Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Tax Rate (2015 - 2026)

Yum China Holdings' (YUMC) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 27.21% in Q1 2026, down 59.0% year-on-year from 66.37% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 27.18% in Q4 2025.

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Tax Rate (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Yum China Holdings has disclosed Tax Rate across 12 years of filings, most recently posting 27.21% for Q1 2026.

  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 27.21%, down 59.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 26.99% (down 57.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 27.17%, down 10.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate came in at 27.21% for Q1 2026 at Yum China Holdings, roughly flat from 27.18% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 33.13% in Q1 2022 to a low of 24.83% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 27.4% (2023), against an average of 28.15%.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate jumped 496 bps in 2022 and sank 458 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Yum China Holdings' Tax Rate stood at 30.0% in 2022, then rose by 4 bps to 31.16% in 2023, then climbed by 2 bps to 31.76% in 2024, then slipped by 14 bps to 27.18% in 2025, then climbed by 0 bps to 27.21% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 27.21% (Q1 2026), 27.18% (Q4 2025), and 27.6% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.34 Bn 115.65 Bn 9.40 Bn 29.84%
2 Yum Brands 42.81 Bn 42.12 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.28%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.83 Bn 40.96 Bn 2.61 Bn 25.38%
4 Restaurant Brands International 26.03 Bn 26.56 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.87%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.52 Bn 24.28 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.95%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.76 Bn 14.33 Bn 3.24 Bn 27.21%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.04 Bn 10.84 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.31%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.88 Bn 10.65 Bn 464.51 Mn 22.60%
9 Cava 10.56 Bn 10.17 Bn 797.57 Mn 19.05%
10 Dutch Bros 8.38 Bn 8.34 Bn 107.48 Mn 12.37%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 27.21%
Mar 31, 2026 27.21%
Dec 31, 2025 27.18%
Dec 31, 2025 27.18%
Sep 30, 2025 27.60%
Sep 30, 2025 27.60%
Jun 30, 2025 25.72%
Jun 30, 2025 25.72%
Mar 31, 2025 27.80%
Mar 31, 2025 27.80%
Dec 31, 2024 31.76%
Dec 31, 2024 31.76%
Sep 30, 2024 27.29%
Sep 30, 2024 27.29%
Jun 30, 2024 25.25%
Jun 30, 2024 25.25%
Mar 31, 2024 26.90%
Mar 31, 2024 26.90%
Dec 31, 2023 31.16%
Dec 31, 2023 31.16%