YUMC Yum China Holdings, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
Yum China Holdings, Inc. is a prominent player in China's restaurant sector, engaging in the ownership, operation, and franchising of various dining establishments. Its core operations are structured around two primary segments: KFC and Pizza Hut. The company manages a diverse portfolio of restaurant brands, including popular names like KFC (known for chicken), Pizza Hut (pizza), Little Sheep (hot pot), Huang Ji Huang (simmer pot), Lavazza (Italian coffee), COFFii & JOY (specialty coffee), Taco Bell (Mexican-style cuisine), and East Dawning (Chinese food), operating and franchising these brands across the nation. Beyond its dining ventures, Yum China also runs V-Gold Mall, a mobile e-commerce platform offering a broad array of products. This includes electronics, home and kitchen accessories, and other general merchandise, alongside prepared meals such as fried rice, steak, and pasta, as well as coffee capsules. As of March 31, 2022, Yum China's extensive network comprised 12,117 restaurants situated across approximately 1,700 cities. Established in 2016, Yum China Holdings, Inc. maintains its headquarters in Shanghai, China.
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Research Scores
Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.
How the Dividend Safety Score is built for YUMC
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings payout ratio | Earnings payout ratio 39% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 100 | 20% |
| FCF payout ratio | FCF payout ratio 40% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 100 | 25% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 100 | 15% |
| Interest coverage | N/A (not used) | N/A | 10% |
| Dividend record | 5 years of uninterrupted regular payments; suspension Jun 2, 2020, within 10 years: capped at 20 | 20 | 20% |
| Earnings stability | Net income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) | 100 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Growth Score is built for YUMC
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year dividend growth | N/A (not used) | N/A | 25% |
| Consecutive annual increases | 3 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) | 45 | 20% |
| Payout headroom | Headroom from the earnings payout ratio 39% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 100 | 20% |
| Earnings per share growth (3 years) | EPS CAGR 34.0% (FY2022–FY2025) | 100 | 15% |
| Revenue growth (3 years) | Revenue CAGR 7.2% (FY2022–FY2025) | 95 | 10% |
| 10-year dividend growth | N/A (not used) | N/A | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Value Score is built for YUMC
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yield vs own history | Current yield at the 96th percentile of its 96 month-end yields | 96 | 40% |
| P/E vs own 5-year median | P/E 16.5 is 0.77x its 5-year median of 21.5 | 83 | 25% |
| FCF yield | FCF yield 6.1% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 81 | 20% |
| P/E vs peers | P/E 16.5 vs peer median 17.0 (0.97x; 97 corporation / Consumer Cyclical securities) | 54 | 15% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
2.57%
At the Oct 19, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$1.1600
Declared Jul 29, 2026
The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.RSI (14)
68
As of Oct 19, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$39.98 – $57.95
Closes through Oct 16, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
38.74%
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
8
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
2.93
Price as of Oct 18, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
YUMC's dividend yield fell from 2.67% to 2.57% over the past ~90 days (-0.10 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.10 pp from the share price ($43.42 on Jul 22, 2026 → $45.12 on Oct 19, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 275 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 16, 2026), YUMC's current yield is higher than approximately 71% of them. Our stored price history for YUMC covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Jul 29, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Apr 28, 2026 | May 27, 2026 | May 27, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Feb 04, 2026 | Mar 04, 2026 | Mar 04, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Nov 04, 2025 | Dec 02, 2025 | Dec 02, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Aug 05, 2025 | Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 23, 2025 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Apr 30, 2025 | May 28, 2025 | May 28, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Feb 06, 2025 | Mar 06, 2025 | Mar 06, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Nov 04, 2024 | Nov 26, 2024 | Nov 26, 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Aug 05, 2024 | Aug 27, 2024 | Aug 27, 2024 | Sep 17, 2024 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 29, 2024 | May 24, 2024 | May 28, 2024 | Jun 18, 2024 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Feb 06, 2024 | Mar 04, 2024 | Mar 05, 2024 | Mar 26, 2024 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Oct 31, 2023 | Nov 27, 2023 | Nov 28, 2023 | Dec 19, 2023 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Jul 31, 2023 | Aug 25, 2023 | Aug 28, 2023 | Sep 18, 2023 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | May 02, 2023 | May 26, 2023 | May 30, 2023 | Jun 20, 2023 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Feb 07, 2023 | Mar 06, 2023 | Mar 07, 2023 | Mar 28, 2023 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Nov 01, 2022 | Nov 28, 2022 | Nov 29, 2022 | Dec 20, 2022 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Jul 28, 2022 | Aug 24, 2022 | Aug 25, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | May 03, 2022 | May 27, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Jun 21, 2022 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Feb 08, 2022 | Mar 07, 2022 | Mar 08, 2022 | Mar 29, 2022 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Oct 27, 2021 | Nov 23, 2021 | Nov 24, 2021 | Dec 16, 2021 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Jul 28, 2021 | Aug 24, 2021 | Aug 25, 2021 | Sep 16, 2021 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Apr 27, 2021 | May 24, 2021 | May 25, 2021 | Jun 18, 2021 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Feb 04, 2021 | Mar 02, 2021 | Mar 03, 2021 | Mar 25, 2021 |
| $0.1200 S | Regular | Oct 28, 2020 | Nov 24, 2020 | Nov 25, 2020 | Dec 16, 2020 |
| $0.1200 S | Regular | Feb 05, 2020 | Mar 03, 2020 | Mar 04, 2020 | Mar 25, 2020 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Oct 29, 2019 | Nov 25, 2019 | Nov 26, 2019 | Dec 17, 2019 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Jul 30, 2019 | Aug 26, 2019 | Aug 27, 2019 | Sep 17, 2019 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Apr 29, 2019 | May 24, 2019 | May 28, 2019 | Jun 17, 2019 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Jan 31, 2019 | Feb 27, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Mar 21, 2019 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Oct 30, 2018 | Nov 26, 2018 | Nov 27, 2018 | Dec 18, 2018 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Aug 01, 2018 | Aug 28, 2018 | Aug 29, 2018 | Sep 19, 2018 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | May 01, 2018 | May 29, 2018 | May 30, 2018 | Jun 20, 2018 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Feb 07, 2018 | Feb 27, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 | Mar 21, 2018 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Oct 04, 2017 | Nov 29, 2017 | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 21, 2017 |
Peer Comparison
Selected Restaurants dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPZ | Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 2.58% | 17.4% | 12 yrs | 90 |
| MCD | McDonald's Corporation | 3.18% | 7.3% | 40 yrs | 82 |
| ARCO | Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. | 3.52% | N/A | 0 yrs | 80 |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | 1.99% | 8.6% | 8 yrs | 78 |
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YUMC dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Yum China Holdings, Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $1.16 per share, a yield of approximately 2.57%.
What is Yum China Holdings, Inc.'s dividend yield?
Yum China Holdings, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 2.57%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Yum China Holdings, Inc. pay dividends?
Yum China Holdings, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
How long has Yum China Holdings, Inc. paid dividends?
Yum China Holdings, Inc. has 8 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Data updated Oct 19, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.