Yelp Inc. YELP R2KR3KTECH
Company Overview
Yelp Inc. operates a platform that connects consumers with local businesses in the United States and internationally. Its platform covers various categories, including restaurants, shopping, beauty and fitness, health, and other categories, as well as home, local, auto, professional, pets, events, real estate, and financial services. It provides free and paid advertising products to businesses, which include cost-per-click advertising and multi-location Ad products, RepairPal network, and business listing pages. The company also offers Yelp Connect that provides advertisers with a channel to market new offerings, such as new menu items and specials, and communicate business updates to customers; Yelp Guaranteed that provides limited coverage to consumers who hire a yelp guaranteed business through request-a-quote in the event; Nearby Jobs solutions; Yelp Guest Manager, a subscription-based suite of front-of-house management tools for restaurants, nightlife, and certain other venues, which include online reservations, a waitlist management solution, as well as through hostless kiosks, and seating and server rotation management tools; Yelp Fusion Insights program that offers business owners local analytics and insights; and Yelp Fusion, which offers free access to basic information through publicly available APIs and paid access to content and data for consumer-facing enterprise use. In addition, it provides content licensing and consumer-interactive tools. Further, the company offers its products directly through its sales force; indirectly through partners; and online through its website and business app, as well as non-advertising partner arrangements. It has partnership with DOORDASH to provide consumers with a service to place food orders for pickup and delivery. The company was formerly known as Yelp! Inc. and changed its name to Yelp Inc. in November 2005. Yelp Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 20.4%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Return on capital employed stands at 23.5%.
Net profit has compounded at 28.9% per year over the last five years.
Revenue has grown at a 27.7% CAGR over the past five years.
Trades at a P/E of 9.7, below the sector median of 19.2.
Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $1.46B (+3.7% YoY); net profit $145.60M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +0.8%, earnings -16.7%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 27.7%, profit CAGR 28.9%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 27.71% |
| 1 Year: | 0.80% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 28.92% |
| 1 Year: | -16.70% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -32.33% |
| 6 Months: | -11.70% |
| 3 Months: | -6.84% |
| 1 Month: | -13.50% |
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- RSI (14)34.94 · Neutral
P/E of 9.71 is below the sector median of 19.18 — relatively cheaper than peers.
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 20.4%.
- Healthy ROCE of 23.5%.
- Compounding revenue at 27.7% over 5 years.
- Profit CAGR of 28.9% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Trading 36.0% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
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Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YELP Yelp Inc. R2KR3KTECH | 21.66 | 9.71 | $1.19B | 0.00% | 23.46% | 20.45% | 27.71% | 28.92% |
| 2 | GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 338.46 | 16.98 | $1.99T | 0.25% | 26.20% | 48.68% | 17.96% | 21.53% |
| 3 | META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 616.77 | 23.23 | $1.36T | 0.36% | 25.69% | 29.85% | 19.89% | 37.61% |
| 4 | NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI | 78.25 | 24.61 | $325.83B | 0.00% | 29.87% | 49.54% | 22.30% | 32.79% |
| 5 | VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPXR3K | 50.35 | 13.11 | $209.19B | 6.02% | 8.56% | 15.84% | 2.33% | 6.90% |
| 6 | TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPXR3K | 183.36 | 19.18 | $196.69B | 2.27% | 9.39% | 17.99% | 22.63% | 28.77% |
| 7 | DIS The Walt Disney Company SPXR3K | 105.31 | 21.71 | $181.84B | 1.43% | 10.74% | 8.01% | 6.96% | 4.12% |
| 8 | T AT&T Inc. SPXR3K | 25.68 | 8.45 | $175.97B | 4.68% | 6.59% | 18.34% | 0.31% | 3.44% |
| 9 | SPOT Spotify Technology S.A. R3KAITECH | 542.43 | 29.58 | $111.53B | 0.00% | 24.61% | 44.48% | 13.59% | - |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 223.29M | 223.07M | 234.86M | 241.10M | 243.74M | 235.94M | 246.96M | 262.47M | 268.82M | 249.90M | 169.03M | 220.81M | 232.10M | 257.19M | 269.15M | 276.63M | 298.88M | 308.89M | 312.44M | 337.13M | 345.12M | 332.75M | 357.02M | 360.34M | - | 358.53M | 370.39M | 376.04M | 359.99M | 361.46M | 375.52M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34.83M | 35.45M | 36.29M | 36.03M | 38.41M | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 323.71M | 334.95M | 339.75M | 323.96M | 323.05M | - |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 294.25M | 281.66M | 286.87M | 275.07M | 295.75M | - |
| Operating Income | 4.54M | -4.25M | 50.00K | -10.71M | -14.27M | -1.19M | 1.96M | -4.69M | 7.16M | 6.89M | -4.83M | 7.62M | 10.38M | 12.72M | -3.88M | 12.20M | 9.55M | 17.65M | -27.25M | -35.35M | 9.32M | -8.64M | -1.08M | 21.64M | -4.46M | 16.00M | 13.42M | -6.59M | 18.74M | 41.87M | 11.22M | 39.75M | 46.65M | - | 29.46M | 53.29M | 52.88M | 48.89M | 27.30M | 43.73M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45.25M | 68.93M | 67.53M | 63.30M | 45.23M | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35.23M | 58.98M | 58.23M | 51.58M | 29.88M | - |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.84M | 14.90M | 18.91M | 13.78M | 12.15M | - |
| Net Income | 3.64M | -1.28M | -1.30M | -8.08M | -15.45M | 449.00K | 2.07M | -4.03M | 7.90M | 8.03M | -2.29M | 10.70M | 14.99M | 31.95M | 1.36M | 12.30M | 10.06M | 17.15M | -15.50M | -23.99M | -1.02M | -5.80M | 4.21M | 18.07M | -915.00K | 8.01M | 9.11M | -1.18M | 14.73M | 58.22M | 14.15M | 38.04M | 38.44M | - | 24.39M | 44.09M | 39.32M | 37.80M | 17.73M | 31.65M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.05 | -0.02 | -0.02 | -0.11 | -0.20 | 0.01 | 0.02 | -0.05 | 0.09 | 0.09 | -0.03 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.24 | -0.22 | -0.33 | -0.01 | -0.08 | 0.05 | 0.23 | -0.01 | 0.11 | 0.13 | -0.02 | 0.21 | 0.79 | 0.20 | 0.54 | 0.56 | - | 0.36 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.30 | 0.57 |
| R&D Expense | 17.40M | 23.96M | 26.34M | 28.51M | 32.22M | 33.10M | 36.37M | 39.87M | 42.09M | 45.83M | 51.49M | 52.79M | 53.76M | - | 58.08M | 54.57M | 56.66M | - | 67.11M | 53.97M | 53.02M | 67.99M | 68.69M | 69.40M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 47.73M | 83.28M | 137.57M | 232.99M | 377.54M | 549.71M | 716.06M | 850.85M | 942.77M | 1.01B | 872.93M | - | 1.19B | 1.34B | 1.41B | 1.46B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105.70M | 114.23M | 123.68M | 142.60M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.09B | 1.22B | 1.29B | 1.32B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.03B | 1.14B | 1.14B | 1.14B |
| Operating Income | -9.51M | -16.17M | -18.77M | -8.82M | 11.06M | -21.32M | -2.02M | 179.62M | 25.90M | 35.51M | -38.80M | - | 58.35M | 79.04M | 151.04M | 184.52M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 136.01M | 149.31M | 206.55M | 245.01M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.78M | 105.08M | 182.96M | 204.03M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30.43M | 5.91M | 50.11M | 58.43M |
| Net Income | -9.57M | -16.67M | -19.11M | -10.07M | 36.47M | -32.90M | -1.71M | 153.00M | 55.35M | 40.88M | -19.42M | - | 36.35M | 99.17M | 132.85M | 145.60M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.71 | -1.10 | -0.35 | -0.15 | 0.48 | -0.44 | -0.02 | 1.76 | 0.62 | 0.52 | -0.27 | - | 0.50 | 1.35 | 1.88 | 2.24 |
| R&D Expense | 6.56M | 11.59M | 20.47M | 38.24M | 65.18M | 104.70M | 133.10M | 171.20M | 205.80M | 225.50M | 230.10M | 265.20M | 294.50M | 320.60M | 310.50M | 297.80M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 43.82M | 187.70M | 515.98M | 629.65M | 755.43M | 885.21M | 1.23B | 1.18B | 1.07B | 1.15B | - | 1.02B | 1.01B | 983.57M | 958.48M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 595.99M | 624.22M | 516.88M | 514.93M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 15.07M | 27.07M | 21.74M | 95.12M | 389.76M | 247.31M | 171.61M | 272.20M | 547.85M | 332.76M | 170.28M | 595.88M | - | 306.38M | 313.91M | 217.32M | 216.06M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 131.90M | 146.15M | 155.32M | 153.22M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 12.73M | 22.03M | 29.49M | 41.50M | 61.81M | 78.02M | 116.90M | 100.05M | 315.71M | 300.41M | - | 305.60M | 265.19M | 239.60M | 247.63M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 12.73M | 20.11M | 24.99M | 33.97M | 49.78M | 60.40M | 86.17M | 64.91M | 134.16M | 143.03M | - | 182.82M | 175.86M | 154.97M | 172.06M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 3.00K | 1.92M | 4.50M | 7.53M | 12.03M | 17.62M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 126.33M | 87.30M | 43.15M | 24.88M |
| Total Equity | -13.17M | -20.89M | -24.35M | 165.66M | 486.48M | 588.15M | 699.61M | 816.14M | 1.11B | 1.08B | 754.99M | 854.53M | - | 710.32M | 749.53M | 743.97M | 710.85M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 69.80M | 68.86M | 65.79M | 59.99M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -7.81M | 250.00K | -99.00K | 21.43M | - | 57.36M | 126.90M | 167.65M | 160.19M | 204.78M | 176.70M | - | 192.31M | 306.28M | 285.81M | 372.03M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -4.80M | -7.45M | -40.59M | -18.83M | - | -158.68M | -54.74M | 81.14M | -164.37M | 124.33M | 248.36M | - | -126.14M | -54.68M | -77.27M | -45.65M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 24.63M | 1.58M | 114.17M | 291.72M | - | 26.44M | 29.52M | 27.16M | -207.75M | -491.52M | -21.05M | - | -237.53M | -246.78M | -303.80M | -330.05M |
| Capital Expenditure | -3.57M | -4.80M | -7.52M | -16.24M | -29.05M | -31.13M | -22.99M | -30.25M | -44.97M | -37.52M | -32.00M | - | -31.98M | -26.85M | -37.35M | -48.35M |
| Free Cash Flow | -11.38M | -4.55M | -7.62M | 5.19M | - | 26.23M | 103.91M | 137.40M | 115.22M | 167.26M | 144.70M | - | 160.33M | 279.43M | 248.47M | 323.68M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -171.37M | 4.82M | -95.25M | -3.67M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | 674.00K | 1.32M | 482.00K | 0 | 12.56M | 187.38M | 481.01M | 24.40M | 262.93M | 200.01M | 200.00M | 250.90M | 290.95M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91.1% | 91.5% | 91.2% | 90.3% |
| Operating Margin % | -19.9% | -19.4% | -13.6% | -3.8% | 2.9% | -3.9% | -0.3% | 21.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | -4.4% | - | 4.9% | 5.9% | 10.7% | 12.6% |
| Net Margin % | -20.0% | -20.0% | -13.9% | -4.3% | 9.7% | -6.0% | -0.2% | 18.0% | 5.9% | 4.0% | -2.2% | - | 3.0% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 9.9% |
| ROE % | 45.8% | 68.5% | -11.5% | -2.1% | 6.2% | -4.7% | -0.2% | 13.8% | 5.1% | 5.4% | -2.3% | - | 5.1% | 13.2% | 17.9% | 20.5% |
| ROCE % | - | -52.0% | -11.2% | -1.8% | 1.9% | -3.0% | -0.2% | 15.8% | 2.3% | 3.8% | -3.8% | - | 7.0% | 9.4% | 18.2% | 23.5% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 17.80% | 9.66M | $223.91M |
| 2 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 7.68% | 4.16M | $96.54M |
| 3 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5.78% | 3.14M | $72.74M |
| 4 | LSV Asset Management | 5.12% | 2.78M | $64.38M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.35% | 2.36M | $54.77M |
| 6 | State Street Corporation | 4.17% | 2.26M | $52.49M |
| 7 | Acadian Asset Management. LLC | 4.00% | 2.17M | $50.37M |
| 8 | American Century Companies Inc | 3.42% | 1.86M | $43.06M |
| 9 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.41% | 1.85M | $42.88M |
| 10 | Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 2.78% | 1.51M | $34.95M |
Analyst View
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YELP — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Yelp Inc. (YELP)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Yelp Inc. (YELP) trades at $21.66 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $19.78 to $33.83.
What is the market capitalisation of YELP?
Yelp Inc. (YELP) has a market capitalisation of $1.19B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of YELP?
YELP trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.71. The industry average P/E is 19.18. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 2.26.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of YELP?
YELP has a return on equity (ROE) of 20.45%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 23.46%.
Is YELP a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Yelp Inc. (YELP), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.