Upwork Inc.
UPWK
NASDAQ·Industrials·Staffing & Employment Services·Mkt cap $1.1B
$8.79
▼ -4.35%
P/E
7.92
Mkt Cap
$1.1B
52-Wk Range
$7.44–$22.84
52-Week Range
$7.44 - $22.84
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Price action
Price chart
Down 44.9% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Network effects with millions of active freelancers and enterprise clients creating a defensible two-sided marketplace
- Proprietary matching algorithms and AI-driven talent recommendations improving client outcomes and retention
- Integrated payments, escrow, and compliance infrastructure reducing friction and building customer lock-in
- Brand recognition as the largest global freelance platform with deep market penetration across industries
Bear Case
1 risk
- Average volatility.
Growth
Strong growth ahead
Accelerating adoption of remote work and flexible staffing models post-pandemic
Value
Deep value opportunity - significant discount to Staffing & Recruitment peers
Momentum
Stable
-0.9% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying UPWK right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 2, 2026
AUG 10, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.41 vs $0.34 consensus (+19.7% surprise). Revenue of $191.7M vs $190.0M expected (+0.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+19.7%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+4%
+1%
+1%
+4%
+4%
+1%
-200%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$193.8M
$191.5M
$192.7M
$194.9M
$201.7M
$198.4M
$195.5M
-$195.5M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
-74.9%
Operating
-14.4%
Profit
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Wall Street consensus
7 analysts · 14% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
14%
Hold
86%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Needham · Aug 11, 2026
vs Industry
How UPWK stacks vs Staffing & Employment Services
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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