NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987
Q3 Delivered on All 3 Dimensions:
KFC: Fastest openings Q3 YTD
Pizza Hut: Total stores surpassed 4,000
Total
Stores
17,514In Q3
Net New Stores
536Restaurant Margin
17.3%+30 bps
Sales Growth, Margin Gains, and Store ExpansionSales Growth
Margin Gains
Store Expansion
System Sales Same-store Growth1 Sales Growth1
+4% +1%Q3 YoY
11th consecutive quarter
Same-store transaction growth
+4% YoY
OP
Margin
12.5%+40 bps
Q3 YoY
Strong Growth in
Operating Profit
OP / Adj OP
$400 mnQ3 Record Adjusted OP
OP / Core OP2
+8%Q3 YoY
1 Excludes the impact of foreign exchange ("F/X").
2 Core Operating Profit is defined as Operating Profit adjusted for Special Items, further excluding Items Affecting Comparability and the impact of F/X. The Company uses Core Operating Profit for the purposes of
evaluating the performance of its core operations. 3
Accelerated Expansion Through Flexible Store Formats and Franchising
Total Stores Net New Stores
in Q3 YTD
Penetrated More Locations
Leveraging Franchisees Strategically
Reduced
Average Capex
Healthy New
Store Payback3
12,640
15% Franchise
992
41% Franchise
2,500+
Cities with KFC
310+
New cities entered in last 12 months
1.3-1.4 mn1
RMB / store
(From ~1.5 mn)2
~2 years
4,022
7% Franchise
298
27% Franchise
~1,000
Cities with Pizza Hut
170+
New cities entered in last 12 months
1.0-1.1mn1
RMB / store
(From ~1.2 mn)2
~2-3
years
1 Refers to stores opened in Q3 YTD 2025.
2 Refers to stores opened in 2024
3 Refers to Average Pre-tax Cash Payback Period assuming yearly cashflow is same as year 1, after deduction of 3% license fee and before G&A expenses and income tax; based on stores opened between July 2023
to June 2024. 4
Delivery: Balanced Growth for Core Brands,
Increased Traffic for Emerging Business
+19%
YoY in Q3 YTD
~44%
~38%
~25%
~5%
~10%
~9%
~47%
~52%
~70%
1 Delivery sales at Company-owned stores.
Sales mix by channels
% of Company sales
Q3 YTD'19 Q3 YTD'24 Q3 YTD'25
~47%
~39%
~18%
+24%
YoY in Q3 YTD
Q3 YTD'19 Q3 YTD'24 Q3 YTD'25
~29%
~29%
~26%
~27%
~32%
~53%
Delivery Sales +23%1 YoY in Q3 YTD
Core brands maintained a balanced approach - driving top-line growth while protecting margins.
KCOFFEE Cafes took the opportunity to increase exposure and drive additional traffic.
Lavazza achieved double-digit same-
store sales growth in Q3.
Dine-in
5
Digital Sales Exceeded $8 Billion in Q3 YTD
Digital Sales Growth2
Member Growth
Strengthened Own Channels
Digital orders1
Hig
b
80%
55%
86%
89% 89% 90% 94%
Members (mn)3
360+
300+
410+
470+ 525+
575+
Super APP
her digital ordering driven y increased delivery mix
240+
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Q3 YTD
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Q3 YTD
Mini
Program
1 Digital ordering of total Company sales.
2 Sales at Company-owned stores where orderings were placed digitally.
3 KFC and Pizza Hut loyalty programs combined, as of period-end. 6
KFC Continued to Achieve Solid Growth and Profitability
Q3 2025
+5%System sales
growth YoY
+2%Same-store sales
growth YoY
Same-store transaction
growth of 3% YoY
16.0%OP margin
+30 bps YoY
`
+6%OP growth
YoY
+6%Core OP
growth YoY
402Net new stores
12,640Total stores
$384mnOperating profit
18.5%Restaurant margin
+20 bps YoY
7
Photo: Xi'an Dong Dajie store (西安东大街店)
Creative IP Collaboration
The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven
Spicy Beef Wrap with crunchy lotus root became the best-selling Beef Wrap LTO in 4 years
Bold Innovation Sparks Market Buzz
Disruptive Food Innovations and Emotional Engagement
8
KCOFFEE Cafe Reached 1,800 Locations
Golden Pineapple Sparkling Americano
Golden Chicken Drumstick Ice Cream & IIAC Gold Medal Coffee
Sticky Rice Smoothie
I am ice-cream!
Accelerated Expansion with Menu Innovation
Photo: Xi'an Dong Dajie store (西安东大街店) 9
Breakthrough KPRO Rolled Out to Over 100 Locations
Energy Bowl
Super Food Smoothie
Extending Our Store Sharing Models to KPRO
Photo: KPRO store in Shanghai MTR city plaza(上海近铁城市广场店) 10
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