Stock

Yum China Holdings

YUMC

Restaurants · Consumer Cyclical

Also trades as: 0M30.L GBP 0.46 (+2.40%)

Price

$44.76

+0.30 (+0.67%)

Market Cap

$15.33B

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality

Good

15/30

Growth

Strong

15/20

Cash Flow

Strong

8/10

Stability

Exceptional

9/10

Valuation

Good

6/10

Ownership

Mixed

6/15

Dividends

Strong

4/5

63 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 63.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−17.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 434.0M (2021) → 359.0M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Yum China Holdings runs fast food restaurants across China. It owns and operates the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands in China under a license from Yum! Brands. With over 15,000 locations, it is one of the largest restaurant companies in China by store count.

The company makes money by selling food directly to customers in its restaurants, and it also collects fees from franchised locations. It operates almost entirely within China, which gives it deep local knowledge but also ties its performance closely to Chinese consumer spending and economic conditions. Growth depends heavily on expanding into smaller Chinese cities where Western fast food brands are still relatively new, but slowing consumer confidence in China remains a key risk to watch.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+12.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

Reported EPS Growth

+20.7% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Jun 2025: $0.58

30 Jun 2026: $0.70

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

4.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Yum China Holdings is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 13%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

17.1%

Thin — 17.1% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

12.7%

Healthy — 12.7% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

19.8%

Strong — 19.8% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+8.8%

Steady sales growth (+8.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+12.8%

Earnings growing (+12.8% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

163%

Turns 163% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

7.6%

Modest free cash flow (7.6%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.43

Conservative — low debt load (0.43)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

100.00x

—

Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

16.3x

Fair value — P/E 16.3

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+2.5

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.90%

Moderate income — 2.90% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+26.1%

Dividend growing fast (26.1% YoY)

Payout Ratio

39%

no trend

Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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