 (-0.91%)
Updated Aug 31, 2026, 8:29 PM
SID Score
6.0/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 17.21B
- P/E ratio
- 19.38
- Dividend yield
- 2.13%
- 52-week range
- $40.15 – $58.39
- Volume
- 1.14M
- Avg. volume
- 1.66M
Price performance
YUMC price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
YUMC closed at $45.02 after 20 trading sessions, down 6.89% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $45.02
- Period change
- -6.89%
- Period low
- $44.91
- Period high
- $49.52
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | $45.29 | $45.5069 | $44.77 | $45.02 | 1.14M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $45.80 | $46.97 | $44.67 | $44.91 | 3.03M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $47.73 | $48.13 | $47.09 | $47.18 | 2.45M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $48.20 | $48.59 | $47.65 | $48.57 | 1.86M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $48.34 | $48.92 | $47.05 | $48.92 | 1.74M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $48.99 | $49.73 | $48.89 | $49.52 | 972.02K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $48.00 | $48.98 | $47.78 | $48.88 | 1.37M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $47.03 | $47.91 | $47.03 | $47.58 | 1.55M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $46.82 | $47.30 | $46.71 | $46.86 | 854.57K |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $47.35 | $47.39 | $46.84 | $47.14 | 1.28M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $47.23 | $47.67 | $47.07 | $47.59 | 722.18K |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $48.05 | $48.33 | $47.21 | $47.24 | 1.77M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $47.50 | $47.95 | $47.50 | $47.90 | 1.44M |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $47.34 | $47.785 | $47.13 | $47.59 | 1.05M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $47.63 | $48.255 | $47.63 | $48.19 | 939.91K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $47.99 | $48.4495 | $47.49 | $47.72 | 1.38M |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $47.88 | $48.24 | $47.69 | $48.19 | 1.34M |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $48.32 | $48.39 | $47.46 | $47.50 | 1.21M |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $47.88 | $48.19 | $47.58 | $47.87 | 1.7M |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $48.80 | $49.105 | $47.97 | $48.35 | 1.76M |
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Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
With more than 16,000 units and almost USD 12 billion in systemwide sales in 2024, Yum China is the largest restaurant operator in China. It generates revenue through its own restaurants and franchise fees. Key concepts include KFC (11,648 units) and Pizza Hut (3,724), but the company's portfolio also includes other brands such as Little Sheep, Taco Bell, Huang Ji Huang, and Lavazza (collectively representing more than 1,000 units). Yum China is a trademark licensee of Yum Brands, paying 3% of total systemwide sales to the company it separated from in October 2016.
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- —
- Average target
- $55.00
- Implied upside
- —
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2026 | BWG Global | Positive | — |
| Nov 5, 2024 | JP Morgan | Overweight | — |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Macquarie | Outperform | — |
| Mar 6, 2024 | HSBC | Buy | — |
| Jan 4, 2024 | JP Morgan | Neutral | — |
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