ZACKSยท2025-08-05 12:06Core Insights - Yum China Holdings (YUMC) reported quarterly earnings of $0.58 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.57 per share, and showing an increase from $0.55 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of +1.75% [1] - The company generated revenues of $2.79 billion for the quarter ended June 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.15% and up from $2.68 billion year-over-year [2] - Yum China has outperformed consensus EPS estimates three times over the last four quarters, but has only topped revenue estimates once in the same period [2] Earnings Outlook - The future performance of Yum China shares will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently released numbers [3][4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.76 on revenues of $3.17 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $2.50 on revenues of $11.63 billion [7] Industry Context - The Retail - Restaurants industry, to which Yum China belongs, is currently ranked in the top 41% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8] - Empirical research suggests a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors or through tools like the Zacks Rank [5][6]