(YELP) Yelp - Overview

Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Internet Content & Information | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 1.568m USD | Total Return: -22.7% in 12m

Local Listings, Advertising, Reservations, Analytics, Food Orders
Total Rating 41
Safety 32
Buy Signal 0.01
Internet Content & Information
Industry Rotation: +3.0
Market Cap: 1.57B
Avg Turnover: 28.4M USD
ATR: 3.14%
Peers RS (IBD): 38.3
Risk 5d forecast
Volatility31.3%
Rel. Tail Risk-10.9%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.67
Alpha-53.74
Character TTM
Beta0.666
Beta Downside1.433
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD59.16%
CAGR/Max DD-0.10
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of YELP over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-03": 0.3, "2021-06": 0.05, "2021-09": 0.62, "2021-12": 0.72, "2022-03": -0.01, "2022-06": 0.36, "2022-09": 0.13, "2022-12": 0.69, "2023-03": 0.59, "2023-06": 0.66, "2023-09": 0.79, "2023-12": 1.05, "2024-03": 0.2, "2024-06": 0.99, "2024-09": 1.02, "2024-12": 0.99, "2025-03": 0.81, "2025-06": 1.07, "2025-09": 0.96, "2025-12": 0.61,
EPS CAGR: 81.65%
EPS Trend: 65.8%
Last SUE: 0.33
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of YELP over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-03: 232.096, 2021-06: 257.188, 2021-09: 269.155, 2021-12: 273.4, 2022-03: 276.628, 2022-06: 298.884, 2022-09: 308.891, 2022-12: 309.103, 2023-03: 312.438, 2023-06: 337.126, 2023-09: 345.122, 2023-12: 342.376, 2024-03: 332.752, 2024-06: 357.016, 2024-09: 360.344, 2024-12: 361.952, 2025-03: 358.534, 2025-06: 370.394, 2025-09: 376.038, 2025-12: 359.989,
Rev. CAGR: 7.28%
Rev. Trend: 92.6%
Last SUE: 0.25
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Altman Z'' -6.18 < 1.0 - financial distress zone

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Description: YELP Yelp

Yelp Inc. operates a platform connecting consumers with local businesses across numerous categories, including restaurants, shopping, and home services. This business model relies on user-generated content and local search.

The company offers both free and paid advertising products, such as cost-per-click options and multi-location ad solutions. These offerings are common in the digital advertising sector, where platforms monetize user engagement.

Yelp also provides subscription services like Yelp Guest Manager for restaurants, offering tools for reservations and waitlist management. Additionally, it offers data and analytics through programs like Yelp Fusion Insights and licenses its content via APIs.

Distribution channels include direct sales, partnerships, and online platforms. A partnership with Grubhub for food ordering demonstrates Yelps integration into the broader digital services ecosystem. For more detailed financial analysis, consider exploring ValueRay.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Local advertising spend directly impacts Yelps primary revenue stream
  • Competition from Google and social media platforms threatens ad market share
  • Regulatory scrutiny on user data privacy could increase operating costs
  • Consumer spending on local services influences platform usage and ad demand
  • Economic downturns reduce small business advertising budgets
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict) 8.5
Net Income: 145.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.34 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 8.44 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 23.41% < 20% (prev 25.63%; Δ -2.22% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.39 > 3% & CFO 371.4m > Net Income 145.6m
Net Debt (-277.0m) to EBITDA (251.8m): -1.10 < 3
Current Ratio: 2.99 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (62.0m) vs 12m ago -8.78% < -2%
Gross Margin: 90.27% > 18% (prev 0.91%; Δ 8.94k% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 150.9% > 50% (prev 143.6%; Δ 7.30% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: error (cannot be calculated; needs correct EBITDA TTM and Interest Expense TTM)
Altman Z'' -6.18
A: 0.36 (Total Current Assets 514.9m - Total Current Liabilities 172.1m) / Total Assets 958.5m
B: -1.35 (Retained Earnings -1.29b / Total Assets 958.5m)
C: 0.20 (EBIT TTM 198.3m / Avg Total Assets 971.0m)
D: -5.25 (Book Value of Equity -1.30b / Total Liabilities 247.6m)
Altman-Z'' Score: -6.18 = D
Beneish M -3.31
DSRI: 0.95 (Receivables 153.2m/155.3m, Revenue 1.46b/1.41b)
GMI: 1.01 (GM 90.27% / 91.24%)
AQI: 0.94 (AQ_t 0.35 / AQ_t-1 0.37)
SGI: 1.04 (Revenue 1.46b / 1.41b)
TATA: -0.24 (NI 145.6m - CFO 371.4m) / TA 958.5m)
Beneish M-Score: -3.31 (Cap -4..+1) = AA
What is the price of YELP shares? As of April 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 25.39 with a total of 1,339,586 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.79%, over one month by +4.83%, over three months by -16.23% and over the past year by -22.69%.
Is YELP a buy, sell or hold? Yelp has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefor, it is recommend to hold YELP.
  • StrongBuy: 1
  • Buy: 1
  • Hold: 8
  • Sell: 1
  • StrongSell: 1
What are the forecasts/targets for the YELP price?
Analysts Target Price 25.5 0.4%
Yelp (YELP) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 08 April 2026
P/E Trailing = 11.3839
P/E Forward = 14.7493
P/S = 1.0704
P/B = 2.1057
P/EG = 0.4013
Revenue TTM = 1.46b USD
EBIT TTM = 198.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 251.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 24.9m USD (from capitalLeaseObligations, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 7.43m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 42.3m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -277.0m USD (recalculated: Debt 42.3m - CCE 319.4m)
Enterprise Value = 1.29b USD (1.57b + Debt 42.3m - CCE 319.4m)
 Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 198.3m / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
 EV/FCF = 4.00x (Enterprise Value 1.29b / FCF TTM 323.0m)
FCF Yield = 25.02% (FCF TTM 323.0m / Enterprise Value 1.29b)
FCF Margin = 22.05% (FCF TTM 323.0m / Revenue TTM 1.46b)
Net Margin = 9.94% (Net Income TTM 145.6m / Revenue TTM 1.46b)
Gross Margin = 90.27% ((Revenue TTM 1.46b - Cost of Revenue TTM 142.6m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 89.99% (prev 90.35%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.35 (Enterprise Value 1.29b / Total Assets 958.5m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.0% (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt 42.3m)
Taxrate = 26.72% (13.8m / 51.6m)
NOPAT = 145.3m (EBIT 198.3m * (1 - 26.72%))
Current Ratio = 2.99 (Total Current Assets 514.9m / Total Current Liabilities 172.1m)
Debt / Equity = 0.06 (Debt 42.3m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 710.9m)
Debt / EBITDA = -1.10 (Net Debt -277.0m / EBITDA 251.8m)
Debt / FCF = -0.86 (Net Debt -277.0m / FCF TTM 323.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 729.6m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 14.99% (Net Income 145.6m / Total Assets 958.5m)
RoE = 19.96% (Net Income TTM 145.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 729.6m)
RoCE = 26.28% (EBIT 198.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 729.6m + L.T.Debt 24.9m))
RoIC = 19.91% (NOPAT 145.3m / Invested Capital 729.6m)
WACC = 8.10% (E(1.57b)/V(1.61b) * Re(8.32%) + D(42.3m)/V(1.61b) * Rd(0.0%) * (1-Tc(0.27)))
Discount Rate = 8.32% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -7.93%
[DCF] Terminal Value 81.21% ; FCFF base≈293.2m ; Y1≈360.3m ; Y5≈609.5m
[DCF] Fair Price = 177.1 (EV 10.27b - Net Debt -277.0m = Equity 10.54b / Shares 59.5m; r=8.10% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 24.50% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 65.75 | EPS CAGR: 81.65% | SUE: 0.33 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 92.57 | Revenue CAGR: 7.28% | SUE: 0.25 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.53 | Chg7d=-0.237 | Chg30d=-0.203 | Revisions Net=-2 | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.12 | Chg7d=-0.517 | Chg30d=-0.546 | Revisions Net=-8 | Growth EPS=-5.4% | Growth Revenue=+0.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.54 | Chg7d=-0.020 | Chg30d=-0.419 | Revisions Net=-6 | Growth EPS=+19.7% | Growth Revenue=+2.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -1.00 (0 Up / 2 Down within 30d for Next Quarter)
[Growth] Implied Growth Rate = -0.5% (Discount Rate 8.3% - Earnings Yield 8.8%)
[Growth] Growth Spread = +0.0% (Analyst -0.4% - Implied -0.5%)
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