YELP INC (YELP) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:YELP • US9858171054

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This YELP fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. YELP Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • YELP had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year YELP had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • YELP had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years YELP had a positive operating cash flow.
YELP Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYELP Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M 200M 300M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 15.19%, YELP belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 85.51% of the companies in the same industry.
  • YELP has a Return On Equity of 20.48%. This is amongst the best in the industry. YELP outperforms 85.51% of its industry peers.
  • YELP has a Return On Invested Capital of 16.94%. This is amongst the best in the industry. YELP outperforms 86.96% of its industry peers.
  • YELP had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 13.48%. This is above the industry average of 11.10%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (16.94%) for YELP is above the 3 year average (13.48%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 15.19%
ROE 20.48%
ROIC 16.94%
ROA(3y)12.82%
ROA(5y)9.16%
ROE(3y)17.19%
ROE(5y)12.39%
ROIC(3y)13.48%
ROIC(5y)9.79%
YELP Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYELP Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 10 15 20

1.3 Margins

  • YELP's Profit Margin of 9.94% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. YELP outperforms 78.26% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of YELP has grown nicely.
  • The Operating Margin of YELP (12.63%) is better than 75.36% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of YELP has grown nicely.
  • YELP has a better Gross Margin (90.27%) than 89.86% of its industry peers.
  • YELP's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 12.63%
PM (TTM) 9.94%
GM 90.27%
OM growth 3Y29.83%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y48.39%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-0.32%
GM growth 5Y-0.69%
YELP Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYELP Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60 80

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2. YELP Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • YELP has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, YELP has less shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for YELP has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • There is no outstanding debt for YELP. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
YELP Yearly Shares OutstandingYELP Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M 80M
YELP Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYELP Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 4.22 indicates that YELP is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • With an excellent Altman-Z score value of 4.22, YELP belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 81.16% of the companies in the same industry.
  • There is no outstanding debt for YELP. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Altman-Z 4.22
ROIC/WACC1.87
WACC9.08%
YELP Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYELP Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 2.99 indicates that YELP has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 2.99, YELP is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 79.71% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 2.99 indicates that YELP has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • With a decent Quick ratio value of 2.99, YELP is doing good in the industry, outperforming 79.71% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.99
Quick Ratio 2.99
YELP Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYELP Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M

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3. YELP Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 20.31% over the past year.
  • YELP shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 65.46% yearly.
  • Looking at the last year, YELP shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 3.75% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, YELP shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 10.91% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)20.31%
EPS 3Y65.46%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-1.61%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.75%
Revenue growth 3Y7.07%
Revenue growth 5Y10.91%
Sales Q2Q%-0.54%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, YELP will show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 7.84% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.14% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-5.19%
EPS Next 2Y9.88%
EPS Next 3Y7.84%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year0.27%
Revenue Next 2Y1.4%
Revenue Next 3Y2.14%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
YELP Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYELP Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 500M 1B 1.5B
YELP Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYELP Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 1 2

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4. YELP Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • YELP is valuated reasonably with a Price/Earnings ratio of 10.74.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, YELP is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 76.81% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • YELP is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 24.75, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 11.33, which indicates a very decent valuation of YELP.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, YELP is valued a bit cheaper than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of YELP to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.10), we can say YELP is valued slightly cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 10.74
Fwd PE 11.33
YELP Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsYELP Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, YELP is valued cheaper than 86.96% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, YELP is valued cheaper than 95.65% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 4.56
EV/EBITDA 4.37
YELP Per share dataYELP EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The excellent profitability rating of YELP may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y9.88%
EPS Next 3Y7.84%

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5. YELP Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • YELP does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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YELP Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

YELP INC

NYSE:YELP (3/30/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 24.81 0 (0%)

24.81

+0.45 (+1.85%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services
Earnings (Last)02-12
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners102.28%
Inst Owner Change-3.74%
Ins Owners5.75%
Ins Owner Change11.24%
Market Cap1.48B
Revenue(TTM)1.46B
Net Income(TTM)145.60M
Analysts54.12
Price Target27.7 (11.65%)
Short Float %13.43%
Short Ratio5.01
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)4.19%
Min EPS beat(2)-7.46%
Max EPS beat(2)15.84%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)7.29%
Min EPS beat(4)-7.46%
Max EPS beat(4)15.84%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)52.91%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)53.18%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)102.69%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.76%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.61%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.09%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.76%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.61%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.09%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.83%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.63%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.39%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-19.67%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-11.56%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-50.54%
EPS NY rev (1m)-26.68%
EPS NY rev (3m)-25.99%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.35%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.91%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.28%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.48%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 10.74
Fwd PE 11.33
P/S 1.01
P/FCF 4.56
P/OCF 3.97
P/B 2.08
P/tB 2.81
EV/EBITDA 4.37
EPS(TTM)2.31
EY9.31%
EPS(NY)2.19
Fwd EY8.83%
FCF(TTM)5.44
FCFY21.92%
OCF(TTM)6.25
OCFY25.19%
SpS24.61
BVpS11.94
TBVpS8.84
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number24.91
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 15.19%
ROE 20.48%
ROCE 23.54%
ROIC 16.94%
ROICexc 28.53%
ROICexgc 47.22%
OM 12.63%
PM (TTM) 9.94%
GM 90.27%
FCFM 22.09%
ROA(3y)12.82%
ROA(5y)9.16%
ROE(3y)17.19%
ROE(5y)12.39%
ROIC(3y)13.48%
ROIC(5y)9.79%
ROICexc(3y)23.8%
ROICexc(5y)17.69%
ROICexgc(3y)37.1%
ROICexgc(5y)26.91%
ROCE(3y)18.73%
ROCE(5y)13.6%
ROICexgc growth 3Y45.15%
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y35.5%
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y29.83%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y48.39%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-0.32%
GM growth 5Y-0.69%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.53
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Debt/EBITDA 0
Cap/Depr 96.53%
Cap/Sales 3.3%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 158.18%
Profit Quality 222.31%
Current Ratio 2.99
Quick Ratio 2.99
Altman-Z 4.22
F-Score7
WACC9.08%
ROIC/WACC1.87
Cap/Depr(3y)84.2%
Cap/Depr(5y)74.94%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.65%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.68%
Profit Quality(3y)230.37%
Profit Quality(5y)319.44%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)20.31%
EPS 3Y65.46%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-1.61%
EPS Next Y-5.19%
EPS Next 2Y9.88%
EPS Next 3Y7.84%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.75%
Revenue growth 3Y7.07%
Revenue growth 5Y10.91%
Sales Q2Q%-0.54%
Revenue Next Year0.27%
Revenue Next 2Y1.4%
Revenue Next 3Y2.14%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y16.98%
EBIT growth 3Y39.01%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year61.91%
EBIT Next 3Y19.94%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y30.27%
FCF growth 3Y26.39%
FCF growth 5Y18.49%
OCF growth 1Y30.16%
OCF growth 3Y24.6%
OCF growth 5Y16.06%

YELP INC / YELP Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 7 / 10 to YELP.


Can you provide the valuation status for YELP INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to YELP INC (YELP). This can be considered as Undervalued.


How profitable is YELP INC (YELP) stock?

YELP INC (YELP) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.


What is the valuation of YELP INC based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for YELP INC (YELP) is 10.74 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.08.