Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) reported Operating Expenses of $2.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 9.37% on a YoY basis from $2.6 billion in Q1 2025, and up 7.13% sequentially from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) has 12 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.8 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 9.37% year-over-year to $2.8 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.7 billion (up 6.02% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $10.5 billion, up 3.61% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to $2.8 billion in Q1 2026, from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $2.8 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $2.0 billion in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.5 billion and a median of $2.5 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 23.46% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 7.71% in 2022.
  • Tracing YUMC's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $2.0 billion in 2022, then advanced by 16.41% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 2.56% to $2.4 billion in 2024, then rose by 7.86% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then gained by 7.13% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows YUMC's Operating Expenses at $2.8 billion in Q1 2026, $2.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.8 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 8.75 Bn
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3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.42 Bn
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5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 3.20 Bn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 2.82 Bn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.49 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 115.37 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 430.11 Mn
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.30 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.81 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.59 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 2.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 2.22 Bn