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How Yelp Inc. stacks up
YELP · against 139 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Valuation
88/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #16 of 140 · scores higher than 89% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score12 peers with a valuation score of 80–89, including YELP · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 88?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its free cash flow yield, earnings yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 81% of peers. EBITDA yield: 18.7% vs peer median 8.6%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 87% of peers. Earnings yield: 11.8% vs peer median 2.9%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 90% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 27.6% vs peer median 7.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = YELP, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | YELP | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 136 reported | 10.4% | 1.4% | 90% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 144 reported | 18.7% | 8.0% | 80% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 54 reported | 27.6% | 10.0% | 91% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 138 reported | 56.9% | 45.9% | 58% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around YELP| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.5B USD | 99 | 79 | |
| 2 | 1.07T KRW (≈$770M) | 98 | 85 | |
| 3 | 743M USD | 97 | 67 | |
| 3 | 659M USD | 97 | 81 | |
| 5 | 906.5B KRW (≈$653M) | 96 | 47 | |
| 11 | 849M USD | 90 | 43 | |
| 11 | 544M EUR (≈$598M) | 90 | 33 | |
| 14 | 1.94T KRW (≈$1.4B) | 89 | 68 | |
| 14 | 122.5B JPY (≈$833M) | 89 | 47 | |
| 16 | 1.1B USD | 88 | 73 | |
| 17 | 1.3B EUR (≈$1.4B) | 86 | 57 | |
| 18 | 12.9B HKD (≈$1.6B) | 84 | 70 | |
| 19 | 1.45T KRW (≈$1.0B) | 83 | 58 | |
| 19 | 1.90T KRW (≈$1.4B) | 83 | 73 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score