Yum China Holdings, Inc.
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Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 21 items for YUMC at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-20, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 13 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for YUMC spans 8-K, 10-Q, DEFA14A, DEF 14A.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Pizza Hut Burger Bar Hits 300 Locations, Targets 600 by Year-End
- Yum China 1H Net Income Rises 9.1% to $553M
- Yum China closes its $1.2B Pizza Hut China acquisition and amends the KFC/Taco Bell license with growth incentives
- Yum China Closes $1.2B Pizza Hut China Buy, Sees Mid-Single-Digit EPS Accretion
- Yum China Lines Up CNH8.4B Bridge Loan for Pizza Hut Deal
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
4.85 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 6,019,261 shares in YUMC as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 17.0% increase from the prior period — about 4.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 62.1% of YUMC volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.