YELP INC (YELP) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:YELP • US9858171054

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27.94 USD
+0.52 (+1.9%)
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27.8872 USD
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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.
  • YELP had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years YELP has always been profitable.
  • In the past 5 years YELP always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
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

  • With an excellent Return On Assets value of 15.19%, YELP belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 85.51% of the companies in the same industry.
  • YELP's Return On Equity of 20.48% is amongst the best of 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 10.87%.
  • 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.
  • YELP's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • YELP's Operating Margin of 12.63% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. YELP outperforms 75.36% of its industry peers.
  • YELP's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • YELP has a Gross Margin of 90.27%. This is amongst the best in the industry. YELP outperforms 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.
  • YELP has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, YELP has less shares outstanding
  • YELP has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the 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

  • YELP has an Altman-Z score of 4.66. This indicates that YELP is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
  • YELP has a Altman-Z score of 4.66. This is amongst the best in the industry. YELP outperforms 81.16% of its industry peers.
  • YELP has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Altman-Z 4.66
ROIC/WACC1.89
WACC8.96%
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

  • YELP has a Current Ratio of 2.99. This indicates that YELP is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • YELP has a Current ratio of 2.99. This is in the better half of the industry: YELP outperforms 79.71% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 2.99 indicates that YELP has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • YELP's Quick ratio of 2.99 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. YELP outperforms 79.71% of its industry peers.
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

  • YELP shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 20.31%, which is quite impressive.
  • Measured over the past years, YELP shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 65.46% on average per year.
  • YELP shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 3.75%.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 10.91% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
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

  • YELP is expected to show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 7.84% yearly.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, YELP will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 2.14% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-9.17%
EPS Next 2Y7.88%
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.
  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
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 correctly with a Price/Earnings ratio of 12.10.
  • 72.46% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than YELP, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • YELP is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.87, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • YELP is valuated correctly with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 13.32.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, YELP is valued a bit cheaper than 68.12% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 38.51. YELP is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 12.1
Fwd PE 13.32
YELP Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsYELP Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of YELP indicates a rather cheap valuation: YELP is cheaper than 88.41% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, YELP is valued cheaply inside the industry as 97.10% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 5.14
EV/EBITDA 5.14
YELP Per share dataYELP EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • YELP has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y7.88%
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 (4/17/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 27.8872 -0.05 (-0.19%)

27.94

+0.52 (+1.9%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services
Earnings (Last)02-12
Earnings (Next)04-30
Inst Owners106.76%
Inst Owner Change1.04%
Ins Owners6.13%
Ins Owner Change11.85%
Market Cap1.66B
Revenue(TTM)1.46B
Net Income(TTM)145.60M
Analysts54.12
Price Target27.7 (-0.86%)
Short Float %13.49%
Short Ratio4.83
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)-4.19%
EPS NY rev (3m)-29.09%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.25%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.91%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.33%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.48%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 12.1
Fwd PE 13.32
P/S 1.14
P/FCF 5.14
P/OCF 4.47
P/B 2.34
P/tB 3.16
EV/EBITDA 5.14
EPS(TTM)2.31
EY8.27%
EPS(NY)2.1
Fwd EY7.51%
FCF(TTM)5.44
FCFY19.46%
OCF(TTM)6.25
OCFY22.37%
SpS24.61
BVpS11.94
TBVpS8.84
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number24.9147 (-10.83%)
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 4.66
F-Score7
WACC8.96%
ROIC/WACC1.89
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-9.17%
EPS Next 2Y7.88%
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 Year59.53%
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%

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