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Yum China Holdings YUMC Customer Loyalty Programs — Deferred Revenue

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Prepaid Stored Value Products
$148M+24.4%
Upfront Franchise Fees
$56M+30.2%
Privilege Membership Programs
$40M+17.6%

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HDeferred Revenue Related To Loyalty Program — Total
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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.3B+9.7%
Operating income$447.0M+12.0%
Net income$309.0M+5.8%
EPS (diluted)$0.87+13.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$473.0M-42.7%
Total debt$2.3B-2.3%
Total equity$5.4B-6.1%
Total assets$10.8B-1.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$550.0M+21.7%
CapEx$144.0M+5.1%
Free cash flow$406.0M+28.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$14.87B-12.2%
Enterprise value$16.72B-9.9%
P/E15.7×-2.8×
P/S1.2×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin24.4%
Operating margin11.1%+0.6pp
Net margin7.8%-0.3pp
FCF margin8.3%+1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16.9%+1.1pp
Debt / equity0.4×0.0×
Current ratio-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Yum China Holdings in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ContractWithCustomerLiability.

The official record: Yum China Holdings’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Yum China Holdings's customer loyalty programs — deferred revenue?
Yum China Holdings (YUMC) reported customer loyalty programs — deferred revenue of $17M in Q1 2026.
How has Yum China Holdings's customer loyalty programs — deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
Yum China Holdings's customer loyalty programs — deferred revenue increased by 30.8% year-over-year, from $13M to $17M.
What is the long-term trend for Yum China Holdings's customer loyalty programs — deferred revenue?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Yum China Holdings's customer loyalty programs — deferred revenue has grown at a -8.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $101M to $70M.
What does customer loyalty programs — deferred revenue mean?
The total value of future free food or discounts owed to customers based on their accumulated loyalty program points.
How do you interpret customer loyalty programs — deferred revenue?
An increase suggests higher customer engagement and future redemption obligations, while a decrease may indicate lower program participation or higher redemption rates. Rapid growth in this liability can signal strong brand loyalty but also represents a future cost that must be fulfilled.
How does customer loyalty programs — deferred revenue compare across companies?
Comparable to deferred revenue or contract liabilities in other retail and restaurant companies with loyalty programs, such as Starbucks or McDonald's.