Yum China (YUMC) dividend history

Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants · Market cap $14.6B

Yum China paid $353M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $0.95 per share.

Dividends per share grew 33.3% a year over 8 years, rising in each of the last 5 years.

That took 42% of free cash flow and 38% of net income.

At today's price the trailing yield is 2.73%.

Dividends by fiscal year

Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Yum China's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).

Fiscal yearPer shareGrowthTotal paid% of free cash flow% of net income
2025$0.95 +49.6%$353M 42%38%
2024$0.64 +23.6%$248M 35%27%
2023$0.51 +8.2%$216M 28%26%
2022$0.48 +1.6%$202M 28%46%
2021$0.47 +97.9%$203M 46%21%
2020$0.24 -49.3%$95M 14%12%
2019$0.47 +14.5%$181M 24%25%
2018$0.41 +326.9%$161M 19%23%
2017$0.10 —$38M 8%10%
2016— —— ——
2015— —— ——
2014— —— ——

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Questions

Does Yum China pay a dividend?

Yum China paid $353M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $0.95 per share.

How fast has Yum China's dividend grown?

Dividends per share grew 33.3% a year over 8 years, rising in each of the last 5 years.

From Yum China's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.