YELP Stock Analysis: Yelp | NYSE
Internet Content & Information | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.448m USD | 12M Return: -23.6% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 30.3M
EPS Trend: 80.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 97.2%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Yelp Inc. operates an online platform that connects consumers with local businesses across a broad range of categories, including restaurants, shopping, beauty and fitness, health, home, automotive, professional, pets, events, real estate, and financial services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, was incorporated in 2004, and has been publicly traded on the NYSE since its 2012 IPO. It is classified within the Communication Services sector under the Interactive Media & Services sub-industry, a group that includes other online content and audience-driven platforms.
The companys primary business model is advertising-based, generating revenue through cost-per-click ads, multi-location advertising products, business listing pages, and offerings such as Yelp Connect, Yelp Guaranteed, and the RepairPal network. It also sells subscription-based software tools like Yelp Guest Manager for restaurants and nightlife venues, and licenses data and content through its Yelp Fusion API program. Distribution occurs through a direct sales force, online self-service channels, and partner arrangements, including a food ordering partnership with DoorDash.
- Local ad revenue pressured by small business spending weakness
- Google local search competition threatens Yelps user growth
- Restaurant segment growth driven by Guest Manager subscriptions
| Net Income: 138.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.28 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.29 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 8.74% < 20% (prev 24.02%; Δ -15.28% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.33 > 3% & CFO 331.2m > Net Income 138.9m |
| Net Debt (69.4m) to EBITDA (254.4m): 0.27 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.74 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (59.4m) vs 12m ago -11.81% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 88.94% > 18% (prev 90.88%; Δ -1.94% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 146.9% > 50% (prev 145.9%; Δ 0.95% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: error (cannot be calculated; needs correct EBIT TTM and Interest Expense TTM) |
| A: 0.13 (Total Current Assets 302.0m - Total Current Liabilities 173.7m) / Total Assets 1.01b |
| B: -1.38 (Retained Earnings -1.39b / Total Assets 1.01b) |
| C: 0.20 (EBIT TTM 198.7m / Avg Total Assets 999.3m) |
| D: 1.65 (Book Value of Equity 631.1m / Total Liabilities 382.2m) |
| Altman-Z'' = -0.59 = B |
| DSRI: 0.94 (Receivables 152.2m/158.2m, Revenue 1.47b/1.44b) |
| GMI: 1.02 (GM 90.88% / 88.94%) |
| AQI: 1.63 (AQ_t 0.59 / AQ_t-1 0.36) |
| SGI: 1.02 (Revenue 1.47b / 1.44b) |
| TATA: -0.19 (NI 138.9m - CFO 331.2m) / TA 1.01b) |
| Beneish M = -2.69 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 15, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 26.36 with a total of 791,057 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.08%, over one month by +16.79%, over three months by +2.25% and over the past year by -23.62%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 23.80 (which is 9.7% or 2.3 ATR below the current price).
Yelp has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold YELP.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 8
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 26.6 | 0.8% |
P/E Trailing = 12.0826
P/E Forward = 14.7493
P/S = 0.9868
P/B = 2.3109
P/EG = 0.4013
Revenue TTM = 1.47b USD
EBIT TTM = 198.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 254.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 130.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 7.06m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 179.8m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 24.9m
Net Debt = 69.4m USD (calculated: Debt 179.8m - CCE 110.4m)
Enterprise Value = 1.52b USD (1.45b + Debt 179.8m - CCE 110.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 198.7m / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
EV/FCF = 5.41x (Enterprise Value 1.52b / FCF TTM 280.7m)
FCF Yield = 18.49% (FCF TTM 280.7m / Enterprise Value 1.52b)
FCF Margin = 19.12% (FCF TTM 280.7m / Revenue TTM 1.47b)
Net Margin = 9.47% (Net Income TTM 138.9m / Revenue TTM 1.47b)
Gross Margin = 88.94% ((Revenue TTM 1.47b - Cost of Revenue TTM 162.4m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 84.88% (prev 89.99%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.50 (Enterprise Value 1.52b / Total Assets 1.01b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.0% (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt 179.8m)
Taxrate = 30.07% (59.7m / 198.7m)
NOPAT = 138.9m (EBIT 198.7m * (1 - 30.07%))
Current Ratio = 1.74 (Total Current Assets 302.0m / Total Current Liabilities 173.7m)
Debt / Equity = 0.28 (Debt 179.8m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 631.1m)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.27 (Net Debt 69.4m / EBITDA 254.4m)
Debt / FCF = 0.25 (Net Debt 69.4m / FCF TTM 280.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 705.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 13.90% (Net Income 138.9m / Total Assets 1.01b)
RoE = 19.70% (Net Income TTM 138.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 705.4m)
RoCE = 23.78% (EBIT 198.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 705.4m + L.T.Debt 130.0m))
RoIC = 17.97% (NOPAT 138.9m / Invested Capital 773.2m)
WACC = 7.39% (E(1.45b)/V(1.63b) * Re(8.31%) + D(179.8m)/V(1.63b) * Rd(0.0%) * (1-Tc(0.30)))
Discount Rate = 8.31% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -97.39 | Cagr: -8.86%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.95% ; FCFF base≈276.5m ; Y1≈286.7m ; Y5≈323.9m
[DCF] Fair Price = 89.74 (EV 5.00b - Net Debt 69.4m = Equity 4.93b / Shares 55.0m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 3.94% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 80.58 | EPS CAGR: 30.84% | SUE: 0.40 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 97.17 | Revenue CAGR: 5.44% | SUE: 1.99 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.36 | Chg30d=-0.30% | Revisions=-73% | Analysts=7
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.58 | Chg30d=-0.05% | Revisions=-18% | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.90 | Chg30d=+0.72% | Revisions=-18% | GrowthEPS=-15.3% | GrowthRev=+0.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.57 | Chg30d=-1.28% | Revisions=+12% | GrowthEPS=+35.3% | GrowthRev=+3.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -34% (up=9, down=20)