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YUMC Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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YUMCYum China Holdings, Inc.
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YUMC Dividend answer
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 2.61%, or $1.16 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 2.50%, from $1.11 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.29 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Aug 27, 2026. Payment date: Sep 17, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
YUMC Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next YUMC Dividend Date
When YUMC next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next YUMC dividend
YUMC's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.29 per share. Data last checked: Oct 4, 2026.
Latest YUMC Dividend Dates
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YUMC Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
YUMC Annual Dividend History
YUMC Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.29, event yield 2.47%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 31.95%
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.240
- 2025 regular DPS
- $0.960
- Absolute change
- $0.720
- Years increased
- 4
- Years reduced
- 0
YUMC's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 31.95% a year from 2020 through 2025.
YUMC made 2 regular payment(s) in 2020 against an established cadence of 4, so 2020 is not a representative starting year.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
The regular dividend jumped 100.0% in 2021, a single step rather than steady compounding.
YUMC Dividend Yield
How YUMC's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
YUMC's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent YUMC dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | $0.29 | $0.29 | 2.47% | Quarterly | $1.11 | Jul 29, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| May 27, 2026 | $0.29 | $0.29 | 2.41% | Quarterly | $1.06 | Apr 28, 2026 | May 27, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | $0.29 | $0.29 | 1.93% | Quarterly | $1.01 | Feb 4, 2026 | Mar 4, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 1.99% | Quarterly | $0.96 | Nov 4, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Sep 2, 2025 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 2.02% | Quarterly | $0.88 | Aug 5, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 23, 2025 |
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| May 28, 2025 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 1.84% | Quarterly | $0.80 | Apr 30, 2025 | May 28, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 1.46% | Quarterly | $0.72 | Feb 6, 2025 | Mar 6, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Nov 26, 2024 | $0.16 | $0.16 | 1.41% | Quarterly | $0.64 | Nov 4, 2024 | Nov 26, 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | $0.16 | $0.16 | 1.82% | Quarterly | $0.61 | Aug 5, 2024 | Aug 27, 2024 | Sep 17, 2024 |
| May 24, 2024 | $0.16 | $0.16 | 1.62% | Quarterly | $0.58 | Apr 29, 2024 | May 28, 2024 | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | $0.16 | $0.16 | 1.31% | Quarterly | $0.55 | Feb 6, 2024 | Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 1.17% | Quarterly | $0.52 | Oct 31, 2023 | Nov 28, 2023 | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 96.14% | Quarterly | $0.51 | Jul 31, 2023 | Aug 28, 2023 | Sep 18, 2023 |
| May 26, 2023 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 86.97% | Quarterly | $0.50 | May 2, 2023 | May 30, 2023 | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Mar 6, 2023 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 79.90% | Quarterly | $0.49 | Feb 7, 2023 | Mar 7, 2023 | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 92.70% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Nov 1, 2022 | Nov 29, 2022 | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Aug 24, 2022 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 99.81% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Jul 28, 2022 | Aug 25, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 |
| May 27, 2022 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 1.11% | Quarterly | $0.48 | May 3, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Mar 7, 2022 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 1.03% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Feb 8, 2022 | Mar 8, 2022 | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 90.57% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Oct 27, 2021 | Nov 24, 2021 | Dec 16, 2021 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 78.68% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Jul 28, 2021 | Aug 25, 2021 | Sep 16, 2021 |
| May 24, 2021 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 73.69% | Quarterly | $0.36 | Apr 27, 2021 | May 25, 2021 | Jun 18, 2021 |
| Mar 2, 2021 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 40.47% | Quarterly | $0.24 | Feb 4, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 | Mar 25, 2021 |
| Nov 24, 2020 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 39.75% | Semi-Annual | $0.24 | Oct 28, 2020 | Nov 25, 2020 | Dec 16, 2020 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 1.07% | Semi-Annual | $0.48 | Feb 5, 2020 | Mar 4, 2020 | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Nov 25, 2019 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 1.10% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Oct 29, 2019 | Nov 26, 2019 | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Aug 26, 2019 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 1.13% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Jul 30, 2019 | Aug 27, 2019 | Sep 17, 2019 |
| May 24, 2019 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 1.20% | Quarterly | $0.46 | Apr 29, 2019 | May 28, 2019 | Jun 17, 2019 |
| Feb 27, 2019 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 1.06% | Quarterly | $0.44 | Jan 31, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Mar 21, 2019 |
| Nov 26, 2018 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 1.20% | Quarterly | — | Oct 30, 2018 | Nov 27, 2018 | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Aug 28, 2018 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 1.08% | Quarterly | — | Aug 1, 2018 | Aug 29, 2018 | Sep 19, 2018 |
| May 29, 2018 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 77.92% | Quarterly | — | May 1, 2018 | May 30, 2018 | Jun 20, 2018 |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 46.01% | Quarterly | — | Feb 7, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 | Mar 21, 2018 |
| Nov 29, 2017 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 24.38% | Quarterly | — | Oct 4, 2017 | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 21, 2017 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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YUMC Dividends FAQ
Does YUMC pay a dividend?
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.29 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is YUMC's dividend yield?
YUMC's trailing dividend yield is 2.50%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is YUMC's next dividend?
YUMC's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is YUMC's ex-dividend date?
YUMC's latest covered ex-dividend date is Aug 27, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has YUMC's dividend changed?
YUMC's one-year dividend growth is 26.14% based on comparable covered dividend history.