Yelp (YELP) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)
Yelp's (YELP) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $334.2 million in Q1 2026, up 1.55% year-on-year from $329.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 7.41% quarter-over-quarter from $311.1 million in Q4 2025.
Yelp (YELP) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Yelp has disclosed Operating Expenses across 15 years of filings, most recently posting $334.2 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $334.2 million, up 1.55% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.3 billion (up 1.34% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.3 billion, up 1.54% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $334.2 million for Q1 2026 at Yelp, up from $311.1 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $334.2 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $275.7 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $317.1 million (2025), against an average of $309.9 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses advanced 19.38% in 2022 and declined 2.78% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Yelp's Operating Expenses stood at $275.7 million in 2022, then advanced by 15.1% to $317.4 million in 2023, then decreased by 2.78% to $308.5 million in 2024, then rose by 0.84% to $311.1 million in 2025, then climbed by 7.41% to $334.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $334.2 million (Q1 2026), $311.1 million (Q4 2025), and $323.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 70.20 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 33.44 Bn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 512.79 Mn |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 480.50 Mn | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 1.09 Bn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | -209.66 Bn |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 483.00 Mn |
| 10 | Yelp | 1.37 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 208.45 Mn | 334.16 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 334.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 311.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 323.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 317.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 329.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 308.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 313.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 317.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 321.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 317.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 303.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 318.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 319.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 275.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 295.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 282.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 281.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 253.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 247.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 258.27 Mn |