Upstart Holdings (UPST) Cost of Revenue (2020 - 2026)

Upstart Holdings (UPST) posted quarterly Cost of Revenue of $55.1 million for Q1 2026, up 36.03% YoY from $40.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 66.6% sequentially from $165.0 million in Q4 2025.

Upstart Holdings (UPST) Cost of Revenue (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Upstart Holdings has disclosed Cost of Revenue across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $55.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue rose 36.03% year-over-year to $55.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $316.1 million (up 90.31% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $301.5 million, up 80.76% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue eased to $55.1 million in Q1 2026, from $165.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cost of Revenue for UPST reached as high as $165.0 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $23.9 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $43.5 million (2022), against an average of $52.5 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cost of Revenue surged 335.41% — and 2023, when it slumped 77.29%.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $43.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 16.95% to $36.1 million in 2023, then soared by 36.79% to $49.4 million in 2024, then surged by 233.91% to $165.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 66.6% to $55.1 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue over the past three periods registered $55.1 million, $165.0 million, and $49.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - -
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.48 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 518.00 Mn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 72.85 Mn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 171.12 Mn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 121.00 Mn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 17.20 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 121.17 Mn
10 Upstart Holdings 3.46 Bn 2.99 Bn 221.97 Mn 55.10 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 55.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 55.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 164.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 164.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 49.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 49.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 46.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 46.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 40.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 40.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 49.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 49.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 43.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 43.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 32.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 32.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 35.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 35.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 36.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 36.12 Mn