Yum China

YUMC

Market cap $16.7B

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I rate Yum China as a "Buy," after considering its positive financial outlook. YUMC is well-positioned for revenue growth acceleration with the opening of more KFC and Pizza Hut stores. It has adopted a number of initiatives to boost its profit margins; one of them is having certain restaurant managers oversee multiple shops.

SHANGHAI , Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Yum China") (NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987) announced that it has entered into share repurchase agreements in the U.S. and Hong Kong for an aggregate repurchase amount of approximately US$460 million for the first half of 2026, commencing on January 12, 2026. The share repurchase agreements include approximately US$350 million under the Rule 10b5-1 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in the U.S. and approximately HK$880 million for a similar program in Hong Kong.

SHANGHAI , Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Yum China") (NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987) announced today that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has increased the Company's share repurchase authorization by US$1 billion to an aggregate of US$5.4 billion. From 2017 to December 11, 2025, the Company repurchased approximately 97.7 million shares of common stock for US$4.2 billion.

Yum China (YUMC) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

Yum China Holdings, Inc. ( YUMC ) Analyst/Investor Day November 16, 2025 8:00 PM EST Company Participants Florence Lip - Senior Director of Investor Relations Joey Wat - CEO & Executive Director Warton Wang Jeff Kuai Chen Maggie - Chief Customer Officer Leila Zhang - Chief Technology Officer Duoduo Huang - Chief Supply Chain Officer Jerry Ding - Chief People Officer Adrian Ding - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Chen Luo - BofA Securities, Research Division Michelle Cheng - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Lillian Lou - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Presentation Florence Lip Senior Director of Investor Relations Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Yum China's 2025 Investor Day.

3-Year CAGR Targets[1]: High-Single-Digit Operating Profit[2], Double‑Digit Diluted EPS[3] and Double-Digit Free Cash Flow Per Share[4] On Track to Reach 20,000 Stores by 2026, and Accelerating to over 30,000 Stores by 2030 Front-end Diversification, Back-end Consolidation to Unlock Synergies In and Across Stores, Regions and Even Brands SHANGHAI , Nov. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987, "Yum China" or the "Company") hosted its 2025 Investor Day today in Shenzhen, China. At the event, Yum China's CEO Joey Wat, CFO Adrian Ding, and members of the senior management team highlighted the Company's strategic initiatives to accelerate network expansion, drive sales growth, and enhance profitability.

SHANGHAI , Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Yum China Holdings, Inc. ("Yum China" or the "Company") (NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987) today announced that it will host an Investor Day on November 17, 2025 in Shenzhen, China. The event will feature presentations from the Company's management, question and answer sessions, as well as visits to its restaurants.

Yum China Holdings, Inc. ( YUMC ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 4, 2025 7:00 AM EST Company Participants Florence Lip - Senior Director of Investor Relations Joey Wat - CEO & Executive Director Adrian Ding - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Michelle Cheng - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Brian Bittner - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Research Division Chen Luo - BofA Securities, Research Division Lillian Lou - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Sijie Lin - China International Capital Corporation Limited, Research Division Xiaopo Wei - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Christine Peng - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Linda Huang - Macquarie Research Presentation Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Yum China Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.