Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $44.75 (as of 2026-09-02), with a market capitalization of $15.62B and a trailing P/E of 16.0. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
Yum China Holdings, Inc. operates and franchises restaurants in China through segments including KFC and Pizza Hut, with restaurants branded KFC, Pizza Hut, and others such as Little Sheep, Huang Ji Huang, and Taco Bell. It also operates V-Gold Mall, a mobile e-commerce platform serving consumers.
Yum China operates KFC, Pizza Hut, and smaller food brands (Taco Bell, Little Sheep, Lavazza, Taco Bell) across roughly 14,000 restaurants in China, earning revenue from franchised and company-owned locations. KFC drives roughly two-thirds of revenue, and over 95% of orders now arrive through digital channels, with delivery making up 53% of sales.
Profit is engineered through ~11,000 company-operated KFC stores acting as multi-channel fulfillment nodes; at 95% digital ordering and 53% delivery, each location captures demand from a radius far beyond its sidewalk, turning store density into a repeat-transaction machine.
| KFC | $2.2B |
| Pizza Hut | $0.6B |
| Other Brands | $0.5B |
Business quality (Mixed): Solid KFC franchise and delivery-driven model, but Pizza Hut is in a disruptive reposition that is compressing its margins and ticket prices while the company pays acquisition costs.
Valuation: At 18× earnings, YUMC trades 34% below the Restaurants, Hotels & Motels average (27×).
| Price | $44.75 |
| Market Cap | $15.62B |
| P/E Ratio | 16.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.2 |
| Price / Book | 2.58 |
| Price / Sales | 1.26 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.5% |
| FCF Yield | 6.0% |
| DCF Value (model) | $47.15 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | 5.4% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $11.80B |
| Net Margin | 7.9% |
| Return on Equity | 16.1% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.01 |
| Current Ratio | 0.96 |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.6% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | 20.7% |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | 3.1% |
| Altman Z-Score | 3.76 (safe) |
| Stock P/E | 16.0 |
| Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary) | 20.1 |
| Industry P/E (Restaurants, Hotels & Motels) | 27.1 |
| vs Sector | -20.4% |
| vs Industry | -40.9% |
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Restaurants, Hotels & Motels |
| CEO | Joey Wat |
| Employees | 140,000 |
| Country | CN |
| IPO Date | 2016-10-17 |
Data as of 2026-09-02.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.