Yext (YEXT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026)
Yext's Return on Equity [ROE] was 86.73% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 81.67 percentage points from 5.06% a year earlier and up 43.55 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Yext (YEXT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Return on Equity [ROE] at Yext came in at 24.23%, up 42.84 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +70.60 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] was -18.61% in FY2025 (-16.70 pp), -1.91% in FY2024 (+36.89 pp), -38.80% in FY2023 (+5.70 pp) and -44.50% in FY2022 (+1.86 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to fiscal Q2 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +23.77 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was fiscal Q2 2027 (a gain of 81.67 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 21.11 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, YEXT's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 43.18% (Q1 2027), 24.06% (Q4 2026) and 17.16% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 449.46 Bn | 418.52 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 32.87% |
| 2 | Oracle | 415.29 Bn | 287.84 Bn | - | 34.32% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 256.30 Bn | 177.39 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 17.88% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 188.94 Bn | 144.82 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 26.65% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 138.57 Bn | 117.03 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 13.78% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 102.66 Bn | 84.78 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 71.29% |
| 7 | Intuit | 74.00 Bn | 53.35 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 23.05% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.34 Bn | 57.31 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.88 Bn | 46.87 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -90.07% |
| 10 | Yext | 642.37 Mn | 169.62 Mn | 83.84 Mn | 86.73% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 86.73% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 43.18% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 24.06% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 17.16% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 5.06% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -15.81% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -17.84% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -11.78% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -4.20% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -4.03% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -1.91% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -8.85% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -17.17% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -30.19% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -51.17% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -60.48% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -60.24% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -52.76% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -43.72% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -41.02% |
Yext 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=YEXT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "YEXT", "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=YEXT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();