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

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Yum China in a report released on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.57 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Yum China’s current full-year earnings is $2.54 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Yum China’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.71 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.88 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.09 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Daiwa America upgraded Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. StockNews.com cut Yum China from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $48.70.

Yum China Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of Yum China stock opened at $44.14 on Friday. Yum China has a 52-week low of $28.50 and a 52-week high of $53.99. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.29.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by ($0.01). Yum China had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 13.83%. The firm had revenue of $2.98 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.71 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Yum China

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC bought a new position in shares of Yum China during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,146,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Yum China by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 21,720 shares of the company’s stock worth $978,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC grew its stake in Yum China by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 14,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $701,000 after purchasing an additional 538 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Yum China in the fourth quarter worth $322,000. Finally, Atomi Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Yum China by 85.4% in the fourth quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 13,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $653,000 after purchasing an additional 6,247 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Yum China

In other news, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total transaction of $202,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 52,075 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,634,474.25. The trade was a 7.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.21, for a total value of $188,019.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 56,602 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,728,782.42. The trade was a 6.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 45,152 shares of company stock valued at $2,242,176 in the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 28th. Yum China’s payout ratio is presently 40.17%.

Yum China Company Profile

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.