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Yelp (YELP) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

Yelp (YELP) reported $375.52 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.4%. EPS of $0.62 for the same period compares to $0.67 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.74% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $365.52 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.32, the EPS surprise was +93.75%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Yelp performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

Paying Advertising Locations: 510 thousand versus the two-analyst average estimate of 386 thousand.
Paying Advertising Locations - Restaurants, Retail & Other: 251 thousand versus the two-analyst average estimate of 234.5 thousand.
Paying Advertising Locations - Services: 259 thousand compared to the 251.5 thousand average estimate based on two analysts.
Net revenue- Advertising: $342.5 million compared to the $336.62 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.2% year over year.
Net revenue- Other services: $33.02 million versus $28.9 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +97.8% change.
Net revenue- Advertising revenue- Services: $240.96 million compared to the $240.03 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.1% year over year.
Net revenue- Advertising revenue- Restaurants, Retail & Other: $101.53 million compared to the $97.42 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -10.1% year over year.

View all Key Company Metrics for Yelp here>>>

Shares of Yelp have returned +0.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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