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YELPYelp Inc.Sell6.1·$20.76-1.80%

Yelp (YELP) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

BEAT+56.7% vs estimateEPS $0.57 vs $0.36 estVerdict Buy (Wait)Hold

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Event detail · Q2 2026

Key numbers

Reported EPS
$0.57
Estimate
$0.36
Surprise
+56.7%
Score at report (before → after)
6.46.2/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Report record · Q2 2026

How the report landed

Yelp (YELP) beat the $0.36 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.57 — a large 56.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.4/10) to Hold at 6.2/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.

Current read · as of 2026-09-17

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates YELP Sell at 6.1/10.

3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +56.7% surprise compares with a +18.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.

What supports the rating

  • Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
  • Attractive valuation

What argues against it

  • Concentration risk — Product: advertising revenue (95.0%)
  • Thin upside margin: 5.3%
  • Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$20.76
Price target
$21.86
Stop
$19.66
Upside to target
+5.3%
Reward-to-risk
0.6:1

The stock trades at 10.6× trailing but 5.6× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-17 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Communication Services context

YELP at TrendMatrix's latest read

Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.

Industry
Internet Content & Information
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E (fwd)
5.6
P/E (ttm)
10.6
52-week range
$19.60$34.49
Off 52-week high
39.8%
RSI (14)
35
Volume vs avg
0.83×
Score today
6.1/10

Earnings figures are sourced from TrendMatrix’s pipeline (EPS: existing earnings extraction; revenue: SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise). Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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