Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Operating Margin (2014 - 2025)

Yum China Holdings' (YUMC) annual Operating Margin came in at 2.42% in FY2025, down 76.5% year-over-year from 10.28% in FY2024.

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Operating Margin (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Yum China Holdings has disclosed Operating Margin across 12 years of filings, most recently posting 2.42% for FY2025.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 13.67%, up 28.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.76% (down 773.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.42%, down 786.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 2.42% for FY2025 at Yum China Holdings, down from 10.28% in the prior year.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 10.28% in FY2024 to a low of 2.42% in FY2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 6.57% (2022), against an average of 6.46%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 361 bps in 2022 and sank 786 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Yum China Holdings' Operating Margin stood at 2.96% in 2021, then soared by 122 bps to 6.57% in 2022, then soared by 53 bps to 10.07% in 2023, then advanced by 2 bps to 10.28% in 2024, then sank by 77 bps to 2.42% in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 2.42% (FY2025), 10.28% (FY2024), and 10.07% (FY2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Yr)
1 Starbucks 116.50 Bn 114.81 Bn 9.40 Bn -
2 Yum Brands 42.44 Bn 41.76 Bn 1.38 Bn -
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 40.63 Bn 39.76 Bn 2.61 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.63 Bn 26.17 Bn 2.14 Bn -
5 Darden Restaurants 24.42 Bn 24.18 Bn 3.31 Bn -
6 Yum China Holdings 15.41 Bn 13.98 Bn 3.24 Bn -
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.06 Bn 10.87 Bn 1.40 Bn -
8 Dominos Pizza 10.50 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn -
9 Cava 10.23 Bn 9.84 Bn 797.57 Mn 4.69%
10 Dutch Bros 8.24 Bn 8.21 Bn 107.48 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 2.42%
Dec 31, 2024 10.28%
Dec 31, 2023 10.07%
Dec 31, 2022 6.57%
Dec 31, 2021 2.96%
Dec 31, 2020 2.82%
Dec 31, 2019 2.40%
Dec 31, 2018 11.18%
Dec 31, 2017 10.01%
Dec 31, 2016 3.29%
Dec 31, 2015 2.50%
Dec 31, 2014 0.09%