05:31 AM EST, 02/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Yum China ( YUMC ) reported Q4 adjusted earnings early Thursday of $0.30 per diluted share, up from $0.25 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.29.

Revenue for the quarter that ended Dec. 31 was $2.6 billion, up from $2.49 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $2.62 billion.

Yum China ( YUMC ) plans to return $3 billion to shareholders in 2025 through 2026, adding to the $1.5 billion it delivered to shareholders in 2024.

The firm targets about 1,600 to 1,800 net new stores and capital expenditures of about $700 million to $800 million during fiscal 2025.

Shares of the company traded 2.2% higher in premarket activity.