YUMC Stock — Yum China Holdings, Inc.

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

YUMC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.57%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.46%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Total return is 97.0% over the past 10 years, 223.8 points behind SPY at 320.8%.

Yum China Holdings owns, operates, and franchises restaurants throughout mainland China under brands including KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Lavazza, and Little Sheep, and also provides online food delivery services. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the Chinese consumer discretionary sector with a steady dividend component.

YUMC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 97.0% over the past 10 years, 223.8 points behind SPY at 320.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 6.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.8%.

YUMC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.34%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/17/2016

Distribution rate

2.57%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.46%

5-year average yield

1.26

Last close

$45.12 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$15,244,419,935

Average volume

1851486.0

Dividend

$0.29

Ex-dividend date

08/27/2026

Payment date

09/17/2026

Beta

0.058

Payout ratio

40.7%

P/E ratio

16.53

Forward P/E

12.3001

EPS

$2.73

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.57%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.46%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

YUMC risks and drawbacks

YUMC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 29.8%.

Who may consider YUMC — and who may not

YUMC may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (YUMC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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