What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Yum China Q2 Earnings?

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) – Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Yum China in a research report issued on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will earn $0.61 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.58. The consensus estimate for Yum China’s current full-year earnings is $2.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Yum China’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.09. Yum China had a net margin of 7.97% and a return on equity of 13.39%. The firm had revenue of $3.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.03 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.59 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis.

YUMC has been the topic of several other reports. Macquarie raised shares of Yum China from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $30.00 to $37.40 in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Citigroup raised shares of Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. StockNews.com raised shares of Yum China from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Yum China has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $51.68.

Yum China Trading Down 0.7 %

YUMC opened at $47.06 on Thursday. Yum China has a twelve month low of $28.50 and a twelve month high of $52.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a fifty day moving average of $44.42 and a 200-day moving average of $37.36. The stock has a market cap of $17.87 billion, a PE ratio of 20.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.36.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Yum China by 43.9% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Yum China during the first quarter worth about $36,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Yum China by 906.5% in the third quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 926 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 834 shares in the last quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Yum China in the first quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Yum China by 53.7% in the second quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 1,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th will be paid a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.36%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 26th. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.32%.

About Yum China

Yum China Holdings, Inc owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through KFC, Pizza Hut, and All Other segments. It operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Lavazza, Little Sheep, and Huang Ji Huang concepts. The company also operates V-Gold Mall, a mobile e-commerce platform to sell products; and offers online food deliver services.