Growth Metrics

Yelp (YELP) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Yelp's Research & Development history spans 14 years, with the latest figure at $73.3 million for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 2.21% to $73.3 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $313.7 million, a 3.77% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $313.7 million, down 3.77% from a year prior.
  • Research & Development hit $73.3 million in Q4 2025 for Yelp, down from $78.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for YELP hit a ceiling of $91.2 million in Q1 2024 and a floor of $68.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $77.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $77.9 million in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: surged 30.89% in 2021 and later fell 8.03% in 2025.
  • Tracing YELP's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $70.4 million in 2021, then increased by 2.62% to $72.2 million in 2022, then increased by 8.44% to $78.3 million in 2023, then fell by 4.32% to $74.9 million in 2024, then fell by 2.21% to $73.3 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for YELP at $73.3 million in Q4 2025, $78.1 million in Q3 2025, and $78.4 million in Q2 2025.