What SEC filings does Yum China Holdings, Inc. submit to the SEC?

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about YUMC?

A Form 4 for YUMC discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Yum China Holdings, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for YUMC?

The 10-K is Yum China Holdings, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all YUMC SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Yum China Holdings, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for YUMC. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Yum China Holdings, Inc. file with the SEC?

Yum China Holdings, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling YUMC shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

YUMC SEC Filing News — Yum China Holdings, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-09-21.

Yum China Holdings, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through two KFC, Pizza Hut, and All Other segments. It operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Lavazza, Little Sheep, and Huang Ji Huang concepts. The company also offers online food delivery services. Yum China Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical Industry: Restaurants Market Cap: $15.2B CIK: 1673358

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for YUMC currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 2 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

YUMC Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-06-22 — 2026-09-21

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 2 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$1.13M

HUANG Duoduo (Howard) (Chief Supply Chain Officer) · 2026-08-19

24,096 shares · Form 4

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 13 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 13 filings in this group are Form 4s for Yum China Holdings, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 13 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 10 compensation award, 2 open-market sale and 1 option exercise. 2 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×10: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Open-market sale ×2: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Option exercise ×1: The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-21

YUMC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

DING Jerry (Chief People Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	5	$41.35	$206.75
`M`	Option exercise	9	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	2	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	11	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	25	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	49	—	—
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	9	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: DING Jerry (Chief People Officer) Shares: 14

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-21

YUMC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Wat Joey (Director, Chief Executive Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	316	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	505	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	612	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Wat Joey (Director, Chief Executive Officer)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-21

YUMC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Kuai Jeff (General Manager, Pizza Hut) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	33	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	60	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	82	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Kuai Jeff (General Manager, Pizza Hut)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-21

YUMC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Wang Warton (General Manager, KFC) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	44	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	88	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	147	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Wang Warton (General Manager, KFC)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-21

YUMC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Zhang Leila (Chief Technology Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	22	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	35	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	49	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Zhang Leila (Chief Technology Officer)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-21

YUMC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

HUANG Duoduo (Howard) (Chief Supply Chain Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	22	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	42	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	76	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: HUANG Duoduo (Howard) (Chief Supply Chain Officer)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-21

YUMC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Lu Xueling (Controller and PAO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	10	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	17	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	27	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Lu Xueling (Controller and PAO)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-21

YUMC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

LIU Pingping (Chief Legal Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	1	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	9	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	25	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	49	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: LIU Pingping (Chief Legal Officer)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-21

YUMC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Ding Adrian (Chief Financial Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	22	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	45	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	43	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	134	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Ding Adrian (Chief Financial Officer)

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Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-03

YUMC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

DING Jerry (Chief People Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	1,318	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	594	$44.88	$26.7K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	1,318	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: DING Jerry (Chief People Officer) Shares: 1,912

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Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-19

YUMC insider HUANG Duoduo (Howard) (Chief Supply Chain Officer) sold 24,096 shares (~$1.13M)

HUANG Duoduo (Howard), listed as Chief Supply Chain Officer at Yum China Holdings, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 24,096 YUMC shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	7,638	$26.56	$202.9K
`M`	Option exercise	10,479	$41.66	$436.6K
`S`	Open-market sale	3,344	$47.14	$157.6K
`S`	Open-market sale	1,239	$47.14	$58.4K
`D`	Disposition to issuer	4,294	$47.25	$202.9K
`D`	Disposition to issuer	9,240	$47.25	$436.6K
`S`	Open-market sale	19,513	$47.07	$918.5K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Stock Appreciation Right	7,638	—	—
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Stock Appreciation Right	10,479	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: HUANG Duoduo (Howard) (Chief Supply Chain Officer) Shares: 24,096 Est. Value: $1.13M

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Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-13

YUMC insider Kuai Jeff (General Manager, Pizza Hut) sold 14,586 shares (~$696.0K)

Kuai Jeff, listed as General Manager, Pizza Hut at Yum China Holdings, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 14,586 YUMC shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	12,212	$26.98	$329.5K
`M`	Option exercise	11,178	$26.56	$296.9K
`S`	Open-market sale	5,313	$47.71	$253.5K
`S`	Open-market sale	4,961	$47.71	$236.7K
`D`	Disposition to issuer	6,899	$47.76	$329.5K
`D`	Disposition to issuer	6,217	$47.76	$296.9K
`S`	Open-market sale	4,312	$47.74	$205.9K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Stock Appreciation Right	12,212	—	—
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Stock Appreciation Right	11,178	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Kuai Jeff (General Manager, Pizza Hut) Shares: 14,586 Est. Value: $696.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-22

YUMC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Lu Xueling (Controller and PAO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	9	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	16	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit	26	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Lu Xueling (Controller and PAO)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 2 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has 2 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-18

YUMC Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Duoduo Huang (24,096 shares) ~$1.13M

Duoduo Huang filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell YUMC (Yum China Holdings, Inc.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Duoduo Huang Shares: 24,096 Est. Value: $1.13M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-12

YUMC Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Jun Kuai (14,586 shares) ~$696.0K

Jun Kuai filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell YUMC (Yum China Holdings, Inc.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Jun Kuai Shares: 14,586 Est. Value: $696.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 4 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 4 in this period for Yum China Holdings, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-09-01

YUMC filed 8-K — material company event

Yum China Holdings, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-07

YUMC filed 8-K — material company event

Yum China Holdings, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-06

YUMC filed 8-K — material company event

Yum China Holdings, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-07-30

YUMC filed 8-K — material company event

Yum China Holdings, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for Yum China Holdings, Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-10

YUMC filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

Yum China Holdings, Inc. filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

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How we classify Yum China Holdings, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on YUMC. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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