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After finishing at $48.28 in the prior trading day, Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) closed at $48.14, down -0.29%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.89 million shares were traded. YUMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $48.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $47.99.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of YUMC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.36. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.15 and its Current Ratio is at 1.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 24 ’25 when HUANG Duoduo (Howard) sold 4,888 shares for $48.10 per share. The transaction valued at 235,113 led to the insider holds 22,510 shares of the business.
Wang Warton sold 8,187 shares of YUMC for $395,268 on Nov 24 ’25. The General Manager, KFC now owns 46,847 shares after completing the transaction at $48.28 per share. On Nov 24 ’25, another insider, DuoduoHuang, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,888 shares for $48.10 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, YUMC now has a Market Capitalization of 17239011328 and an Enterprise Value of 18107518976. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.88. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.565 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.365.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUMC is 0.12, which has changed by 0.03282559 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, YUMC has reached a high of $53.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $41.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.03%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.52M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1447740 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 364.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 348.20M. Insiders hold about 3.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.06% stake in the company. Shares short for YUMC as of 1763078400 were 5466991 with a Short Ratio of 3.59, compared to 1760486400 on 6231943. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5466991 and a Short% of Float of 1.52.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, YUMC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.88, compared to 0.88 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01822701. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.14.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 4.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.87, with high estimates of $0.89 and low estimates of $0.86.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.55 and $2.34 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.48. EPS for the following year is $2.84, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $3.12 and $2.59.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $2.72B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.78B to a low estimate of $2.69B. As of . The current estimate, Yum China Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.6BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.17B. There is a high estimate of $3.22B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.11B.
A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for YUMC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.75B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.63B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.69B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.3BBased on 30 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.36B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.69B and the low estimate is $12.05B.