According to "Asakura Soteki Waki" (a collection of Soteki ASAKURA's comments), Soteki ASAKURA evaluated Yoshimoto as 'good at governing a county and using persons and deserving to be referred to as a good example,' and compared him to such eminent figures as Shingen TAKEDA, Nobunaga ODA, Nagayoshi MIYOSHI, the lords of the Nagao clan, the Mori clan and others.
朝倉宗滴は、『朝倉宗滴話記』のなかで「国持、人つかひの上手。よき手本と申すべく人」として武田信玄・織田信長・三好長慶・長尾氏・毛利氏らと同列に評価している。