Yelp (YELP) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
Yelp (YELP) posted Return on Capital Employed of 22.45% for Q1 2026, down 2.39% sequentially from 23.0% in Q4 2025, and up 134.0% YoY from 9.6% in Q1 2025.
Yelp (YELP) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Yelp has reported Return on Capital Employed for 13 years, with the latest figure at 22.45% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 134.0% year-over-year to 22.45% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 22.45% (up 134.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 23.1%, up 520.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 22.45% in Q1 2026 per YELP's latest filing, from 23.0% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 23.61% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 4.19% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 13.45% and a median of 11.92% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed soared 108 bps in 2023, then soared 919 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.94% in 2022, then surged by 35 bps to 9.35% in 2023, then surged by 95 bps to 18.27% in 2024, then rose by 26 bps to 23.0% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 22.45% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 22.45%, 23.0%, and 23.61% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,165.61 Bn | 3,736.57 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 21.49% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,523.46 Bn | 1,433.20 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 23.74% |
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| 4 | Baidu | 288.34 Bn | 283.85 Bn | 1.88 Mn | -1.83% |
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| 10 | Yelp | 1.31 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 333.74 Mn | 20.72% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.72% |
| 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% |