Does YUMC pay a dividend?

Yes. Yum China Holdings, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.23% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.06 per share.

How much does YUMC pay in dividends?

$1.06 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next YUMC ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is August 27, 2026, with payment on September 17, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

YUMC Dividend

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

NYSEConsumer CyclicalStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.23%
Annual dividend: $1.06
Payout ratio: 0.39
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $47.59
Market cap: $16.6B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: August 27, 2026Pay date: September 17, 2026Amount: $0.2900

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is YUMC a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median2.23% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.39 means roughly 39% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut onceAcross 9 complete years, the annual total fell in 2020. The most recent reduction was in 2020.
Raised for 3 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

YUMC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2017 to 2025.

Peak $0.9600 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 34 dividend payments for YUMC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 27, 2026	September 17, 2026	$0.2900	Quarterly
May 27, 2026	June 17, 2026	$0.2900	Quarterly
March 4, 2026	March 25, 2026	$0.2900	Quarterly
December 2, 2025	December 23, 2025	$0.2400	Quarterly
September 2, 2025	September 23, 2025	$0.2400	Quarterly
May 28, 2025	June 18, 2025	$0.2400	Quarterly
March 6, 2025	March 27, 2025	$0.2400	Quarterly
November 26, 2024	December 17, 2024	$0.1600	Quarterly
August 27, 2024	September 17, 2024	$0.1600	Quarterly
May 24, 2024	June 18, 2024	$0.1600	Quarterly
March 4, 2024	March 26, 2024	$0.1600	Quarterly
November 27, 2023	December 19, 2023	$0.1300	Quarterly
August 25, 2023	September 18, 2023	$0.1300	Quarterly
May 26, 2023	June 20, 2023	$0.1300	Quarterly
March 6, 2023	March 28, 2023	$0.1300	Quarterly
November 28, 2022	December 20, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
August 24, 2022	September 15, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
May 27, 2022	June 21, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
March 7, 2022	March 29, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
November 23, 2021	December 16, 2021	$0.1200	Quarterly
August 24, 2021	September 16, 2021	$0.1200	Quarterly
May 24, 2021	June 18, 2021	$0.1200	Quarterly
March 2, 2021	March 25, 2021	$0.1200	Quarterly
November 24, 2020	December 16, 2020	$0.1200	Semi-Annual
March 3, 2020	March 25, 2020	$0.1200	Semi-Annual
November 25, 2019	December 17, 2019	$0.1200	Quarterly
August 26, 2019	September 17, 2019	$0.1200	Quarterly
May 24, 2019	June 17, 2019	$0.1200	Quarterly
February 27, 2019	March 21, 2019	$0.1200	Quarterly
November 26, 2018	December 18, 2018	$0.1200	Quarterly
August 28, 2018	September 19, 2018	$0.1000	Quarterly
May 29, 2018	June 20, 2018	$0.1000	Quarterly
February 27, 2018	March 21, 2018	$0.1000	Quarterly
November 29, 2017	December 21, 2017	$0.1000	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does YUMC pay a dividend?: Yes. Yum China Holdings, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.23% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.06 per share.
How much does YUMC pay in dividends?: $1.06 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next YUMC ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is August 27, 2026, with payment on September 17, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.