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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Yum China Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $139 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $588 Mil.
Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation
An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.
Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.
Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.
If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.
Yum China Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Yum China Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Yum China Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Yum China Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
YUMC vs TXRH, DPZ, LKNCY: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Restaurants subindustry, Yum China Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Yum China Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Yum China Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Yum China Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Yum China Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $588 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $588 Mil mean?
Yum China Holdings (YUMC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $588 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Yum China Holdings and its competitors.
Is Yum China Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Yum China Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $588 Mil. Overall, Yum China Holdings has a GF Score™ of 90/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Yum China Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TXRH and DPZ?
Yum China Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $588 Mil can be compared against companies in the Restaurants industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for a Restaurants company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Restaurants industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Yum China Holdings and its competitors. Yum China Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $588 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Yum China Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $54.48, compared to a current price of $47.59 — trading 12.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $588 Mil. Yum China Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 90/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Yum China Holdings (YUMC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $588 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yum China Holdings stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $47.59 is trading 12.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $54.48.
GuruFocus considers Yum China Holdings to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for YUMC:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $588 Mil
GF Value™: $54.48 vs. price of $47.59 (12.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the YUMC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Yum China is the largest restaurant operator in China, with over 18,000 locations and USD 12 billion in systemwide sales as of 2025. It generates revenue primarily from its own restaurants and franchise fees. While KFC and Pizza Hut are its flagship brands, Yum China's portfolio also includes Little Sheep, Taco Bell, Huang Ji Huang, and Lavazza.As a trademark licensee of Yum Brands, Yum China pays 3% of KFC and Pizza Hut's systemwide sales to its former parent, from which it spun off in 2016. However, even before the separation, Yum China was granted substantial autonomy, giving its Chinese leadership decision-making authority over menu, supply chain, and marketing—an unusual practice for Western chains at the time.
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