Yelp (YELP) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
Yelp's (YELP) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 22.45% in Q1 2026, up 134.0% year-on-year from 9.6% in Q1 2025, and down 2.39% quarter-over-quarter from 23.0% in Q4 2025.
Yelp (YELP) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Yelp has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 22.45% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 22.45%, up 134.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 22.45% (up 134.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 23.1%, up 520.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 22.45% for Q1 2026 at Yelp, down from 23.0% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 23.61% in Q3 2025 to a low of 4.19% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.92% (2024), against an average of 13.45%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 108 bps in 2023 and jumped 919 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Yelp's Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.94% in 2022, then soared by 35 bps to 9.35% in 2023, then soared by 95 bps to 18.27% in 2024, then grew by 26 bps to 23.0% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 22.45% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 22.45% (Q1 2026), 23.0% (Q4 2025), and 23.61% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -3.77% |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 25.65% |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 26.53% |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 20.06% | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 6.06% | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 12,960.00% |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -6.47% |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 0.23% |
| 10 | Yelp | 1.37 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 208.45 Mn | 22.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.40% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.26% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.80% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.47% |