Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Yum China Holdings (YUMC) posted Return on Capital Employed of 15.73% for Q1 2026, up 5.63% sequentially from 14.89% in Q4 2025, and up 235.0% YoY from 4.7% in Q1 2025.
Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Yum China Holdings has reported Return on Capital Employed for 11 years, with the latest figure at 15.73% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 235.0% year-over-year to 15.73% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 15.73% (up 235.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 14.82%, up 231.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 15.73% in Q1 2026 per YUMC's latest filing, from 14.89% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 15.73% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 6.56% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 11.98% and a median of 12.26% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 733 bps in 2022, then soared 493 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.56% in 2022, then jumped by 75 bps to 11.49% in 2023, then rose by 10 bps to 12.66% in 2024, then advanced by 18 bps to 14.89% in 2025, then increased by 6 bps to 15.73% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 15.73%, 14.89%, and 14.37% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.13% |