Growth Metrics

Yelp (YELP) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)

Yelp's Return on Capital Employed history spans 12 years, with the latest figure at 23.0% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 474.0% to 23.0% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 23.0%, a 474.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 23.1%, up 520.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 23.0% in Q4 2025 for Yelp, down from 23.61% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for YELP hit a ceiling of 23.61% in Q3 2025 and a floor of 2.04% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.6% across 5 years, with a median of 8.31% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: crashed -334bps in 2021 and later soared 919bps in 2025.
  • Tracing YELP's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 3.5% in 2021, then surged by 98bps to 6.94% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 35bps to 9.35% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 95bps to 18.27% in 2024, then increased by 26bps to 23.0% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for YELP at 23.0% in Q4 2025, 23.61% in Q3 2025, and 22.11% in Q2 2025.