Yum China Holdings, Inc.

NYSE:YUMC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$15.3b

Yum China Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Yum China Holdings' CEO is Joey Wat, appointed in Mar 2018, has a tenure of 7.58 years. total yearly compensation is $14.22M, comprised of 10% salary and 90% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.18% of the company’s shares, worth $27.74M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 6.3 years respectively.

Key information

Joey Wat

Chief executive officer

US$14.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage10.02%
CEO tenure7.6yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure2yrs
Board average tenure6.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Yum China Holdings: Solid Q2 Earnings Reinforce This Wide Moat Franchise

Aug 20

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Just Released Its Half-Yearly Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Aug 08
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Just Released Its Half-Yearly Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Estimating The Fair Value Of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Jul 31
Estimating The Fair Value Of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) Could Easily Take On More Debt

Jul 17
Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) Could Easily Take On More Debt

Market Participants Recognise Yum China Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:YUMC) Earnings

Jun 18
Market Participants Recognise Yum China Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:YUMC) Earnings

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) First-Quarter Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

May 03
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) First-Quarter Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Here's Why Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Apr 23
Here's Why Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

These 4 Measures Indicate That Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Apr 03
These 4 Measures Indicate That Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 05
Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Yum! Brands: Taco Bell Keeps Winning, While KFC Simmering - Very Slowly

Feb 10

Yum China Holdings' (NYSE:YUMC) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.24

Feb 09
Yum China Holdings' (NYSE:YUMC) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.24

Yum China Holdings' (NYSE:YUMC) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Feb 04
Yum China Holdings' (NYSE:YUMC) Returns Have Hit A Wall

It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Jan 07
It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Yum! Brands: Taco Bell Eyes Dutch Bros' Success

Jan 03

Calculating The Fair Value Of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Dec 24
Calculating The Fair Value Of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Yum China Holdings: Potential For Sales Growth To Accelerate

Dec 22

Does Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Nov 27
Does Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC)

Oct 29
Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC)

Yum China's Expansion Continues In Slower Economy

Oct 25

Yum China Holdings: Solid Execution Deserves A Buy Rating

Aug 17

Yum China: Widening Its Economic Moat And Seizing Growth Opportunities In An Evolving Market

Jul 10

Yum China Holdings Q1: Strategy To Drive SSSG And Store Opening Is Sound

May 14

Yum China: Low Margin Of Safety, Wait For A Better Entry Point

Apr 09

Yum China Expands To Lower-Tier Cities To Drive Growth Amid Growing Consumer Caution

Feb 07

KFC Plucks Up Major Milestone With 10,000th China Store Opening

Dec 19

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Joey Wat's remuneration changed compared to Yum China Holdings's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$919m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$916m

Dec 31 2024US$14mUS$1m

US$911m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$893m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$840m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$825m

Dec 31 2023US$20mUS$1m

US$827m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$783m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$745m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$631m

Dec 31 2022US$16mUS$1m

US$442m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$864m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$762m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$860m

Dec 31 2021US$17mUS$1m

US$990m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$666m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$952m

Dec 31 2020US$21mUS$1m

US$784m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$723m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$507m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$553m

Dec 31 2019US$12mUS$1m

US$713m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$697m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$677m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$642m

Dec 31 2018US$10mUS$1m

US$708m

Compensation vs Market: Joey's total compensation ($USD14.22M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.36M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Joey's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Joey Wat (54 yo)

7.6yrs
Tenure
US$14,222,077
Compensation

Ms. Joey Wat has been the Chief Executive Officer of Yum China Holdings, Inc. since March 1, 2018 and served as its President and Chief Operating Officer since February 7, 2017 until February 2018. Ms. Wat...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joey Wat
CEO & Executive Director7.6yrsUS$14.22m0.18%
$ 27.7m
Adrian Ding
Chief Financial Officer1yrUS$1.72m0.012%
$ 1.8m
Leila Zhang
Chief Technology Officer7.6yrsUS$1.65m0.014%
$ 2.2m
Xueling Lu
Controller & Principal Accounting Officer7.8yrsno data0.0072%
$ 1.1m
Pingping Liu
Chief Legal Officer1.8yrsno data0.0038%
$ 581.5k
Jerry Ding
Chief People Officer2.2yrsno data0.0011%
$ 165.7k
Duoduo Huang
Chief Supply Chain Officer3.9yrsno data0.0052%
$ 790.2k
Chen Maggie
Chief Customer Officer1.8yrsno datano data
Hui Huang
Joint Company Secretary1.4yrsno datano data
Ling Zhang
Joint Company Secretary1.4yrsno datano data
Michelle Shen
Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Florence Lip
Senior Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
2.0yrs
Average Tenure
51.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: YUMC's management team is not considered experienced ( 2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joey Wat
CEO & Executive Director8.3yrsUS$14.22m0.18%
$ 27.7m
Edouard Ettedgui
Independent Non-Executive Director9yrsUS$347.50k0.016%
$ 2.5m
Rong Lu
Independent Non-Executive Director9yrsUS$337.50k0.018%
$ 2.8m
Robert Aiken
Director1.4yrsUS$325.00k0.0044%
$ 673.6k
Zuliu Hu
Independent Non-Executive Chairman8.9yrsUS$560.00k0.023%
$ 3.5m
Mikel Durham
Independent Director1.2yrsUS$285.00k0.0025%
$ 386.7k
Zili Shao
Independent Non-Executive Director9yrsUS$352.50k0.014%
$ 2.2m
Min Zhang
Independent Non-Executive Director4.4yrsUS$367.50k0.0040%
$ 610.7k
Yang Wang
Independent Non-Executive Director8.3yrsUS$327.50k0.016%
$ 2.4m
David L. Hoffmann
Independent Director2.3yrsUS$332.50k0.0063%
$ 962.0k
Grace Xin Ge
Directorless than a yearno data0.0013%
$ 191.8k
Xiaojing Zhu
Independent Director2.4yrsUS$325.00k0.0049%
$ 745.7k
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
55.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: YUMC's board of directors are considered experienced (6.3 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/05 08:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/03 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Yum China Holdings, Inc. is covered by 57 analysts. 30 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Hong Xing PanABCI Securities Company Limited
Edward LewisAtlantic Equities LLP
Chen LuoBofA Global Research