
Yum China increases share buyback to $510m for H2 2025
This is a 42% increase from the $360m planned in H1.
Yum China Holdings, Inc. has announced a $510m share repurchase program starting 1 July 2025, a 42% increase from the $360m planned for the first half of the year.
Along with its quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share, the company expects to return at least $1.2b to shareholders in 2025.
CEO Joey Wat said the company will continue balancing business growth investments with returning capital to shareholders, targeting $3b in returns from 2025 to 2026, following $1.5b returned in 2024.
The repurchase includes about $410m in the U.S. and HK$790m in Hong Kong.
Since 2017, Yum China has returned $4.8b to shareholders through dividends and buybacks.