Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)
Yum China Holdings (YUMC) posted Operating Expenses of $2.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 7.13% sequentially from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025, and up 9.37% YoY from $2.6 billion in Q1 2025.
Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Yum China Holdings has reported Operating Expenses for 12 years, with the latest figure at $2.8 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 9.37% year-over-year to $2.8 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $10.7 billion (up 6.02% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $10.5 billion, up 3.61% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses climbed to $2.8 billion in Q1 2026 per YUMC's latest filing, from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $2.8 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $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.
- The widest YoY moves for Operating Expenses: up 23.46% in 2022, down 7.71% in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $2.0 billion in 2022, then increased by 16.41% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then climbed by 2.56% to $2.4 billion in 2024, then climbed by 7.86% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then grew by 7.13% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $2.8 billion, $2.6 billion, and $2.8 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.79 Bn |
| 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 |