Growth Metrics

Yelp (YELP) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Historic Research & Development for Yelp (YELP) over the last 14 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to $78.1 million.

  • Yelp's Research & Development rose 50.03% to $78.1 million in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $318.8 million, marking a year-over-year decrease of 431.33%. This contributed to the annual value of $326.0 million for FY2024, which is 197.79% down from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Yelp reported Research & Development of $78.1 million as of Q3 2025, which was up 50.03% from $78.4 million recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Yelp's Research & Development registered a high of $91.2 million during Q1 2024, and its lowest value of $68.0 million during Q1 2021.
  • Its 5-year average for Research & Development is $77.9 million, with a median of $78.1 million in 2025.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Yelp's Research & Development skyrocketed by 3089.28% in 2021, and later plummeted by 802.61% in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Yelp's Research & Development stood at $70.4 million in 2021, then rose by 2.62% to $72.2 million in 2022, then grew by 8.44% to $78.3 million in 2023, then dropped by 4.32% to $74.9 million in 2024, then grew by 4.27% to $78.1 million in 2025.
  • Its Research & Development was $78.1 million in Q3 2025, compared to $78.4 million in Q2 2025 and $83.9 million in Q1 2025.