Yelp (YELP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026)
Yelp (YELP) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 20.72% for Q2 2026, down 1.39 percentage points from 22.11% a year earlier and down 1.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Yelp (YELP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Yelp's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 23.10%, up 5.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +27.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Yelp's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 17.89% in FY2024 (+8.48 pp), 9.42% in FY2023 (+2.55 pp), 6.86% in FY2022 (+3.50 pp) and 3.36% in FY2021 (+7.36 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.47 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q1 2025, with a gain of 9.19 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a drop of 1.39 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 22.45% (Q1 2026), 23.00% (Q4 2025) and 23.61% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,185.47 Bn | 3,943.00 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 21.49% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,794.56 Bn | 1,497.08 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 23.74% |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.71 Bn | 252.90 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 30.16% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 251.74 Bn | 65.51 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 2.13% |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.57 Bn | 198.76 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 14.37% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.45 Bn | 114.25 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.97% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 124.83 Bn | 57.88 Bn | - | 121.68% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 113.76 Bn | -130.01 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 22.53% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 106.73 Bn | 64.23 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 20.20% |
| 10 | Yelp | 1.08 Bn | 222.92 Mn | 333.74 Mn | 20.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Yelp Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=YELP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "YELP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=YELP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();