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Yext, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Yext, Inc. had return on equity of 24.2% and a net margin of 8.5%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2016Jan 20162017Jan 20172018Jan 20182019Jan 20192020Jan 20202021Jan 20212022Jan 20222023Jan 20232024Jan 20242025Jan 20252026Jan 2026LTMJul 2026
Net margin−29.5%−34.7%−39.1%−32.8%−40.7%−26.7%−23.9%−16.4%−0.7%−6.6%8.5%5.9%
Return on equity———−90.2%−85.1%−46.4%−44.5%−38.8%−1.9%−18.6%24.2%26.8%
Return on assets—−49.9%−45.9%−31.8%−29.3%−16.3%−15.3%−11.5%−0.5%−5.0%6.1%4.7%
Effective tax rate——————————5.6%7.0%
R&D as % of revenue18.1%15.5%15.1%15.8%16.5%16.4%17.5%17.7%17.8%18.3%20.1%19.3%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

1 of 6 checks passed · July 31, 2026
What it owns · $484m
Short-term assets $199mLonger-term assets $285m
What it owes, and who funded it · $484m
Short-term liabilities $240mLonger-term liabilities $208mShareholders' equity $36m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $199m of assets due within a year against $240m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $199m short-term assets against $208m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $87m of cash against $148m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 414% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $55m of operating cash flow against $148m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $37m against $11m of interest.

From Yext, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

28 /100

Weak moat

How hard Yext's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 0 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 0.1% of total assets over 8 years.

  • Pricing power 20 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 74.7%, moving by 1.3 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median -22.8%; its worst year was -38.7%.

  • Cash conversion 5 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 5 of 10 years, at a median -1.1% of revenue.

  • Discipline 8 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 4.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 14.5% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (43 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Yext, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Yext, Inc.