Upwork Inc. UPWK Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 77.5%-0.3pp | 77.8%+0.1pp | 77.8%-0.1pp | 77.8%+0.1pp | 77.7%+0.4pp | |
| Operating margin | 15.6%-0.8pp | 16.4%+1.7pp | 14.7%+1.0pp | 13.7%+1.9pp | 11.8%+3.3pp | |
| Net margin | 13.8%-0.8pp | 14.7%-17.0pp | 31.6%-0.1pp | 31.7%+1.3pp | 30.5%+2.4pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 19.4%-0.3pp | 19.7%+2.0pp | 17.6%+1.5pp | 16.1%+2.2pp | 13.9%+3.5pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 29%-1.8pp | 30.8%+3.1pp | 27.7%+1.6pp | 26.1%+4.0pp | 22%+2.5pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 18.8%-0.4pp | 19.1%-28.4pp | 47.5%-3.1pp | 50.6%+0.8pp | 49.8%+4.7pp | |
| Return on assets | 8.8%-0.4pp | 9.2%-11.6pp | 20.8%-0.8pp | 21.6%+0.7pp | 21%+1.8pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 15.2%-5.1pp | 20.3%-8.5pp | 28.8%+2.1pp | 26.6%+6.6pp | 20%+5.4pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.4×-0.1× | 1.5×0.0× | 1.4×-1.9× | 3.4×-0.1× | 3.4×0.0× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.4×-0.1× | 1.5×0.0× | 1.4×-1.9× | 3.4×-0.1× | 3.4×0.0× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×-1.1× | 1.8×-0.1× | 1.9×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 1.3×+0.7× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.6×+0.3× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.3×+2.0× | -0.7×+0.1× | -0.8×+0.3× | -1.1×+0.3× | -1.4×+0.3× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $4.20-6.3% | $4.48-0.4% | $4.50+3.6% | $4.34+4.3% | $4.16+3.6% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $970.85M-43.9% | $2.59B+5.2% | $2.46B+40.4% | $1.75B-0.8% | $1.77B-19.1% | |
| Enterprise value | $1.17B-25.4% | $2.48B+5.3% | $2.36B+45.7% | $1.62B+0.3% | $1.61B-21.2% | |
| Price / earnings | 8.9×+1.5× | 22.4×+12.5× | 10×+2.8× | 7.1×-0.4× | 7.5×-2.6× | |
| Price / sales | 1.2×-1.0× | 3.3×+0.1× | 3.2×+0.9× | 2.3×0.0× | 2.3×-0.5× | |
| Price / book | 1.7×-1.2× | 4.1×+0.2× | 3.9×+1.0× | 2.9×-0.1× | 3×-0.8× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.7×-7.0× | 16×-1.1× | 17.1×+4.1× | 13×-2.0× | 15×-10.6× | |
| EV / sales | 1.5×-0.6× | 3.2×+0.1× | 3×+0.9× | 2.1×0.0× | 2.1×-0.6× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 23.6%+13.8pp | 9.4%+0.6pp | 8.8%-2.7pp | 11.5%+1.9pp | 9.6%+2.7pp | |
| Earnings yield | 11.2%-2.3pp | 4.5%-5.6pp | 10%-4.0pp | 14%+0.7pp | 13.3%+3.4pp |
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- What are Upwork Inc.'s profit margins?
- Upwork Inc. (UPWK) runs a 77.5% gross margin and a 15.6% operating margin, with a 13.8% net margin.
- Where do Upwork Inc.'s ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Upwork Inc.'s SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
