YELP INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $1.09B
- P/E (TTM)
- 9.4
- Dividend yield
- –
About YELP
Services-Personal Services, SIC 7200
Yelp operates a digital platform that connects consumers with local commercial establishments through crowd-sourced ratings and reviews. The company provides performance-based advertising, profile enhancements, subscription services, and data licensing interfaces. Additional offerings include customer communication tools, lead management software, and partner-integrated transaction capabilities such as food ordering and auto repair referrals. Yelp serves individuals searching for local services and goods, alongside commercial clients that range from small local merchants and franchise operators to national multi-location brands and advertising agencies.
The platform features more than 300 million ratings and reviews across diverse business categories. Yelp deploys community teams throughout the United States and Canada to support local user engagement and brand presence. The service relies on distributed cloud infrastructure hosted across multiple locations to support its online operations. The provided text does not specify the location of the company's corporate headquarters.
Summary of the business section of YELP's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- YELP INC
- Founded
- 2004
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Address
- 350 Mission Street, 10th Floor 94105
- Phone
- (415) 908-3801
- Website
- www.yelp.com
- Employees
- 5,168, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Personal Services
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, San Francisco, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- YELP
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Mar 2, 2012
- Shares outstanding
- 54M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $1.42B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1345016
- CUSIP
- 985817105
- ISIN
- US9858171054
- LEI
- 5299007OU2DOSXPQBO35
- EIN
- 20-1854266
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Stoppelman | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 6,973,075 |
| Ramesh Akhil Kuduvalli | Chief Product Officer | 56,188 |
| Carmen Amara | Chief People Officer | 100,536 |
| Joseph R. Nachman | Chief Operating Officer | 260,770 |
| David A. Schwarzbach | Chief Financial Officer | 180,466 |
| Alexander Coleman Levy | Chief Technology Officer | 54,124 |
| Craig Saldanha | Chief Product Officer | 260,895 |
| Sam Eaton | Chief Technology Officer | 208,882 |
| Fred D. Anderson | Director | 11,721,719 |
| Diane M. Irvine | Director | 101,803 |
| Robert Lane Gibbs | Director | 64,749 |
| Logan Green | Director | 23,777 |
| Sharon Rothstein | Director | 53,071 |
| Christine Barone | Director | 26,574 |
| Dan Jedda | Director | 27,746 |
| Royce A. Wells | Director | 45,833 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Jeremy Stoppelman | $10.26M | $2.19M | $5.16M | $93 | $182 |
| FY2024 Jeremy Stoppelman | $9.66M | – | $4.78M | $118 | $153 |
| FY2023 Jeremy Stoppelman | $11.18M | $25.37M | $5.53M | $145 | $128 |
| FY2022 Jeremy Stoppelman | $10.85M | $4.65M | $5.71M | $84 | $97 |
| FY2021 Jeremy Stoppelman | $10.05M | $11.92M | $4.40M | $111 | $125 |
| FY2020 Jeremy Stoppelman | $7.96M | $5.01M | $2.95M | $94 | $123 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 5,168 employees (including employees on leave) globally across the following teams:”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2017 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Mar 6, 2017 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Feb 10, 2015 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jul 24, 2013 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Dec 21, 2012 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Oct 24, 2012 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Mar 2, 2012 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Feb 27, 2012 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |