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 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn 20.06%
6 Pinterest 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

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DateValue
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%