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Yelp (YELP) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026 · Yelp (YELP) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue down 1% year over year to $371M · 9¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 13.2%

Yelp made $371M in Q3 2026 (-1% Y/Y): Total advertising $337M, Other $33.9M. Operating margin 13.2%, net earnings $34.6M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026.

Revenue$371M
Year over year-1%
Operating margin13.2%
Net earnings$34.6M
Operating cash flow$100M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $370.9M in Q3 2026, down 1% year over year and down 1% from the previous quarter. Services was the largest line at 64% of revenue. Restaurants, Retail & Other lost $14.8M year over year (down 13%), 289% of the total change.

Operating profit was $48.9M, a 13.2% margin (down 0.9 points year over year). Total costs fell 0% while revenue fell 1%. The fastest-growing cost line was Cost of revenue (+16%). Net earnings were $34.6M, down 12% year over year. The effective tax rate was 31.2%.

Operating cash flow was $100.0M (down 24% year over year), 289% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $17.4M of depreciation and amortization and $23.1M of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $24.9M. After purchases of property, equipment and software ($15.4M), free cash flow as the company reports it was $84.5M.

Quarterly history

Yelp revenue by quarterYelp revenue by quarter$359MQ1 2025$370MQ2 2025$376MQ3 2025$360MQ4 2025$361MQ1 2026$376MQ2 2026$371MQ3 2026
Yelp net earnings by quarterYelp net earnings by quarter$24.4MQ1 2025$44.1MQ2 2025$39.3MQ3 2025$37.8MQ4 2025$17.7MQ1 2026$31.7MQ2 2026$34.6MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QNov 6, 2026$371M-1%13.2%$34.6M$100M
Q2 202610-QAug 7, 2026$376M+1%11.6%$31.7M$75.8M
Q1 202610-QMay 8, 2026$361M+0.8%7.6%$17.7M$57.8M
Q4 202510-KFeb 27, 2026$360M-0.5%13.6%$37.8M$84.5M
Q3 202510-QNov 7, 2025$376M+4%14.1%$39.3M$132M
Q2 202510-QAug 8, 2025$370M+4%14.4%$44.1M$58.0M
Q1 202510-QMay 9, 2025$359M+8%8.2%$24.4M$98.0M

Charts

Yelp: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterYelp: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+8%Q1 2025+4%+3%Q2 2025+4%+2%Q3 20250%-4%Q4 2025+1%+0%Q1 2026+1%+4%Q2 2026-1%-1%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y -1%, Q/Q -1%.
Yelp: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Yelp: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Operating cash flow$318MBuybacks−$288MAcquisitions−$264MOther investing$112MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$111MOther financing$73.0MCapital spending−$55.0MTaxes on employees’ shares−$34.9MShares issued$26.8MExchange rates$147K
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Yelp: profit against cash, quarter by quarterYelp: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$42.2M$71.0MQ4 2024$24.4M$98.0MQ1 2025$44.1M$58.0MQ2 2025$39.3M$132MQ3 2025$37.8M$84.5MQ4 2025$17.7M$57.8MQ1 2026$31.7M$75.8MQ2 2026$34.6M$100MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $34.6M, Operating cash flow $100M.
Yelp: diluted shares by fiscal yearYelp: diluted shares by fiscal year73MFY202079MFY202173MFY202274MFY202371MFY202465MFY2025
-10.8% since FY2020: buybacks shrank the count.
Yelp in its industry: growth against margin (11 companies, SIC 7200)Yelp in its industry: growth against margin (11 companies, SIC 7200)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian -1%median 10%HRBSCIUNFWWEVICSVRGSDLPNXWELDOGPYELP (-1%, 13%)
Services-Personal Services; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Yelp

Since Yelp’s founding over 20 years ago, our mission has remained the same — to connect consumers with great local businesses. Over that time, we have built one of the best known Internet brands in the United States. Consumers trust us for the more than 300 million ratings and reviews available on our platform of businesses across a broad range of categories. This consumer trust is the foundation of our business, from which we are able to empower other businesses to succeed. Our advertising products help businesses of all sizes reach a large audience, advertise their products and drive conversion of their services, while our subscription services support businesses operationally.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 27, 2026.

Yelp against its Services-Personal Services peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: -1% against the peers' median +2%. Operating margin: 13.2% against the peers' median 13.2%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
YELP YelpQ3 2026$371M-1%13.2%
HRB H&R BlockQ4 FY26$1.1B+3%32.9%
SCI Service Corp InternationalQ3 2026$1.1B+5%22.8%
UNF UnifirstQ4 FY26$645M+5%6.5%
WW WW InternationalQ3 2026$153M-17%23.9%
EVI EVI IndustriesQ4 FY26$122M+11%4.6%
CSV Carriage ServicesQ3 2026$100M-2%19.3%
RGS RegisQ1 FY27$54.3M-8%9.8%
DLPN Dolphin EntertainmentQ2 2026$14.4M+2%-7.1%

Source: Yelp 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1345016 · Services-Personal Services

Guidance and outlook

Yelp: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-06)Yelp: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-06)Other9Demand8Costs5Buybacks & dividends3Tax2Margins1
28 statements; tone +0.11 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 2 hedged.
Yelp: outlook statements against the filing beforeYelp: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident9Cautious6

13F: who owns YELP and who is buying

Largest holders of YELP (13F)Largest holders of YELP (13F)Vanguard Group$250MBlackRock$237MVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$102MDimensional Fund Advisors LP$76.9MVanguard Capital Management LLC$57.9MState Street$55.5MAcadian Asset Management LLC$53.3MAmerican Century Companies$45.6MGeode Capital Management, LLC$45.4MAllianz Asset Management GmbH$37.0M
Funds' net buying of YELP by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of YELP by quarter (13F)$27.5M2024-09−$42.0M2024-12−$97.6M2025-03$37.7M2025-06−$25.2M2025-09−$82.5M2025-12$29.9M2026-03−$17.0M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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