Yelp (YELP) Return on Equity [ROE] (2012 - 2026)
Yelp's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 19.83% for Q2 2026, down 0.40 percentage points from 20.24% a year earlier and down 0.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Yelp (YELP) Return on Equity [ROE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Yelp's Return on Equity [ROE] was 20.02%, up 2.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year change of +22.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 17.79% in FY2024 (+4.20 pp), 13.59% in FY2023 (+8.61 pp), 4.97% in FY2022 (+0.03 pp) and 4.94% in FY2021 (+7.35 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.56 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q2 2024 (a gain of 12.85 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 0.93 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows YELP's Return on Equity [ROE] at 20.71% (Q1 2026), 20.17% (Q4 2025) and 20.28% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,890.87 Bn | 3,648.40 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 43.64% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,637.40 Bn | 1,339.92 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 26.97% |
| 3 | Netflix | 270.40 Bn | 231.70 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 49.69% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 231.40 Bn | 53.61 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 6.20% |
| 5 | Shopify | 218.48 Bn | 195.66 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 15.31% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 136.01 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 35.90% |
| 7 | Spotify Technology | 120.19 Bn | 77.10 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 35.30% |
| 8 | Booking Holdings | 117.09 Bn | 50.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | PDD Holdings | 112.51 Bn | -131.27 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 21.12% |
| 10 | Yelp | 1.10 Bn | 241.59 Mn | 333.74 Mn | 19.83% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.74% |
API Access
Yelp Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=YELP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=YELP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();